Specialist Biomedical Scientist

King's College Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in London seeks a Specialist Biomedical Scientist to lead Histology within a Hub-and-Spoke pathology network, based at the Hub laboratory in Blackfriars/Southwark, SE1, with possible rotations to other sites across South East London.

The role requires a Masters or higher postgraduate qualification, strong communication, and proven leadership to supervise teams of biomedical staff, with involvement in validations, QA, and service delivery of high-quality diagnostics.

Qualifications

• Masters or higher postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience.
• Excellent communication skills in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Organise and supervise a team of MLA, Biomedical Scientists, and Trainee Biomedical Scientists within the department.
• Provide expert theoretical and practical knowledge to the Tissue Sciences Service.
• Perform and assist with validations and verifications of procedures, techniques and equipment.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external QMS requirements.
• Provide professional leadership to Trainee Biomedical Scientists and Medical Laboratory Assistants.
• Partake in service-improvement projects and present findings to healthcare professionals.
• Pursue personal development through academic or practical experience.

Job description

Specialist Biomedical Scientist

CAPTION:

• Company: NHS Jobs
• Salary: Negotiable
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: London, SE1 8NZ
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 2 Oct 2026
• Closing date: 18 Oct 2026

Summary

At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation has 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. The job you are applying for will be based at our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, and occasionally you may be required to support our services remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests. Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more.

The Specialist Biomedical Scientist is an experienced scientific and technical professional who has developed their own skills and theoretical knowledge to a very high standard, performing a highly complex role. They will be continuously developing scientific and technical practice within the Histology section of the Histopathology department and have management responsibilities for a section/team within the Histology laboratory. They will have their own work area/operation responsibilities and have attained a Masters or higher-level postgraduate qualification or equivalent relevant experience.

After in-house training and successfully completing the relevant competency assessments (with the support of the Senior Specialist BMS and other competent colleagues), they will rotate through the routine histology laboratory and Advanced Diagnostics sections of the laboratory. They will experience different points of contact with the samples and work with the team to ensure delivery of a professional, efficient, and high-quality diagnostic service is maintained.

Further responsibilities include:

• To organise and supervise a team of Medical Laboratory Assistants, Biomedical Scientists, and Trainee Biomedical Scientists within the department with the support of Senior Specialist Biomedical Scientists.
• To provide an expert level of theoretical and practical knowledge to the Tissue Sciences Service.
• To perform and assist with various validations and verifications of procedures, techniques, and equipment in the current setting and for the move to the Hub and Spoke model.
• To ensure that all areas of responsibility comply with the requirements of the internal and external QMS.
• To provide professional leadership to Trainee Biomedical Scientists and Medical Laboratory Assistants within the Histology laboratories.
• To partake in projects for service improvement with relations to research, trials, reports and present findings to the Healthcare professionals as required.
• To continue with personal development through academic or practical experience.

Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken English, are essential to give and seek complex scientific, medical, and sensitive information as part of the scientific and communication process of service provision.

Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London. The partnership provides services to millions of people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services. The partnership provides diagnostics, testing, and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services, and other healthcare providers.

The Hub

You will be close to the vibrant South Bank, which are exceptional London locations; perfect places to work and relax next to such iconic venues as The Tate museum, Big Ben, The London Eye, and The Shard!

At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation has 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. The job you are applying for will be based at our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, and occasionally you may be required to support our services remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests. Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more. The Specialist Biomedical Scientist is an experienced scientific and technical professional who has developed their own skills and theoretical knowledge to a very high standard, performing a highly complex role. They will be continuously developing scientific and technical practice within the Histology section of the Histopathology department and have management responsibilities for a section/team within the Histology laboratory. They will have their own work area /operation responsibilities and have attained a Masters or higher-level postgraduate qualification or equivalent relevant experience. After in-house training and successfully completing the relevant competency assessments (with the support of the Senior Specialist BMS and other competent colleagues), they will rotate through the routine histology laboratory and Advanced Diagnostics sections of the laboratory. They will experience different points of contact with the samples and work with the team to ensure delivery of a professional, efficient and a high quality diagnostic service is maintained. Further responsibilities include: To organise and supervise a team of Medical Laboratory Assistants, Biomedical Scientists, and Trainee Biomedical Scientists within the department with the support of Senior Specialist Biomedical Scientists. To provide an expert level of theoretical and practical knowledge to the Tissue Sciences Service. To perform and assist with various validations and verifications of procedures, techniques and equipment in the current setting and for the move to the Hub and Spoke model. To ensure that all areas of responsibility comply with the requirements of the internal and external QMS. To provide professional leadership to Trainee Biomedical Scientists and Medical Laboratory Assistants within the Histology laboratories. To partake in projects for service improvement with relations to research, trials, reports and present findings to the Healthcare professionals as required. To continue with personal development through academic or practical experience. Excellent communication skills, both written and in spoken English is essential on order to give and seek complex scientific, medical and sensitive information as part of the scientific and communication process of service provision. Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London. The partnership provides services to millions of people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services. The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers. The Hub You will be close to the vibrant the South Bank, which are exceptional London locations; perfect places to work and relax next to such iconic venues as The Tate museum, Big Ben, The London Eye and The Shard!