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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Biochemistry
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent: 24/7 rota cover required
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (OOH shifts (weekday lates, nights and weekend days/nights))
Job ref
190-0735-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northen General Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/08/2025 23:59
Interview date
09/09/2025

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced Biomedical Scientist (Biochemistry)

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Would you like to join a progressive, supportive, and innovative team contributing to the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw? If you are seeking a new challenge in a modern, fully UKAS-accredited laboratory environment where your expertise can truly make an impact, we would welcome your application.

We are currently seeking a dedicated and motivated HCPC-registered Advanced Biomedical Scientist to join our Biochemistry team at the Northern General Hospital. This is an excellent opportunity for a reliable, professional, and flexible individual to be part of a friendly and hardworking department within one of the region’s leading acute hospital sites.

Our laboratory is fully automated and equipped with a Roche 8000 analytical platform, including Chemistry and Immunoassay analysers, all integrated with the APEX Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).

Applicants must be HCPC-registered and have successfully completed the IBMS Specialist Portfolio in Clinical Biochemistry.

In addition, candidates should either hold, or be nearing completion of, a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent qualification, such as the IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma in Clinical Biochemistry.

Extensive experience at Band 6 level within a routine Biochemistry environment is essential, alongside a thorough understanding of clinical biochemistry techniques and practices. 

 

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Laboratory Oversight
  • Quality Assurance
  • Method Development and Validation
  • Staff Supervision and Training
  • Results Interpretation
  • Workflow Optimisation
  • Instrument Troubleshooting
  • Data Analysis and Reporting
  • Research and Development
  • Regulatory Compliance 

 

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. 

STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research. 

As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

The SYB Pathology network includes:

  • Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT)
  • Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT)
  • Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTHFT)
  • The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT)
  • Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT)

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

 

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • HCPC registered
  • FIBMS or MSc (in Discipline or equivalent) or IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma (Blood Sciences) or level 7 Apprenticeship or equivalent extensive experience with a commitment to obtain a level 7 qualification.
  • IBMS Specialist portfolio (Blood Sciences) or other BMS (Blood Sciences) specialist qualification
  • Evidence of continual professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Further Management training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience in a UKAS accredited clinical (Blood Sciences) Laboratory
  • Experience with a wide range of Blood Sciences Diagnostic techniques
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in application and monitoring of UKAS standards.
  • Experience in demonstrating leadership qualities

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good IT skills (e.g. Microsoft Office, QPulse, LIMS etc)
  • Ability to Lead a Team
  • Effective Communication skills, written and oral
  • Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach
  • Ability to motivate oneself and other staff
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to deliver new services

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory training and required laboratory competences
  • Ability to plan, prioritise and allocate work and work under pressure.
  • Ability to work individually and as part of a team
  • Prepared to work flexibly including participation in weekend and evening work and out of hours rota as required
  • Commitment to Providing 8am-8pm service and weekend out-of- hours work.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Imran Jabbar
Job title
Blood Sciences Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2266299
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