Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of standard diagnostic methods in the relevant pathology discipline.
- Experience
Several years experience of working in a diagnostic pathology laboratory post registration
- Special Circumstances
Must be able to work some weekends and Bank Holidays, and participate in rota to ensure 24-hour cover
- Special Circumstances
Demonstrate inclusion in lone working and/or on-call rotas
- Special Circumstances
Willingness/ability to travel to other sites.
- Education & Qualifications
Registration with the Health Professions Council as a biomedical scientist.
- Education & Qualifications
A Biomedical Science Degree or equivalent.
- Education & Qualifications
Can demonstrate participation in CPD
- Education & Qualifications
Relevant IBMS Specialist portfolio or equivalent.
- Skills Abilities & Knowledge
Safety regulations relating to safe working in pathology laboratories and categorisation of biological agents according to hazard.
- Skills Abilities & Knowledge
Good written and verbal skills in English to ensure clear precise communication
- Skills Abilities & Knowledge
Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
- Skills Abilities & Knowledge
Computer keyboard skills & basic use of Microsoft office suite.
- Skills Abilities & Knowledge
Understanding of relevant analytical instruments and practical use
- Skills Abilities & Knowledge
Knowledge and understanding of laboratory quality management systems
- Skills Abilities & Knowledge
Experience of cascading training
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Applications are invited from suitably qualified HCPC registered Biomedical Scientists with strong post HCPC registration experience in a diagnostic laboratory who have completed the specialist portfolio in Microbiology. However, consideration may be given to candidates newly HCPC registered with strong Microbiology experience.
Stoke Mandeville Hospital is located on the edge of the market town of Aylesbury, North-West of London in central Buckinghamshire, with a direct rail link to Marylebone Station in London. It is well known for being the birthplace of the Paralympics and houses a world famous spinal unit along with the regional burns and plastics unit, maternity, cancer care and ophthalmic unit.
The laboratory operates a seven day rota and qualified Biomedical Scientists will be expected to participate in the shift system to contribute towards the continuity of care for patients in the Trust hospitals. The laboratory is covered for 24 hours and staff will be expected to be part of that cover.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be part of a friendly team working in the various sections of this busy Microbiology/Serology Department based at Stoke Mandeville providing a service for the hospitals in the Trust and surrounding community. You will need to be motivated, highly reliable, trustworthy and able to work to tight deadlines and under extreme pressure. The laboratory processes more than 400,000 specimens a year and is well equipped with analysers such as the Mast UriSystem, Serosep EntericBio, BD Bactec and MGIT, Bruker MALDI ToF, Biofire FilmArray, Cepheid GeneXpert, BD Kiestra InoqulA, BD Phoenix, BD Max, Hologic Panther Fusion, Abbott Alinity and the Liaison XI.
You will play a key role in helping to deliver and develop our comprehensive, clinical microbiology/serology service. With much new technology throughout the department, you will rotate throughout and learn all aspects of the diagnostic microbiology departments. You will help to meet quality standards necessary for accreditation, and ensure that protocols are followed and documentation maintained in a way that maintains Quality, Health, Safety and Security for individuals, the Department and the Trust
You will be expected to actively participate in the training and development of technical, medical and support staff as well as be proactive in your own development and that of the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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This advert is for Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in Aylesbury, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Biomedical scientist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata for part time. The contract type is Permanent: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 5:30. The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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