# Specialist Biomedical Scientist

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- **Location:** Royal Stoke University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Biomedical scientist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 shift pattern)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-16T08:41:06.903Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Stoke_on_Trent/University_Hospitals_North_Midlands_NHS_Trust/Infection_Sciences_Bacteriology/Infection_Sciences_Bacteriology-v8298997
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8298997?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

**Previous applicants need not apply**

The University Hospital of North Midlands, Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire NHS Trusts are working collaboratively to form a Pathology network in line with a NHSI directive.

Specialist Biomedical Scientist

AFC Band 6

Department of Infection Science (Bacteriology)

Permanent

### Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic HCPC registered Specialist BMS to join our team. You must be a strong team player who has a positive attitude to change. You must have excellent organisational and communication skills. The successful applicant will work as part of a team of virology and bacteriology staff based at the Royal Stoke University Hospital site.

The Infection Science Department at Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic and clinical services for two acute Hospitals, local GUM clinics and a wide range of community based health providers.

We also provide laboratory services to GPs and wider service users in the surrounding area. The Bacteriology department is equipped with Vitek2, UF-5000i, MS PRIME, BACT/ALERT VIRTUO, BDMax and WASPLab. The hours of work for this post will be 37.5 hours per week over a 24/7 period. Applicants will be expected to have significant bacteriology experience preferably in an NHS Lab.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

### 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

### Experience

**Essential**

- Minimum of 2 years post registration experience
- Staff management experience
- Experience working with complex, specialist equipment
- Experience of Pathology IT systems

**Desirable**

- Experience working in an acute trust
- Experience working in a busy bacteriology laboratory

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Biomedical Science Degree
- IBMS post-graduate Specialist Diploma
- Registered with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD

### Skills and knowledge

**Essential**

- Able to work as part of a team and
- Knowledge of Laboratory Health & Safety regulations and governing bodies
- Good oral and written communication
- Ability to work to SOPs, review and contribute to their implementation
- Ability to analyse and problem solve

## Documents

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