# Specialist Biomedical Scientist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Southampton General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Biomedical scientist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 to £48,117 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 11 months (N/A)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26T16:00:45.466Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8257761
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8257761?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhs.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Job Title: Specialist Biomedical Scientist

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Fixed Term Contract End Date: July 2027

Purpose for Fixed Term: Maternity / Shared Parental / adoption Leave

### Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated individual to join our team in the the Specialist Biochemistry area of Laboratory Medicine on an 11-month fixed-term maternity cover basis.

Specialist Biochemistry performs a range of automated, semi-automated and manual assays. Technologies used include Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT), Stone (calculi) analysis, Electrophoresis, ELISA and Automated Immunoassay.

Standard working hours are 08:45 - 17:15 Monday to Friday, and there is no requirement to take part in a shift system.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In this role, your key responsibilities will include:

Processing large volumes routine biochemistry samples.

Supervision of junior members of staff.

Working within ISO 15189/UKAS (or equivalent) accredited laboratory standards.

Maintaining high standards of quality, accuracy, and turnaround times in a busy diagnostic laboratory.

For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for.

### 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

### Trust Values and Behaviours

**Essential**

- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together

### Qualifications, knowledge and experience

**Essential**

- HCPC approved Biomedical Science degree (BSc) or other HCPC approved degree/top ups
- HCPC registered
- Evidence of current CPD activities
- Significant previous experience in a medical laboratory
- IBMS specialist portfolio (in relevant discipline) or equivalent

**Desirable**

- IT competency (hospital IT systems, Outlook, Microsoft)
- Experience in a large acute hospital laboratory

## Documents

- [job description and person spec (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10571042)

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