Senior Specialist Biomedical Scientist
| Posting date: | 06 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE1 8NZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | U9206-26-0009 |
Summary
At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. For now, the job you are applying for will be based at one of our hospital sites however, from 1 April 2024 our people and services will start to move to our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, with some work remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests. Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more. Purpose of the Job This role delivers specialist biomedical investigations and provides first line people management as part of the laboratory team in Synnovis. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will have a high level of responsibility, including leading in an area of expertise, to ensure the successful delivery of pathology services, in line with our corporateobjectives. What you will do You will hold a variety of accountabilities in the laboratory environment. These include, but are not limited to: Responsible for a specialist area, providing specialised technical scientific services and communicating complex information that will aid and determine clinical diagnosis Contribute to the development of specialist investigations, identifying better ways of working and finding efficiencies in service delivery Manage day-to-day staffing with the Operations Manager to ensure all resourcing needs are met, manage workflow and relevant training to meet turnaround times, cover bench work and where required supervise others as part of early or late or weekend shifts Take part in other activities such as audits, training, and potentially clinical trials as required.