Biomedical Scientist

Job overview

Are you an experienced Band 5 BMS who is currently progressing through your specialist portfolio or maybe in the earlier stages of your Biomedical Scientist career and looking for a new challenge?

Then look no further, we at Synnovis are looking for several enthusiastic, highly motivated HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist with various types of Histopathology experience, excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to join our team. The successful new post holders will rotate through the Histopathology laboratory using Standard Operating Procedures.

You’ll be working alongside biomedical scientist staff, will liaise with pathologists, clinicians and other colleagues to assist in the delivery of a professional and efficient diagnostic service all whilst working in your new state-of-the-art laboratory within the heart of central London.

The Department of Histopathology provides a comprehensive, fully UKAS accredited diagnostic services across South London and receives specialist referrals from all over the country. The department performs routine and various highly specialised diagnostics tests using modern equipment.

So, whether you are a newly qualified Band 5 BMS or currently working towards your Specialist Portfolio to eventually become a Band 6 BMS, if you'd like to learn more, click apply.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will perform analytical procedures necessary for the histological diagnosis of disease. Using accredited procedures, they will rotate through the routine histopathology laboratory facilitating BMS cut-up, microtomy, embedding, special stains and immunohistochemistry sections. They will liaise with pathologists, clinicians and laboratory staff to assist in the delivery of a professional and efficient diagnostic service. As a HCPC-registered BMS, the post holder is expected to plan and organise their own work and follow the principles and broad occupational policies or regulations, adhering to standard operating procedures and local rules within Histopathology. They are expected to maintain professional competency and dexterity in those precision-based specialist and physical tasks, and maintain the levels of concentration required to deliver a quality service. Participation in the on-call service is expected after training, successful competency assessment, and sufficient experience.

Following in-house training and successful competency assessments (with support from the Senior Specialist BMS and other competent colleagues), the post holder will rotate through the routine histology and Advanced Diagnostics sections, working with the team to ensure a high-quality, professional and efficient diagnostic service is maintained.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. For now, the job you are applying for will be based at one of our hospital sites however, from July 2025 our people and services will start to move to our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, with some work remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests. Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more. This is an excellent opportunity for state registered Health and Care Professions Council registration. Experience and competency in routine histopathology laboratory techniques including embedding, microtomy, biopsy transfer and specials stains are sought from applicants. The post holder will be partaking in aspects of the laboratory processes appropriate for their role within various sections of the laboratory, including specimen receipt, biopsy cut-up, tissue processing and problem solving. Some overseeing and active participation for equipment maintenance, reagent management, quality processes and training will also be expected. The post holder will maintain professional competency and dexterity in those precision based specialist and physical tasks, and maintain the levels of concentration required to maintain integrity and quality of service. This will be aided by involvement with the Quality Leads and Quality Manager to enhance the department efforts in maintaining the high quality of all diagnostic tests provided. The list of duties and responsibilities for this post are outlined in the Job Description section. Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London. The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services. The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.