# Band 5 - Biomedical Scientist - Part time > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-biomedical-scientist-part-time/0e5bfff6-b19a-4e2f-b7d0-c7fbc7346a76 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-biomedical-scientist-part-time/0e5bfff6-b19a-4e2f-b7d0-c7fbc7346a76.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Reading - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Health science services - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £29,970 - £36,483 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Shift pattern includes nights, weekends and late shifts - **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2025-04-24T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-04-10T08:40:27.160Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Berkshire/Reading/Royal_Berkshire_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Biochemistry/Biochemistry-v7044672 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7044672?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Band 5 - Biomedical Scientist - Part time (18.75 h/w) The job holder will liaise closely with the Senior BMS  in providing a high quality technical service that builds on the standards defined by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and ISO 15189:2012.  They will be expected to develop and maintain close working relationships with all grades of staff both technical and medical to ensure the effective delivery of the technical service. The job holder will benefit from the department support to complete specialist portfolio and multidisciplinary training a cross blood sciences department. ### Main duties of the job To ensure personal competency in all areas of Blood Sciences. To work towards being specialised in an area of Blood Sciences, so as to meet the knowledge and the competency level of a Specialist Practitioner, via a recognised portfolio route or equivalent experience. To use knowledge, interpretive skills, complex analysers and IT in order to deliver Blood sciences Service to our users. To recommend and perform tests in the biochemistry areas of Blood Sciences To perform the initial screening and further investigation of specialist diagnostic tests producing complex quality diagnostic results in order to aid patient treatment and care. To authorise reports as directed by department procedures and guidelines. To train other staff as required and directed. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further details on the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specifications attached. ## Job Details Band 5 - Biomedical Scientist - Part time (18.75 h/w) The job holder will liaise closely with the Senior BMS  in providing a high quality technical service that builds on the standards defined by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and ISO 15189:2012.  They will be expected to develop and maintain close working relationships with all grades of staff both technical and medical to ensure the effective delivery of the technical service. The job holder will benefit from the department support to complete specialist portfolio and multidisciplinary training a cross blood sciences department. ## Job Description To ensure personal competency in all areas of Blood Sciences. To work towards being specialised in an area of Blood Sciences, so as to meet the knowledge and the competency level of a Specialist Practitioner, via a recognised portfolio route or equivalent experience. To use knowledge, interpretive skills, complex analysers and IT in order to deliver Blood sciences Service to our users. To recommend and perform tests in the biochemistry areas of Blood Sciences To perform the initial screening and further investigation of specialist diagnostic tests producing complex quality diagnostic results in order to aid patient treatment and care. To authorise reports as directed by department procedures and guidelines. To train other staff as required and directed. ## Responsibilities For further details on the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specifications attached. ## Person Specification ### Essential **Essential** - Biomedical Science or relevant degree **Desirable** - one year experience in medical laboratory ### essential **Essential** - HCPC Registration **Desirable** - experience with shift working pattern - one year post graduation experience ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 139.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=603) - [relocation policy (pdf, 572.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1764) - [behaviours framework handbook (pdf, 6.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1777) - [probation policy & procedure (pdf, 559.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1640) - [band 5 - biomedical scientist (pdf, 176.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9263981) - [leadership behaviours framework (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2718) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.