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Job summary

Main area
Renal Medicine
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
290-MIC-2230
Employer
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hammersmith Hospital - Renal Brent Lab
Town
London
Salary
£47,951 - £56,863 pa inclusive pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/09/2026 23:59

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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Biomedical Scientist - Renal

Band 6

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.  

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.  

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

 

 

 

Job overview

Join the Leslie Brent Laboratory at Hammersmith Hospital as a Band 6 Biomedical Scientist. We provide a specialist UKAS-accredited Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) service supporting renal and bone-marrow transplant programmes across the Trust and beyond.

Working with state-of-the-art HPLC-MS/MS systems, you will contribute to routine diagnostics, quality management, service development and research activities.

We are seeking an HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist with strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills. Experience in HPLC-MS/MS or TDM is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided. Apply now to develop your specialist expertise.

Main duties of the job

  • Perform specialist scientific and technical work within the Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) service, requiring a high degree of accuracy, judgement, and practical expertise.
  •  Contribute to the delivery of a high-quality, professional clinical and technical TDM service to the Trust and external users, working to national standards, accreditation requirements, and departmental policies.
  • Participate in the evaluation, validation, implementation, and continuous improvement of analytical techniques used within the service, including assays for immunosuppressive drugs and other therapeutic agents.
  • Support research, development, audit, and service improvement activities relating to therapeutic drug monitoring, particularly in renal and transplant patient care.
  • Assist with the day-to-day operation of the TDM laboratory, ensuring timely and accurate processing, analysis, and reporting of patient samples, and provide support to senior staff as required.
  • Support the training of supervision staff in accordance with departmental training programmes and service requirements.
  • Maintain compliance with HCPC standards, ISO 15189 accreditation requirements, health and safety regulations, and the quality management system.
  • Participate in the implementation of new methods, equipment, and procedures to improve service quality, efficiency, and patient care outcomes

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.  

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.  Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly,  part time or job share.  Please talk to  us at interview. 

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.  

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. 

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science or equivalent
  • HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Desirable criteria
  • BMS Specialist Portfolio completed
  • MSc in Biomedical Science or related discipline.
  • Higher Specialist Diploma or equivalent advanced qualification
  • Leadership or management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post-registration experience in an NHS diagnostic laboratory
  • Experience working within UKAS/ISO 15189 quality standards
  • Experience of performing, validating and interpreting complex laboratory investigations.
  • Experience supervising junior staff, trainees, or support workers.
  • Participation in audit and quality improvement activities.
Desirable criteria
  • Significant experience in a specialist discipline.
  • Experience of implementing service improvements.
  • Experience in staff training.
  • Experience in research, innovation, or clinical trials
  • Experience with data analysis and service performance monitoring

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Janet Lee
Job title
Laboratory Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 331 36639
Additional information

Shobena Shivagnanam - [email protected]

020 331 36638 or 36642

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