Trainee Biomedical Scientist

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Biomedical Scientist . We are looking for a graduate with an IBMS accredited BMS degree at a 2:1 or predicted grade at this level to become part of the busy, professional and friendly team within the Microbiology department at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW). We will offer training to facilitate completion of the IBMS Registration Portfolio and attainment of HCPC registration. Ideally the successful candidate would then progress to IBMS Specialist portfolio training and transition to Agenda for Change Band 6 on completion.

Main duties of the job

We offer a comprehensive package of microbiology services including: bacteriology, mycology, enterics culture and PCR, TB, Respiratory PCR and serology including infectious diseases in pregnancy screening

We pride ourselves in providing a quality-driven patient-focused healthcare, and do this by investing in our staff and technology, with continuous development and quality improvement.

Applications will be considered from Biomedical Science graduates with IBMS accredited Biomedical Science degrees or equivalent qualification pre - approved by the IBMS (approval letter to be supplied at interview) who are interested in an opportunity to work towards completion of an IBMS Registration Portfolio to gain HCPC Registration. Anyone newly appointed will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. You will receive appropriate training and support while rotating through laboratory sections and disciplines within Pathology.Trainee Biomedical Scientist is initially graded as Agenda for Change Band 5 Annex 21, but the expectation is that you will progress to B6 level with support to complete the IBMS Specialist portfolio in microbiology

About us

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 500,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.

We employ over 6,500 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.