Biomedical Scientist - Section Lead, Band 7

Gloshospitals; Cheltenham; Hybride; GBP 49 000 - 57 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Biomedical Scientist to lead the main section of the Cellular Pathology laboratory at Cheltenham General Hospital. You will organise staffing, embedding, sectioning and staining workflows to ensure timely turnaround times.

The role requires HCPC registration, an MSc in Biomedical Science, and leadership experience in Cellular Pathology; you will drive QC checks and support UKAS accreditation and SOP development.

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration as Biomedical Scientist.
• MSc Biomedical Science qualification.
• Management qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading a team in Cellular Pathology.

Responsabilités

• Lead the main laboratory section of embedding, microtomy, special stains and digital sections.
• Be responsible for the final step of quality checking prior to clinical reporting.
• Provide specialist advice to users of the department's services.
• Prioritise and manage staff and resources for day-to-day clinical needs.
• Provide support for maintenance of UKAS accreditation.
• Contribute to SOPs, training schedules and safety protocols.

Connaissances

Good organisational skills

Formation

HCPC Registration

MSc Biomedical Science

Management Qualification

Description du poste

Go back Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Biomedical Scientist - Section Lead, Band 7

The closing date is 25 October 2026

We are looking for an experienced HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist to join our friendly team

You will be responsible for leading a section of the Cellular Pathology laboratory and ensuring the effective and efficient provision of the service on a daily basis. You will be organising the staffing and ensuring the best use of resources to support the department to meet turnaround time requirements

Main duties of the job

You will have HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist and have experience of working in a busy Histology Department.

You will be the section lead for the main laboratory, ensuring an efficient flow through embedding, sectioning and staining, and digital scanning. You will be responsible for the daily QC checks on the work and the appropriate deployment of staff and resources within the main lab area to ensure that the department is operating efficiently and providing a timely service

You will be ensuring that the Department meets cancer targets and you will need to have experience of working in Cellular Pathology and leading a team

About us

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a staff of around 9000 and is dedicated to providing the Best Care for Everyone.

The Histology Department is based within the Pathology Department at Cheltenham General Hospital and is one of the biggest within the South West, receiving in the region of 45,000 requests per year.

We have a team of medical staff, scientists and support staff working in a busy environment and are focused on providing a high quality efficient service.

Job responsibilities

• Lead the main laboratory section of the laboratory involving overseeing the embedding, microtomy , special stains and digital sections.
• Be responsible for the final step of quality checking prior to clinical reporting
• Provide specialist advice to users of the departments services.
• Prioritise and manage staff and resources for day-to-day clinical needs
• Provide support and leadership in day-to-day problem solving and enquiries from medical laboratory assistants, biomedical scientists, clerical and clinical staff on technical and clinical matters.
• Provide active support for the maintenance of UKAS accreditation.
• Be actively involved in the writing and review of the standard operating procedures, training schedules and safety protocols of the department in line with the quality management programme.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration
• MSc Biomedical Science
• Management Qualification

Experience

• Extensive post HCPC Registration
• Experience of leading a team
• Experience troubleshooting Cellular Pathology techniques

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge of Cellular Pathology

Skills

• Good organisational skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£49,387 to £56,515 a year(pa, pro rata if part-time)