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Specialist Biomedical Scientist
| Posting date: | 28 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 August 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE1 8NZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | U9206-25-0049 |
Summary
As a Specialist Biomedical Scientist, the post holder will have a direct and meaningful impact through a range of key responsibilities, including: Duties and Responsibilities Technical To safely handle, use and dispose of blood or other body fluids or hazardous chemicals. To plan and organise their work within the demands of the team. Advise service users on sample preservation and transportation to laboratory To undertake preventative maintenance on laboratory instruments and equipment prior to them being used for patient investigations. To prepare store and use reagents required for laboratory investigations To perform manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations. To measure and monitor the accuracy and imprecision of laboratory investigations using appropriate quality control procedures. To undertake technical validation of the results from laboratory investigations to ensure accuracy and precision as specified by laboratory protocols and quality procedures. Participate in internal and external quality assurance programmes To undertake preliminary fault finding and corrective action when the quality control procedures indicate loss of performance. To report to the section supervisor any instance or event which may cause a service delivery failure. To file samples following appropriate protocols and keep records as required Dispose of excess and tested samples according to departmental protocols Scientific To undertake method and laboratory instrument evaluation as directed by the section supervisor. To participate in audits as directed by the quality lead. To participate in research and development as directed by the Operations Manager. To keep up to date with current scientific and technical developments, including through participation in scientific meetings if appropriate. Maintain HCPC registration and undertake Continual Professional Development Clinical To interpret first line laboratory results and take appropriate actions in line with laboratory policies and procedures. e.g. authorisation of results, ordering relevant follow-up laboratory procedures, adding technical and approved pre-defined clinically relevant comments, referring results for clinical interpretation or opinion, informing the requestor of clinically significant result. Provide approved departmental information and advice to other healthcare professionals, patients and the public, and to refer on to appropriate specialists requests for information out with their area of responsibility. To participate in clinical audits. Laboratory Informatics To comply with local and national policies for the safe, secure and confidential processing, and storage of patient and other laboratory information. To use the Laboratory Information System according to the authorised protocols. To maintain the integrity and accuracy of laboratory databases. Administrative To ensure that records are kept up to date and stored safely to ensure compliance with good work practices required for ISO 15189. Supervise work file management to ensure all results are reported with agreed turnaround time To ensure that all results are reported within the agreed turnaround time, and to take appropriate action, for example communicating appropriately with colleagues and managers. To support and participate in staff training and development. Handle telephone enquiries from service users and where required communicate test results as per departmental protocol To participate with supervision of the work and performance monitoring of Medical Laboratory Assistants, trainees and students in the procedures for which the post holder is responsible. To use departmental resources efficiently and advice the Section Supervisor when stocks of reagents and consumables are approaching minimum stock levels. To participate in the review of policies and procedures, COSHH and workplace risk assessments. For further details please see the attached JD.