Biomedical Scientist (Microbiology)

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in the UK is seeking a Band 5 Biomedical Scientist in Clinical Microbiology. The successful candidate will perform specialized microbiological testing, manage reports on infections, and work in a collaborative healthcare setting. Applicants must be HCPC registered and possess experience in clinical laboratories. Opportunities for professional development are included.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is mandatory.
• Experience in a Clinical Microbiology laboratory is required.
• Ability to perform specialized microbiological testing.

Responsibilities

• Perform bacteriological, serological, and molecular microbiological testing.
• Provide reports on causative organisms and antibiotic susceptibility.
• Collaborate with clinicians for patient treatment.

Skills

HCPC registration

Clinical Microbiology experience

Bacteriological testing

Serological testing

Molecular testing

Education

IBMS Registration Portfolio

Job description

Exciting Opportunity: Band 5 Biomedical Scientist – Clinical Microbiology

Are you a passionate and driven HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist looking to take the next step in your career? The Department of Clinical Microbiology is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Biomedical Scientist to join our dynamic and supportive team.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care and laboratory practice. The ideal candidate will be HCPC registered and have successfully completed the IBMS Registration Portfolio. Experience working in a Clinical Microbiology laboratory is essential.

In return, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking department where your skills and ideas are valued. You’ll work alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative environment, with opportunities for continued professional development and career progression.

To perform a range of bacteriological, serological and molecular specialised microbiological testing, and use interpretative skills to provide reports to clinicians that detail the causative organism(s) of infection, and interpret and report the antibiotics susceptibility results to aid patient treatment.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jodie Calverley Job title: Higher Specialist Biomedical Scientist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01623 622515

For further information please call Jodie on ext 3634