Specialist Biomedical Scientist Band 6 - Clinical Biochemistry

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a state registered Healthcare Scientist fo who has completed or is actively undertaking their IBMS specialist portfolio. The successful applicant will take an active role in the leadership support of the Clinical Biochemistry Department within Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

You will be supporting fellow state registered Healthcare Scientists in the provision of an effective, 24/7 high quality service and will actively support the team in processing approximately 33,000 assays (over 4000 samples) per day and enable the department to play a key role in supporting allied healthcare professionals who are reliant on our service.The role will require communication of confidential urgent/abnormal results, ensuring rapid turnaround times which meet key Trust objectives, maintaining and troubleshooting equipment and initial investigations into poor analyser performance.

To support the Band 7 team leaders and departmental management team in the active management and development of colleagues within the chemical pathology department. To take an active role in developing the pathology departments Quality Management System.

Main duties of the job

Responsibility for ensuring all tests are performed according to established laboratory standard operating procedures and within agreed turnaround times.

Ensure the quality of the analytical service is maintained to UKAS ISO 15189:2022 standards.

Responsibility for ensuring safe use and maintenance of expensive, complex equipment, maintaining appropriate records.

To supervise Band 5 & Trainee Biomedical Scientists, Associate Practitioners and Medical Laboratory Assistants.

Full participation in a 24 hour shift pattern is expected. This includes working at both sites, sometimes as a lone worker

We are looking for an individual who has:

The ability to train & developExcellent communication skills

Show good existing leadership skills with a willingness to develop further by attending appropriate Trust run courses aimed at enhancing leadership qualities within the GHFT organisation

Organised with attention to detailDemonstrate a high level of concentrationUnderstands own limitations and is not afraid to ask for help.Flexible and able to demonstrate initiative.Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlinesFriendly, enthusiastic team player with good demonstrable interpersonal skills.

About us

The Chemical Pathology Department provides a UKAS accredited analytical and clinical interpretive service to support over 600,000 individuals within the Gloucestershire health community. We process over 1,200,000 patient requests (12 million tests) per annum within a 24/7, 365 day service.

We are a hard working team focused on improving patient outcomes and delivering high quality and fast turnaround times for all patient test requests.

Details

Date posted

05 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year (pa, pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-26-T0150

Job locations

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

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