Band 5 - Biomedical Scientist - Part time

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 24 April 2025

Job summary

Band 5 - Biomedical Scientist - Part time (18.75 h/w)

The job holder will liaise closely with the Senior BMS in providing a high quality technical service that builds on the standards defined by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and ISO 15189:2012. They will be expected to develop and maintain close working relationships with all grades of staff both technical and medical to ensure the effective delivery of the technical service. The job holder will benefit from the department support to complete specialist portfolio and multidisciplinary training a cross blood sciences department.

Main duties of the job

To ensure personal competency in all areas of Blood Sciences. To work towards being specialised in an area of Blood Sciences, so as to meet the knowledge and the competency level of a Specialist Practitioner, via a recognised portfolio route or equivalent experience.

To use knowledge, interpretive skills, complex analysers and IT in order to deliver Blood sciences Service to our users.

To recommend and perform tests in the biochemistry areas of Blood Sciences

To perform the initial screening and further investigation of specialist diagnostic tests producing complex quality diagnostic results in order to aid patient treatment and care.

To authorise reports as directed by department procedures and guidelines.

To train other staff as required and directed.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities. The Trust strives to provide high quality, compassionate care for our patients and their families.

Our values:

Compassionate
Aspirational
Resourceful
Excellent

The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.

Date posted

10 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

193-7044672NCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specifications attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specifications attached.

Person Specification

essential

Essential

HCPC Registration

Desirable

experience with shift working pattern
one year post graduation experience

Essential

Biomedical Science or relevant degree

Desirable

one year experience in medical laboratory

Person Specification

essential

Essential

HCPC Registration

Desirable

experience with shift working pattern
one year post graduation experience

Essential

Biomedical Science or relevant degree

Desirable

one year experience in medical laboratory

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.