Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Clinical Biochemistry

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Preston is seeking a Specialist Biomedical Scientist in Clinical Biochemistry. The role involves performing and analyzing tests, maintaining laboratory equipment, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates must be HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientists, with opportunities for professional development and joining a friendly team in a well-equipped laboratory. Salary ranges from £31,049 to £46,580 annually, pro rata.

Qualifications

• HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist required.
• Experience in a clinical pathology laboratory essential.
• Understanding of laboratory quality issues needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory tests autonomously.
• Maintain and operate equipment for specimen analysis.
• Handle specimens correctly pre and post-analysis.

Skills

Problem solving ability

Understanding of health and safety legislation

Familiar with Pathology LIMS

Understanding of laboratory quality issues

Education

Degree suitable for HCPC registration

HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist

Completed Specialist Portfolio or equivalent

Job description

Go back Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Clinical Biochemistry

The closing date is 30 November 2025

Are you an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual looking for a new challenge? Then look no further!

Come and join a well-established friendly team, working within a modern, well equipped, fully UKAS 15189 accredited laboratory. You must be HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientists.

Staff will be appointed to either the band 5 or band 6 pay scale, dependent on the criteria listed in the person specification.

We value our staff and fully support their professional development. We are an IBMS approved training laboratory.

This post will be appointed to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, however candidates should be aware that Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is part of a pathology collaboration project.

Four provider organisations in L&SC have committed to form a network and collaborate on pathology services, including Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. The intention is to form one pathology entity which will be hosted by one of the existing provider organisations.

Main duties of the job

We are well equipped to provide an efficient high quality diagnostic service. Our equipment comprises Roche Cobas PRO systems with pre analytics and tracking, IDS iSYS, Tosoh G11s, Waters Aquity UHPLC, Xevo TQD and Xevo TQS micro mass spectrometers, Perkin Elmer Pinnacle AA, Z480 for PCR and Radiometer Flex blood gas analysers. Staff rotate within the Clinical Biochemistry department using the latest automation for routine workflow and providing the opportunity to develop more specialist skills. The post is full time 37.5 hours per week.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Job responsibilities

Duties will include, but not be limited to:

• Performs work duties to the standards required as a HCPC Biomedical Scientist
• Undertake the correct procedures for the handling of specimens, pre and post analysis.
• Maintain and operate equipment used in the preparation and analysis of specimens.
• Perform a range of laboratory tests autonomously and demonstrate an understanding of the scientific basis for tests and the disease processes under investigation.
• Demonstrate awareness of factors affecting sample integrity, risks associated with the sample reagents, or method and other tests indicated by the outcome of the analysis.
• Use the main laboratory computer system in accordance with service requirements

For more information, please see the job description.

*Please note that the interview date may be subject to change*

Person Specification

Qualification and Education

• Degree (or equivalent) suitable for HCPC registration
• HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist
• Uses continuing professional development as a means of self- development
• Completed Specialist Portfolio or equivalent (band 6)
• oIBMS membership

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of working ina clinical pathology laboratory as a Biomedical ScientistUnderstanding of health and safety legislation pertaining to clinical laboratories
• Understand the components of a quality management system
• Experience as a specialist in a clinical pathology laboratory (band 6)
• Understanding of laboratory quality issues
• Problem solving ability
• Familiar with Pathology LIMS
• Understanding of laboratory quality issues

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.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £46,580 a yearper annum, pro rata