Job vacancy: Section Lead: Biomedical Scientist, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton

Job summary

Main area: Clinical Services
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 282-SA578

Employer: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Royal Marsden Sutton
Town: Sutton
Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/06/2025 23:59

Section Lead: Biomedical Scientist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information please refer to the job description and personal specification

Day to day planning and co-ordination, including scheduling, workload distribution and ensuring smooth operation of the CPGC service, and when necessary, the core haematopathology service. Including management of staff, equipment and the quality system.

Supporting assessment of tumour samples to determine suitability for clinical genomics testing.

Maintaining up to date knowledge of all instrumentation and being the lead trouble shooter for equipment and diagnostic techniques.

Maintaining high levels of accuracy in a clinical setting where patient results directly impact treatment decisions.

Person specification

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria

Good interpersonal skills
Ability to express themselves clearly
Good telephone manner, diplomatic
Ability to write clearly and concisely
Ability to use in-house IT systems
Ability to use Microsoft software or equivalent
Educational qualification in mathematics
Ability to perform complex scientific calculations and data analysis
Good judgment, analytical, perceptive, eye for detail
Able to deal with all simple day to day problems and trouble shooting
Able to take specific responsibility in an area of defined specialist knowledge
Good understanding of organisational and logistical issues

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Ambitious, evidence of personal development
Self-confident, contributes to laboratory meetings
Flexible approach to work, can deal with unexpected situations
Decision maker
Commitment to team working
Able to work unsupervised and supervise others

Desirable criteria

Motivates staff/ team
Demonstrates a pro-active approach to problem solving

Specific Experience

Essential criteria

Degree in biomedical science
HCPC registration
Evidence of post registration study
Higher degree or equivalent (e.g. PGCert)
Experience of working in all areas of relevant routine laboratory
Proven experience writing/ reviewing SOPs and documents
Able to perform advance training
Full understanding of all laboratory H&S procedures
Able to foster a culture of H&S and ensure team compliance with Trust and local H&S procedures
Able to work to deadlines
Proven ability to organise a team work plans, schedules and deadlines
Full understanding of EQA & IQA and their implications
Ability to take corrective and preventative actions for IQA non-compliances

Desirable criteria

Evidence of training related to specific area or instrument(s)
Ability to perform and analyse simple audits
General understanding of all aspects of quality management
Knowledge and understanding of pathology accreditation standards
Experience implementing/ validation digital infrastructure (e.g. LIMS/ digital pathology)
Experience tumour assessment

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.