Biomedical Scientist, Band 5- Histology

Main area: Histology

Grade Band: 5

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (May include Saturday working)

Job ref: 318-25-T0266

Employer: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Cheltenham General Hospital

Town: Cheltenham

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 (pa pro rata if part-time)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 15/04/2025 23:59

Biomedical Scientist, Band 5 - Histology

Band 5

Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.

As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.

As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.

By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

Job overview

We are looking for an HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist to join our team.

You will be working with us to provide a service to cancer patients to ensure that they receive their results in a timely manner.

Main duties of the job

You will have HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist and may have experience of working in a busy Histology Department.

You will work in all areas of the Histology Laboratory and be involved in provision of the technical service.

You will participate in provision of Biomedical Scientist cut-up as well as routine areas such as tissue sectioning and staining.

You will rotate through the specialist areas of the laboratory such as Immunocytochemistry and Molecular Pathology.

You will be ensuring that the Department meets cancer targets and you will need to have experience of working in a team.

Working for our organisation

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a staff of around 9000 and is dedicated to providing the Best Care for Everyone.

The Histology Department is based within the Pathology Department at Cheltenham General Hospital and is one of the biggest within the South West.

We have a team of medical staff, scientists and support staff working in a busy environment and are focused on providing a high quality efficient service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will, amongst other duties, be required to:

1. Work in all sections of the department on a rotational basis.
2. Participate in the reception, preparation and documentation of specimens for Histology in accordance with laboratory policies and protocols.
3. Participate in specimen processing and the production of histology sections for microscopic examination. This includes cut up, embedding, microtomy, staining and microscopy.
4. Participate in simple Biomedical Scientist cut-up.
5. Rotate through all sections of the department including the Special Techniques area, which covers Immunocytochemistry and Molecular Pathology.
6. Input test requests, including tests, patient demographics, requesting clinician and location for report onto the laboratory computer system in a timely fashion in order to maintain efficient workflow and laboratory turnaround times and taking into account the urgency of the request.
7. Participate in the training and teaching of trainee Biomedical Scientists, MLAs and other healthcare professionals.

Person specification

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

• BSc (Hon) Biomedical Science
• HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist
• Knowledge of Histology
• Work as part of a team
• Undertake CPD and Specialist Diploma in Histology

The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.

Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.

Committed to safeguarding our community

If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary.

The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance.

Committed to supporting service personnel

As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel. To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.