Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, suitably experienced Biomedical Scientist for the role of Biomedical Scientist Team Leader in the Royal United Hospital Cellular Pathology Laboratory, to provide leadership, training and technical expertise within the Histology department.

Situated in modern facilities within the main buildings of the hospital, the department processes over 34,000 histology requests per annum, 24,000 immunocytochemical tests and is accredited by the IBMS and UKAS.

We are interested to hear from applicants who hold HCPC registration and have MSc  or FIBMS in Cellular Pathology, or equivalent, and have current experience in histology at BMS Band 6 level. Experience of staff training and some evidence of supervisory/leadership experience and/or qualification would be beneficial. 

Suitable candidates will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication and leadership.

The department has an establishment of eight Consultant Histopathologists, two Specialist Trainees and is committed to the training and development of all staff.

For further information and/or to arrange a tour of the department please contact Nicola Stone, Chief BMS, Histology 01225 824718.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this position are 

• Oversee the day to day running of the histology laboratory along side our current senior team.
• Perform specialist histology techniques including but not limited to dissection, processing, embedding, frozen sections and immunohistochemistry.
• Providing training and CPD opportunities for the departmental staff
• Overseeing and ensuring staff competency
• Liaising between departmental staff and the Chief BMS, bringing to attention any difficulties or problems.
• Documentation management for all department SOPs, forms, notices etc through the QMS.
• Taking management of the reporting outsourcing process, ensuring cases are sent, logged, extra work requests are dealt with and reports are signed out.
• Staff appraisal

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.