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Band 7, 37.5 hrs per week with no Saturday rotation

Senior Biomedical Scientist (Laboratory Lead) – Neuropathology (Neuroscience Directorate)

The department of Neuropathology & Ocular Pathology has an exciting opening for a senior Biomedical Scientist (BMS) / Laboratory Lead / Safety Officer.

We are a specialist and evolving team and we seek a new Laboratory Lead BMS to assist the Laboratory Manager with the daily running of the lab. In addition, the post holder will be responsible for safety (joint responsibility with Lab Manager).

We strongly believe that BMSs should maintain their laboratory skills at all levels and so you will also participate in the laboratory rota, through the surgical, post mortem, immunohistochemical and neuromuscular benches. You will work closely with the other Biomedical Scientists, Neuropathologists and laboratory support staff, as well as our service users and colleagues throughout the hospital.

The responsibilities of the role include:

• Laboratory Lead – responsible for the day to day running of the lab.
• Safety Officer – jointly responsible for safety in the lab.
• Responsible for overseeing the laboratory post mortem service.
• Performing specialist neuropathology techniques on neurosurgical and post mortem samples from within the Trust and our external service users.
• Participating in the department training programme
• Participating in necessary verification and validation procedures.
• Identifying and developing service improvement practices.

Candidates must be HCPC Registered as a Biomedical Scientist and will require an MSc or equivalent professional qualification in Histopathology and experience of at least 4 years as a Specialist BMS in Histopathology with full evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) throughout that period and evidence of training responsibilities. On the other hand, a driven, ambitious and technically skilled BMS with a desire to progress to band 7 but without all the required experience may still be considered as a band 6. Experience in Neuropathology would also be highly advantageous.

The department of Neuropathology and Ocular Pathology sits within the Neurosciences directorate and works closely with other neuro-related disciplines, such as neurosurgery, neuro-oncology and neurology. The department is also home to the Oxford Brain Bank and research groups from the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurology (NDCN) and the NHS laboratory maintains a close collaborative relationship with both.

The department processes approximately 2000 surgical specimens and 200 post mortem cases per annum. These specimens are often subject to complex testing processes, including, histochemical, immunohistochemical and molecular testing. The BMSs rotate through the various specialist areas on a monthly basis, which allows them to follow cases from reception to reporting.