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Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and abilities
Knowledge of IT architecture in the running of complex analytical equipment and Laboratory Information Systems
- Skills and abilities
Practical analytical skills associated with diagnostic lab work.
- Skills and abilities
Good communication and presentation skills
- Experience and knowledge
Knowledge and experience of all the basic techniques within histology
- Education and Qualifications
HCPC Registration
- Education and Qualifications
IBMS specialist diploma in Cellular Pathology
- Education and Qualifications
Evidence of CPD
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills and abilities
Previous experience with equipment in use at OUH
- Skills and abilities
Previous experience in an NHS diagnostic laboratory
- Experience and knowledge
Previous team management
Job overview
Due to an expansion in services, Cellular Pathology is looking for an additional Specialist Biomedical Scientist / Team Lead to join the team.
As a large teaching hospital and secondary and tertiary referral centre we provide histopathology to a wide range of specialist services. The vacancy is in our main laboratory at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
We are part of the South 4 Pathology Partnership operating a digital service with our partnership labs, are implementing a regional laboratory computer system and are applying for UKAS accreditation of our automated microtomy platform.
Applicants wishing to join our team must be HCPC registered and hold the IBMS Specialist Diploma in Cellular Pathology.
Main duties of the job
Your role will require you to
- Team lead in a section of histology
- Rotate between all section in the specialty following departmental procedures
- Perform specialist histological techniques
- Quality control work leaving the laboratory
- Assist in training of staff
- Deputise for the senior biomedical scientist / section head
- Be involved in staff recruitment and appraisal.
- Assist with audit, and procedural change in line with the departmental quality management system.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
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.
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This advert is for Specialist Biomedical Scientist / Team Lead with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Biomedical scientist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Oct 2026.
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