Job summary
- Main area
- Biomedical Science
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 9 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift duty when competent.)
- Job ref
- 251-FCSS4481-SBMS
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basingstoke
- Town
- Basingstoke
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Biomedical Scientist
Band 6

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has re-designed its Pathology services following Trust mergers and now has an opportunity for a Specialist Biomedical Scientist within the field of Biochemistry-Automation.
The post holder will be highly skilled in the use of the latest biomedical techniques and complex instrumentation alongside more traditional manual methods of investigation. Applicants are expected have training and experience in automated chemistry and preferably manual investigations of serum and urine osmolality and investigations for Xanthochromia. The individual will be expected to apply professional judgement and utilise specialist skills and knowledge to provide a timely result service to the clinician. The individual will be committed to formally maintaining their specialist skills and knowledge by appropriate training and self-education.
Main duties of the job
We provide a 24/7 diagnostic service and we can offer full time hours covering day, evening, night and weekends.
If you have the qualifications and experience and wish to develop your knowledge and skills in Biochemistry, we are waiting to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Biomedical Science Degree or equivalent
- State registration with the Health Professions Council
- Evidence of a Continuing Personal Development Programme
- Experience in UK Biochemistry lab
Desirable criteria
- IBMS Specialist Portfolio or Equivalent experience in Biochemistry
- UK MSc in Biochemistry or Equivalent qualification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of general Biochemistry, acquired by UK based lab experience and IBMS registration portfolio.
- Working in a UK based diagnostic biochemistry laboratory at Specialist BMS level.
Desirable criteria
- Lone working
- Shift working
Training
Essential criteria
- IBMS specialist portfolio in Biochemistry or IBMS accredited MSc in Blood sciences or Biochemistry
Desirable criteria
- Working towards specialist portfolio
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Krishna Putta
- Job title
- Biochemistry operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01256 313923
- Additional information
Krishna Putta - Blood Sciences operational manager
01256 313923 | Ext. 43923
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