Senior Biomedical Scientist, Dissector

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Dissection BMS to join their dissection team. The role involves supervising staff, managing diagnostic tasks, and ensuring quality assurance across the laboratory services. The successful candidate will hold HCPC registration and have experience in dissection. The position offers a salary between £38,682 and £54,710 and requires full-time commitment.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration with experience at band 6 and in dissection.
• Experience with routine specimens and SOPs.
• Knowledge of laboratory performance targets and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff in diagnostic services on patient samples.
• Plan and allocate work schedules for the team.
• Ensure quality assurance procedures are followed.

Skills

Dissection experience

Laboratory management

Quality assurance

Education

HCPC registration

IBMS DEP for dissection

Job description

Overview

CWPS is looking for a specialist dissector to join our busy and experienced dissection team. The closing date is 15 October 2025.

The post holder will be expected to work at UHCW and South Warwick Hospital sites. The successful candidate for the position of Senior Dissection BMS will hold HCPC registration with experience at band 6 (at least) and in dissection and will hold the IBMS DEP for dissection; this post will be paid at AFC band 7. The successful candidate for the Trainee Dissection BMS position will have HCPC registration with experience at band 6 and in dissection but not yet hold the IBMS DEP in dissection and is paid at AFC band 6.

Interviews for this post will take place in the week commencing 03/11/2025.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for performing, allocating and supervising the tasks required for the delivery of a fit for purpose medical laboratory service. Analyses and selects clinical samples to provide a diagnostic service to achieve the objectives of efficient and effective patient care, and effective resource management across the CWPS Network at the UHCW and SWFT sites.

Breadth of specimens are defined but not limited to categories RCpath A-C. These have routine specimens and are covered by detailed SOPs. To understand the limits of their practice and know when to forward cases to pathologists or the Specialist scientific leads. Some training in D and E specimen is expected if working towards the Advanced Specialist diploma.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

• Daily supervise and monitor staff in the performance of routine and specialised diagnostic services on patient and environmental samples containing potentially infectious material including tissue specimens using complex and highly specialised techniques to exacting medical and scientific standards according to standard operating procedures. To perform such diagnostic tests as required across our pathology network at the UHCW and SWFT sites.
• Daily to plan, allocate and reallocate work schedules for themselves and the team and determine work priorities to meet service needs.
• To deputise for the Specialist Scientific Lead Tissue Dissection & Sampling in each department as required.
• Record, and validate results. Report and technically authorise individual reports from the team in electronic form and / or verbally to persons authorised to receive them e.g. Medical, nursing and non medical staff.
• Ensure quality assurance procedures are followed. Quality check outputs including maintaining necessary internal records and investigate non conformance.
• To organise and participate in external and internal quality assurance schemes and vertical and horizontal audits.
• Participate in departmental quality review meetings and propose and implement change as appropriate.
• Organise and monitor maintenance on routine and complex equipment to ensure accuracy and precision of results. Troubleshoot faults and take appropriate action to maintain the patient service.
• Prioritise work to meet local and national laboratory performance targets eg. turnaround times for results, as directed by departmental managers.
• To propose, oversee and develop the implementation of new techniques, equipment and working practices.
• Prepare, review and update standard operating procedures.
• Provide and receive specialist knowledge in a departmental section to staff and users.
• Monitor and maintain stocks of materials, reagents, consumables and equipment
• Deal with telephone enquiries when difficulty in comprehension may occur.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

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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.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire

Salary: £38,682 to £54,710 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

218-HSS-B7-7495787

Job locations

University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire