Trainee Biomedical Scientist - Chemistry

Integrated Care System; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A large pathology department in Leeds is seeking a Trainee Biomedical Scientist to work within a hub laboratory. The successful candidate will gain experience in biochemistry assays and support the transition to a new hub laboratory. Candidates must demonstrate laboratory experience and have relevant education in healthcare science. Fulltime roles are available, and support for registration will be provided.

Qualifications

• Active participation in a formal study programme and in-house training in healthcare science to complete a registration portfolio.
• Evidence of a training portfolio.
• Currently enrolled on an IBMS accredited degree course.

Responsibilities

• Perform a range of routine and complex investigations under supervision.
• Apply professional judgements and specialist skills to complex situations.
• Communicate information related to patient management and care to colleagues.

Skills

Good communication skills

Friendly attitude

Good literacy skills

Dexterity and good hand-eye coordination

Previous laboratory experience

Education

3 A levels (A-C grades, one of which should be chemistry)

IBMS Accredited Biomedical Science Degree

Job description

Trainee Biomedical Scientist - Chemistry

Thisis an exciting time to join one of the largest Pathology departments in thecountry, and in advance of moving to our new £30m Pathology building (on theSt. Jamess University Hospital site) and new Acute Hospital Laboratory (onthe Leeds General Infirmary site) Spring 2025. The Department of BloodSciences is seeking to recruit experienced and innovative BiomedicalScientist in Biochemistry to help shape, deliver and improve the service wedeliver to our patients.

Main duties of the job

Thesuccessful candidate will work within a large hub laboratory, serving bothLeeds Teaching Hospitals and the wider community. This includes the regionalOncology centre and the Leeds Children's Hospital, which is a uniqueopportunity for the successful candidate to gain experience in wide range ofbiochemistry assays. In Summer 2025, the successful candidate will beinvolved in the exciting transition to our new, purpose-built hub laboratoryat St. Jamess University Hospital.

Tobe considered for this Biomedical Scientist position in Biochemistry, youmust be registered with the HCPC or working towards HCPC registration andhave demonstrable laboratory experience, along with a keen interest in thescientific field of Biochemistry. Relevant training and support will beprovided for the successful candidate, including (subject to an applicationprocess) support to complete an IBMS Registration/Specialist Portfolio.

Weencourage all candidates to contact us to discuss the role(s) and we canoffer informal visits to our laboratories for interested candidates.

Interviewwill be held in person, due to practical elements of the interview process.

Fulltime roles are available.

Pleasenote: UK Government immigration and sponsorship criteria have changed. Thispost is not eligible for sponsorship. Please check your eligibility beforeapplying.

About us

OurPathology services operate across two large university teaching hospitals inthe Leeds Metropolitan area with a population of around 2.3 million andprovide services both regionally and nationally. In addition to the newlaboratory projects, we are also working to deploy a new Managed PathologyService Contract. Construction on the new Leeds Children's Hospital is alsoplanned for the future, which will include all in-patient maternity andspecialist neonatal services to become the largest single site maternitycentre in the UK.

Thesuccessful candidate will be well supported by the wider scientific andclinical teams. The Blood Sciences Department is accredited to ISO15189 andby the IBMS as a training laboratory in both Clinical Biochemistry andHaematology.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

Aspart of the departmental team, you will be expected to perform a range ofroutine and more complex investigations under the supervision of registeredand experienced biomedical scientists. Working in different sections of thedepartment you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to contributetowards the provision of an accurate and timely service for patients. Workingunder supervision you will be expected to apply professional judgements andspecialist skills to technically complex and sometimes difficult situations,often under pressure, as part of the team. You will be required tocommunicate information, often related to patient management and care, tocolleagues, healthcare staff and other organizations.

Person Specification

Experience

• Active participation in a formal study programme and in house training in healthcare science to complete a registration portfolio.
• Evidence of a training portfolio

Additional Requirements

• Able to move around and between sites. Able to commit to complete training programme (up to 4 years) Able to lift moderate loads (<15kg)

Skills & behaviours

• Good communication skills Friendly attitude Positively contribute to change
• Ability to transcribe data accurately Good literacy skills Dexterity and good hand eye coordination
• Previous laboratory experience
• Previous involvement in change proces

Qualifications

• 3 A levels (A-C grades one of which should be chemistry) or NVQ level 3 qualification in healthcare science or IBMS Accredited Biomedical Science Degree
• Currently enrolled on an IBMS accredited degree course

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.