Job vacancy: CWPS Biomedical Science Training and Recruitment Strategy Lead, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry

Job summary

Main area: Pathology
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent: Part-Time
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week (4 x 7.5 hour shifts per week)
Job ref: 218-HSS-B7-8326112

Employer: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Town: Coventry
Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rota
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/10/2026 23:59
Interview date: 03/11/2026

CWPS Biomedical Science Training and Recruitment Strategy Lead

NHS AfC: Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Liaise with representatives Higher Education Institutions to explore delivery of innovative Apprenticeship training and education programmes to suit the requirements of CWPS.
Work with department managers across CWPS to identify and advise on supplementing skill gaps within the workforce. Explore implementation of new roles, for example, Biomedical Associate.
Attend and represent CWPS Network at local, regional and national forums to relevant to delivery of Training and education for the Biomedical Science workforce. Circulate relevant information and updates to training officers and department managers.
Become proficient in the use of the Quality Management system, ensuring the effective management of all controlled documentation.
Become familiar with and ensure Biomedical Science training supports the delivery of services in line with the principles of the ISO standard and MHRA requirements, HTA regulations, HSE requirements.
Collect, interpret and present in an agreed format information when required for presentation to the Pathology Operational Board meetings and quality meetings.
Become a point of contact for enquiries related to training and education of the Biomedical Science workforce, record information and complete follow up communications when necessary. Communicate and circulate relevant information to colleagues.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• HCPC Registration • MSc, FIBMS or IBMS Special Examination • Evidence of CPD

Desirable criteria

• Management qualification • Project management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of experience working in a Clinical Laboratory as a Specialist Biomedical Scientist • Comprehensive understanding of NHS services/systems and NHS context (e.g. modernising pathology services) • Demonstrates ability in producing written reports/papers/documents to a high standard • Commitment to change management to develop more innovative ways of working to improve service delivery • Strong leadership and people management skills, and the ability to motivate and develop staff.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates an in depth knowledge in required discipline • Demonstrates in depth knowledge of Biomedical Science education and training requirements, and career pathways. • Good knowledge of national requirements for Healthcare Science training and education. • Knowledge of laboratory roles and tasks within the Biomedical Science workforce. • Broad knowledge of training pathways and scientific roles across CWPS

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills • High level of accuracy and attention to detail • Ability to train other staff • Ability to communicate technical information to other health professionals and be able to use telephone and email • Advanced IT and keyboard skills • Good planning and organisational skills • Problem solving skills, including lateral thinking and ability to find creative solutions • Negotiating and Influencing skills • Ability to cope with a wide range of complex issues, prioritising effectively when dealing with competing demands

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) • Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders