Senior Genetic Technologist / Biomedical Scientist

Cambridge University Hospitals; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site leisure facilities

Bus travel reductions

Parking subsidies

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Senior Genetic Technologist / Biomedical Scientist (Band 6) to lead within our Genomics Laboratory. The role focuses on delivering high-quality NGS testing on Illumina platforms, with a rostered 8am-8pm schedule across Monday to Sunday, and opportunities for flexible part-time arrangements.

The post is based on site at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and involves on-site work with development opportunities in a dynamic genomics

Qualifications

• Requires Biological Science Degree (BSc) or equivalent.
• Postgraduate or work-based qualification in Genomics or similar.
• Professional registration with AHCS or HCPC, or nearing completion.
• Management and quality qualifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Test patient samples to a high and consistent standard.
• Act as accountable Team Lead for an NGS pathway, training staff.
• Coordinate day-to-day activities within an NGS pathway.
• Maintain or progress AHCS/HCPC registration.

Skills

Train others

Communication skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Change management

Education

BSc Biological Science

Genomics qualification

AHCS/HCPC registration

Management qualification

Quality qualification

Job description

Senior Genetic Technologist / Biomedical Scientist

Band 6

Main area Genomics Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Roster 8am-8pm, Monday-Sunday Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (In Laboratory Working, Roster 8am-8pm, Monday-Sunday. Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-B-264272

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B Town Cambridge Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

East Genomics is one of seven regional services which make up the Genomic Medicine Service. We are pleased to be recruiting experienced Biomedical Scientists or Genetics Technologists to provide specialist testing within our Next Generation Sequencing Team. Our sequencers include Illumina NovaSeq 6000 and NovaSeq X platforms.

The Genomics Laboratory is the lead laboratory of East Genomics, serving over 9m people across 31 NHS Trusts. It is a busy workplace undergoing transformation. The post holders will lead in delivering an accurate and timely NGS service which puts the patient first. These are laboratory-based roles delivering patient testing requiring full-time on-site attendance to process patient samples.

The successful applicants will join a dynamic, growing establishment that is developing its staff in a vibrant atmosphere, making a real difference to patients who are benefitting from the latest genomic testing technology.

Main duties of the job

• To achieve expert competence in an NGS sample pathway so that they can test patient samples to a high and consistent standard.
• Act as the accountable Team Lead within the laboratory for a specific NGS sample pathway, including training staff, so that they can test patient samples to a high and consistent standard.
• Problem solving quality issues.
• Manages and coordinates the day to day activities associated within a specific sample pathway.
• Maintain or work towards attaining AHCS or HCPC registration

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 17th November 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 30th November 2026

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Biological Science Degree (BSc) or equivalent
• Postgraduate or work based (externally assessed) qualification in Genomics or similar
• Professional registration with either the AHCS or HCPC, or nearing completion.
• Management Qualification
• Quality Qualification

Experience

• Highly specialist experience across a range of work procedures and practices underpinned by the theory and practice of next generation sequencing
• Experience of developing and delivering a sample pathway using next generation sequencing
• Experience of automating manual laboratory processes within next generation sequencing
• Practical experience of Quality Management Systems to ISO 15189:2022
• Previous relevant experience of working in an NHS laboratory
• Experience of performing Risk Assessments

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of the theory and practice of NGS testing
• Principles of Good Laboratory Practise
• The use of a Quality Management System in an ISO 15189:20222 accredited laboratory
• End to end sample pathway within a clinical molecular laboratory
• NHS patient confidentiality standards and how they are met
• Root cause analysis

Skills

• Ability to effectively train and motivate others in a clinical laboratory
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including writing SOPs
• Problem solving quality aspects of NGS processing
• Attention to detail and the ability to follow an SOP
• Manual dexterity with the ability to work in the laboratory for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines where there are competing demands, including prioritising their own work and that of others.
• Ability to challenge inappropriate behaviour in a safe and kind way.
• Change management

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Together: safe, kind, excellent.
• Ability to work on site on a roster system that covers Monday-Sunday 8am-8pm working

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Name Mark Dance Job title Laboratory Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01223 349708 Additional information

Souhile Abdussalam, [e-mail], 01223 348866