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Job summary

Main area
Biochemistry
Grade
Band 5/6 Dependant on Experience
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24 hour shift pattern)
Job ref
205-7871641
Employer
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Leighton Hospital
Town
Crewe
Salary
£31,049 - £46,580 per annum (Dependant on Experience)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Registered Biomedical Scientist

Band 5/6 Dependant on Experience

Job overview

The University Hospital of North Midlands, Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire NHS Trusts are working collaboratively to form a Pathology network in line with a NHSI directive.

Registered Biomedical Scientist - Biochemistry (Band 5/6 Depending on Experience)

Specialist BMS in Biochemistry preferred but willing to receive applications from Registered BMS's.

Trainee BMS's not supported for this vacancy.

Leighton Hospital

Full-time 

Main duties of the job

A vacancy has arisen for a Registered Biomedical Scientist based in Biochemistry at Leighton Hospital. 

please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager for more information regarding this role.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) is one of the largest and most modern in the country. 

North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Services (NMCPS) is based across four sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent, County Hospital in Stafford, Leighton Hospital in Crewe and Macclesfield District General in Macclesfield. 

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person specification

Knowledge, skills & experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience of working in a NHS Laboratory environment
  • Demonstrate broad knowledge of Biochemistry techniques
  • Experience of working in a team and alone
  • Experience of working to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP); contributing to their review and implementation
  • Communicate effectively and accurately, face to face, written, and by phone with colleagues and users of the service
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to plan and manage individual daily workload and prioritise in response to service need
  • Demonstrate knowledge and application of quality systems with reference to UKAS
  • Be able to supervise trainee and support grade staff

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science or equivalent
  • Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Desirable criteria
  • Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) Specialist Diploma in Biochemistry or equivalent

Personal qualities

Essential criteria
  • Acts to support and enable effective teamwork
  • Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality
  • Prepared to work flexibly, including participation in a 7 day, 24 hour shift pattern
  • Understands the importance of confidentiality and data quality
  • Ability and willingness to fulfil the travel requirements of the post - primary place of work as per JD but on rare occasion may be asked to work at another site where the Trust has responsibility for Pathology services.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jess Clee
Job title
Lead Biomedical Scientist Biochemistry
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01625 661833
Additional information

Jess Clee, Lead Biomedical Scientist Biochemistry

[email protected]

01270 273454 / 01625 661833

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