Job overview

We are seeking energetic, enthusiastic, and motivated HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientists (Band 5 or 6) to join our busy Bacteriology Department within Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services.

Our laboratories are equipped with modern, automated technology including Kiestra, MALDI-TOF, and PCR platforms, offering an exciting and innovative working environment. We are fully accredited with UKAS ISO 15189 and hold HCPC training status, giving you excellent opportunities for career progression and professional development.

What we’re looking for:

• HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist

• Completion of, or working towards, the IBMS Specialist Portfolio (or equivalent)

• Commitment to continuous learning, embracing new ways of working and developing specialist skills

• Flexibility to participate in a full shift rota, including early/late shifts, weekends, bank holidays, and on-call duties

What we offer:

• The opportunity to work across a dynamic, multi-site service (Frimley Park, Wexham Park, and Heatherwood)

• A supportive environment for career development, with structured training and mentorship

• Experience across all sections of the Bacteriology laboratory through rotational working

• The chance to be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team

If you are an ambitious and motivated Biomedical Scientist, ready to contribute to high standards of patient care and laboratory excellence, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To perform the diagnostic microbiology examination and reporting of specimens received in order to aid patient treatment and care.
• To use interpretive skills on culture plates and complex analysers combined with the Laboratory Information Management Computer System in order to deliver the diagnostic microbiology service to our users.
• The diagnostic work of the department includes processing, for example, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, faeces, sputum, tissues and diverse secretions. Processed samples are then interpreted for the presence of pathogens, these could be bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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