EG194070 - Healthcare Sciences Chief Biomedical Scientist

NHS Grampian; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a Chief Biomedical Scientist for their cellular pathology department. This role involves significant managerial responsibilities, including overseeing specimen reception and dissection while ensuring high standards of training and supervision. The successful candidate will possess a MSc in Biomedical Science and the IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice in Histological Dissection, bringing valuable experience from NHS diagnostic labs. Join a dedicated team committed to providing diagnostic services across multiple NHS regions, where your expertise will contribute to the health and well-being of the community.

Qualifications

• Significant post HCPC registration experience in an NHS diagnostic cellular pathology lab.
• Proven experience supervising and training staff.

Responsibilities

• Managerial responsibility for specimen reception and dissection.
• Supervise and train staff in the laboratory.

Skills

Supervision

Communication Skills

Training

Education

MSc in Biomedical Science

IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice in Histological Dissection

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Chief Biomedical Scientist Histological Dissection

Applications are invited from a suitably qualified HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist for the position of Chief Biomedical Scientist in the department of cellular pathology.

The successful applicant will be expected to have significant post HCPC registration experience in an NHS diagnostic cellular pathology lab, a MSc in Biomedical Science and the IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice in Histological Dissection.

You will have managerial responsibility for specimen reception and dissection. You must have proven experience supervising, training with outstanding communication skills. The department holds UKAS 15189 accreditation and is an approved IBMS training laboratory.

The laboratory is responsible for providing a diagnostic service to NHS Grampian, NHS Orkney and NHS Shetland and includes Histology, Cytology and Immunocytochemistry.

For full details of the post see the accompanying job description.

For informal inquiries please contact Wendy Leaper ([e-mail]) BMS4/Laboratory Manager on 01224552858.

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