Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Research and Innovation
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-31-17-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/08/2025
Employer heading
Registered Biomedical Scientist
Band 5
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, suitably qualified HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist to work within the Research and Innovation arm of Integrated Laboratory Medicine (NovoPath & NEIL), based within Cellular Pathology.
The successful candidate will join a progressive team of healthcare professionals to assist in the delivery Clinical Trials by Cellular Pathology. We require dynamic, enthusiastic and flexible individuals who work to the highest professional standards.
Applicants should be highly motivated, have an accredited degree in Biomedical Sciences and have completed the IBMS registration portfolio. Candidates without experience in an NHS laboratory will not be considered. Experience with Clinical Trials is desirable.
- Substantive Band 5 position
- Interview Date: Wednesday 20 August 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/ Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
The post involves coordination of Clinical Trial samples within the Cellular Pathology Department. The successful candidate will be responsible for Clinical Trials coordination within the Cellular Pathology Department. Therefore, candidates should possess a level of knowledge and experience equivalent to that of a confident Band 5 registered Biomedical Scientist (or above) who has worked in a Cellular Pathology laboratory. The primary base will be within NovoPath, based at the Biosphere, but cross site working between all of the Newcastle Hospitals is to be expected. Our laboratories are progressive and well equipped. We are accredited for training and participation in CPD is expected.
The post holder must be well organised and analytical as they will perform data entry for hundreds of ongoing trials. The role will include liaising with scientific and medical colleagues to ensure the trials are delivered in a timely manner, and results are accurately documented in the laboratory information management system (LIMS). The post holder must be flexible to the needs of the service and support delivery of additional research studies when requested.
You will need excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to work effectively in different environments; sometimes with challenging individuals.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
· Freeman Hospital
· Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
· Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
· Newcastle Dental Hospital
· Newcastle Fertility Centre
· Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
· Northern Genetics Service
· Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Research in Newcastle Hospitals is extremely important in the advancement of patient care. The department of Cellular Pathology supports research delivery through NovoPath and NEIL (North East Innovation Laboratory), and the Newcastle Hospitals Biobank.
The department of Cellular Pathology is made up of several sections and teams to deliver Histology, Non-Gynae-Cytology and Neuropathology services to the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, General Practitioners, other Trusts and other users of the service.
Procedures will be carried out without supervision under the guidance of a Senior Biomedical Scientist.
Responsibilities:
• To work as part of a team in the receipt of Cellular Pathology specimens, assisting in specimen dissection and preparing samples for processing, recording details on the laboratory information system, storage and eventual disposal of residual tissue.
• To undertake coordination of Clinical Trials as they impact on the department and recognise the balance between these trials, research and diagnostic testing.
• To carry out a wide range of laboratory procedures, e.g. taking X-rays of breast and bone samples, programming tissue processors, orientating and embedding tissue samples, microtomy, tissue staining, immunocytochemistry, electron microscopy, molecular diagnostic procedures, validate results and use judgement in determining and initiating further procedures that may be required
• To actively participate in the maintenance and basic trouble shooting of laboratory equipment, report any faults and non-compliances to a senior member of staff and take prompt and appropriate action in response to unexpected situations
• To participate in Quality Control to report any major non-compliant events to a senior member of staff.
• To work in compliance with local health and safety rules to ensure a safe working environment for you, colleagues and visitors. To adhere to department and Trust Health and Safety policies (including COSHH, Risk assessments and Standard Operating Procedures) and to report any non-compliances to a senior member of staff.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- BSc in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent qualification approved by the IBMS
- Health and Care Professions Council registration (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Member of the IBMS
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Cellular Pathology
- Previous laboratory experience as a Trainee Biomedical
- Scientist/Healthcare Scientist in an NHS Laboratory
- Familiarity with Health & Safety and COSHH
- Participates in CPD
Desirable criteria
- Computer literacy
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Keyboard skills
- Able to organise and prioritise own work activities
- Communication,
- Planning and organisational skills
- Analytical and judgemental skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Jones
- Job title
- Laboratory Supervisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 282 4460
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