Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology (Microbiology-Bacteriology)
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 18 months (Fixed term post to cover 1 1/2 years to cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (Early, Core, Late, Weekend and Bank holiday shifts)
- Job ref
- 151-SL0617
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Camberley
- Salary
- £16,783 - £20,155 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Biomedical Scientist
Band 6
Job overview
Specialist Biomedical Scientist – Band 6
15 hours per week | Fixed-term contract – 18 months
Join our dynamic Bacteriology team at Frimley Park Hospital!
Are you an energetic, enthusiastic and highly motivated Specialist Biomedical Scientist looking for a flexible, part-time opportunity? Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services are seeking an experienced Band 6 Biomedical Scientist to join our friendly and forward-thinking Bacteriology Department at Frimley Park Hospital on an 18-month fixed-term contract.
Our laboratory offers an exciting and varied working environment, with access to modern automated and molecular technologies, including a Kiestra laboratory automation system, MALDI-TOF and PCR techniques.
About the role
You will work as part of a dedicated and supportive team, rotating through the different sections of the Bacteriology laboratory. This is an excellent opportunity to maintain and further develop your specialist knowledge and practical skills while contributing to the delivery of a high-quality diagnostic service.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is HCPC registered as a Biomedical Scientist.
- Has successfully completed the IBMS Specialist Portfolio (Microbiology) or equivalent.
- Is enthusiastic about developing their knowledge and skills.
- Enjoys working as part of a busy, collaborative laboratory team.
- Is adaptable and keen to embrace new technologies and ways of working.
- Is willing to participate in the laboratory shift rota.
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
This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered BMS, registered with HCPC.
- BSc Hons degree.
- Has completed either the IBMS Specialist Portfolio or the IBMS Specialist Diploma in Microbiology.
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree or Post Graduate Diploma.
- BSc Hons IBMS accredited degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experienced team member.
- Experience of most areas of diagnostic microbiology.
- Laboratory experience and advanced knowledge of all areas of medical microbiology including bacteriology, parasitology and mycology.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of training trainee and MLA staff.
- Experience of serological techniques.
- Molecular biology technical expertise.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate complex information to clinicians and other users to advise on tests performed and results obtained
- Good hand eye coordination for technically demanding procedures
- Good team member
- Good interpretive skills at bench level.
- Good time management.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marcial Navarro
- Job title
- Site Lead Biomedical Scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006136958
- Additional information
or Contact Catriona Steele
Site Lead Biomedical Scientist
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