Specialist Biomedical Scientist
| Posting date: | 24 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE1 8NZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | U9206-26-0021 |
Summary
Key Responsibilities Perform and interpret routine and specialist biomedical investigations by participating in regular daily workloads, as directed by management, in line with your skills, experience and competencies. Maintain standards of conduct required by the HCPC to practice as a registered Biomedical Scientist. Provide technical advice to clinical colleagues as required and within limits of competency. Process specimens and handle sensitive information with care and due diligence, such as patient results, in line with local SOPs. Propose and implement changes to SOPs, policies and work practice as required. Participate in development of new tests, as directed, including alignment with accreditation bodies and local management processes. Where necessary this will include analysing clinical trial samples. Participate in verification and validation work when required. Day to day supervision of MLAs, APs and BMSs, providing support, training and mentoring to ensure performance is in line with laboratory standards. Observe all safety regulations and ensure others are doing the same. This includes holding people to account when standards fall short of expectations and raising concerns about safety in the laboratory. Ensure compliance for your area of work with all legislative and quality requirements of regulatory directives, accreditation bodies, and local management including: Care Quality Commission UKAS Synnovis policies and SOPs Any other body in area of responsibility. Participate in quality management activities including inspections, audits, EQA and IQC procedures as required. Utilise the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Q-Pulse quality management database and other relevant software to ensure high quality reliable data capture and entry. Complete data entry accurately to record sensitive patient information, requiring frequent, long period of concentration whilst maintaining patient confidentiality and following Information Governance (IG) guidelines. Work closely with colleagues in the quality team to identify best practice and embed a culture of high quality and performance across your area. Report all incidents and adverse events to management and enter the information in the CAPA module of Q-pulse in a timely manner as directed, supervising and assisting junior colleagues with the process. Demonstrate ongoing laboratory-based competency against training plans. Demonstrate professionalism, patience and empathy when explaining complex subjects, and in particular when communicating with people who do not share same level of knowledge or understanding. Prioritise your workload effectively to ensure that deadlines are met, and that work is delivered to the highest standards possible. Take part in CPD activities to ensure that your practices and knowledge are always relevant and up to date to your specific area. Core duties include: Plan and organise their work within the demands of the team Perform manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations Interpret first line laboratory results and take appropriate actions in line with laboratory policies and procedures Keep up to date with current scientific and technical developments, including through participation in scientific meetings if appropriate Participate in internal and external quality assurance programmesas well in the quality control, document and incident reporting procedures Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across Southeast London. The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in Southeast London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services.The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.The Hub The hub is an eight-storey building, and we are working across 10 floors including the ground and lower ground floors. Synnovis corporate function operates from the hub on the 8th floor, above the laboratory underneath. This is a total net internal area of almost 10,000m squared across the 10 floors. Based in Blackfriars, its less than a 5-minute walk from Southwark Tube or Blackfriars station and nestled closely to a vast array of entertainment and fabulous places to dine, relax and meet people.