# BMS Team Manager - Cellular Pathology

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Salisbury District Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Biomedical scientist
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata if part time
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 32 hours per week (1 post 37.5 per week, 1 post 32 per week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-09T13:04:57.714Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Wiltshire/Salsibury/Salisbury_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Cellular_pathology/Cellular_pathology-v8356885
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8356885?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced, and enthusiastic Band 7 Biomedical Scientist with experience or a keen interest in quality to work within the Cellular pathology department, Salisbury District Hospital.

The successful candidate will:

Hold registration with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) as a Biomedical Scientist. Have a BSc in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent. Have a MSC in a relevant subject, Member of the Institute of Biomedical Science (MIBMS) or equivalent experience.

### Main duties of the job

To manage and be in technical charge of multiple sections of the service. Required to check and maintain all aspects in quality of the work, to detect problems and take appropriate remedial action where necessary. Manage daily staff rotas for work allocation for Biomedical Scientists, new staff, students, and support staff.

To support the training and supervision of Biomedical Scientists, Trainee Biomedical Scientists and support staff in the department, develop and improve professional expertise and specialist skills as required by the changing needs of the service. To foster a culture of continual learning. You will have great communication skills and leadership qualities to empower your team in a complex and busy department alongside the training officer.

To ensure technical standards are maintained through internal and external QA schemes in accordance with ISO 15189:2022 standards for accreditation.

To manage the servicing, calibration and validation of the equipment and instruments in the department.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service.

Laboratory working hours, Monday to Friday 8am to 5:30pm.

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Education

**Essential**

- BSc Biomedical Science
- MSc or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- IBMS Specialist portfolio

**Desirable**

- Training qualification
- Sysmex OSNA trained

### Experience

**Essential**

- knowledge of UKAS and worked in accredited lab
- Has performed dissection
- Has performed Non-gynae
- Has trained/mentored histology BMS's

**Desirable**

- Evidence of project/supervisory management
- Has used WPE, Vantage and Sectra

### Knowledge and skills

**Essential**

- Has performed IHC, including validating antibodies
- Has managed a team of people

**Desirable**

- Has maintained histology equipment/instruments

## Documents

- [facts about salisbury (pdf, 214.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1618)
- [bms team manager – cellular pathology_jd (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10682965)

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