# Specialist Biomedical Scientist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-biomedical-scientist/253189ed-622d-4d28-8c75-6144ce38b8be - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-biomedical-scientist/253189ed-622d-4d28-8c75-6144ce38b8be.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Torquay - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Health science services - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T14:31:09.359Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Torquay/Torbay_South_Devon_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Healthcare_Scientists/Healthcare_Scientists-v8059937 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8059937?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly Cellular Pathology department at Torbay Hospital situated at the heart of the beautiful South Devon Coast. We are seeking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced Specialist Biomedical Scientist.  We will also consider applications from qualified Biomedical Scientists who are about to start or part way through their specialist portfolio. They will start on Annex U until successful completion of their specialist portfolio. The department handles around 21,000 diagnostic requests per year and performs a range of histological procedures. The department is critical to patient management by way of providing diagnosis for a range of different tissue samples. The department uses the Beaker LIMS system and the Roche Vantage Tracking system. The successful candidate will need to be dedicated, dynamic, work well as part of a small, friendly team and show sound organisational skills. The primary role will be to provide technical expertise within the department. The core hours of the department are 08:30 to 17:00 Monday to Friday. Torbay Hospital is situated within the English Riviera, in an area of outstanding natural beauty.  It is adjacent to some of the country’s best beaches and close to the Dartmoor National Park. ### Main duties of the job - The successful candidate will work across the full range of services provided by the Histology Department, including dissection/loading, embedding, microtomy, Special stains, and IHC. - As a Specialist Biomedical Scientist the post holder will be following standard operating procedures, and support the implementation of improved or best practice. All work will be in keeping with the laboratory quality management system. This will include the effective use of laboratory procedural and other records, maintenance of assets/analysers, and supporting with the resolution of corrective and preventative actions. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more details about this roll. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly Cellular Pathology department at Torbay Hospital situated at the heart of the beautiful South Devon Coast. We are seeking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced Specialist Biomedical Scientist. We will also consider applications from qualified Biomedical Scientists who are about to start or part way through their specialist portfolio. They will start on Annex U until successful completion of their specialist portfolio. The department handles around 21,000 diagnostic requests per year and performs a range of histological procedures. The department is critical to patient management by way of providing diagnosis for a range of different tissue samples. The department uses the Beaker LIMS system and the Roche Vantage Tracking system. The successful candidate will need to be dedicated, dynamic, work well as part of a small, friendly team and show sound organisational skills. The primary role will be to provide technical expertise within the department. The core hours of the department are 08:30 to 17:00 Monday to Friday. Torbay Hospital is situated within the English Riviera, in an area of outstanding natural beauty. It is adjacent to some of the country’s best beaches and close to the Dartmoor National Park. ## Job Description The successful candidate will work across the full range of services provided by the Histology Department, including dissection/loading, embedding, microtomy, Special stains, and IHC. As a Specialist Biomedical Scientist the post holder will be following standard operating procedures, and support the implementation of improved or best practice. All work will be in keeping with the laboratory quality management system. This will include the effective use of laboratory procedural and other records, maintenance of assets/analysers, and supporting with the resolution of corrective and preventative actions. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more details about this roll. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - HCPC Registration - BSc Biomedical Science degree or equivalent experience - IBMS Specialist portfolio or equivalent - Proven relevant post-registration experience in Cellular Pathology - Experience of a computerised pathology system - Experience of Dissection/IHC **Desirable** - Recent Cell Path experience in an NHS laboratory - Experience of laboratory accreditation ISO:15189 ## Documents - [band 6 bms cell path jd (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350110) - [band 6 bms cell path ps (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350111) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.