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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

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Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldArmed Forces Covenant

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

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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

[email protected]

01256 313923 | Ext. 43923

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