Senior Biomedical Scientist POCT (part time)

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Burton upon Trent is seeking a part-time Senior Biomedical Scientist POCT to lead a team and manage the technical section of the department. Responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day operations, ensuring cost-effective practices, and directing specialist clinical services. Candidates should possess an MSc in biomedical sciences and significant POCT experience.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• HCPC registered and an MSc in biomedical sciences or equivalent experience required.
• Experience in Point of Care Testing (POCT) is essential.
• Must have significant post-registration experience as a specialist Biomedical Scientist.

Responsibilities

• Lead scientist responsible for managing a section and advising on service developments.
• Oversee and manage approximately 5 WTE staff.
• Ensure effective use of resources while maintaining agreed KPIs.

Skills

Team management

Knowledge of ISO standards

POCT experience

Education

MSc in biomedical sciences or equivalent

HCPC registered

Job description

Overview

Go back University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Biomedical Scientist POCT (part time)

The closing date is 07 October 2025

An exciting opportunity to join the Queens Hospital Burton POCT team. Please note this is a part time role (Wednesday- Friday).

Responsible for management of a technical section within the Department, directing the work of the other scientific and support staff in the day to day analytical provision of a high quality, cost effective service. Provides and coordinates specialist clinical technical services including research and audit. Developing the section in line with departmental objectives. To provide a lead role in the training and instruction of staff within their section.

Please contact for further information.

Main duties of the job

To act as lead scientist, performing specialist work within their section of responsibility and advising the Operational Manager on service developments required to ensure effective, efficient and safe practices.

Responsible for the day to day management of approximately 5 WTE staff. This may be shared with other Senior BMS staff. Responsible for ensuring most cost effective use of equipment and consumables assisting the operational manager with financial and budgetary requirements. Responsible for the day to day processing of samples in the relevant section and authorisation of clinical results in order to maintain agreed KPI's.

Interview date: 16 October 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person Specification

Education

• HCPC registered
• An MSc in biomedical sciences or Fellowship of the IBMS or equivalent experience.
• Previous POCT experience
• Aware of ISO standards and requirements

Experience

• Significant post registration experience as a specialist BMS
• POCT experience

Skills

• Managed/ supervised a team

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 of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust