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Job summary

Main area
Biomedical Sciences - Biochemistry and Toxicology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5 Monday to Friday)
Job ref
190-0765-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northern General Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/09/2025 23:59
Interview date
23/09/2025

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced Biomedical Scientist

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) is on a transformational journey that will fully integrate our existing pathology services, providing the best possible service for patients and clinicians across the Integrated Care System. It is our mission to deliver high-quality and innovative laboratory medicine solutions to patients, clinicians and partners to improve health, add value to patient care, safeguard best clinical outcomes and support the transformation of healthcare across SYB and beyond.

The Pathology Partnership will provide the best possible service for patients and clinicians; improving health outcomes, delivering quality and efficiency benefits and ensuring a sustainable workforce for the longer term.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Advanced Biomedical Scientist to join our team in the Specialised Clinical Chemistry & Toxicology department at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield. This ISO 15189 accredited department provides an analytical toxicology service to hospital physicians, pathologists and Coroners across England and Wales, as well as a toxic metal/trace element and therapeutic drug monitoring service throughout the SYB partnership and other NHS trusts.  

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Laboratory Oversight
Quality Assurance
Method Development and Validation
Staff Supervision and Training
Results Interpretation
Workflow Optimisation
Instrument Troubleshooting
Data Analysis and Reporting
Research and Development
Regulatory Compliance

See Job Description for further detail

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research. 

As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

The post holder will be required to undertake duties at any of the sites within the SYB Pathology Network, these include:

  • Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT)
  • Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTHFT)
  • The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT)
  • Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT)
  • Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT)

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria

Person specification

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory training and required laboratory competences
  • Ability to plan, prioritise and allocate work and work under pressure.
  • Ability to work individually and as part of a team
  • Prepared to work flexibly including participation in weekend and evening work and out of hours rota as required

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good IT skills (e.g. Microsoft Office, QPulse, LIMS etc)
  • Ability to Lead a Team
  • Effective Communication skills, written and oral
  • Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach
  • Ability to motivate oneself and other staff
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to deliver new services

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience in a UKAS accredited clinical (Blood Sciences) Laboratory.
  • Experience with a wide range of Blood Sciences Diagnostic techniques
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in application and monitoring of UKAS standards.
  • Experience in demonstrating leadership qualities

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • FIBMS or MSc (in Discipline or equivalent) or IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma (Blood Sciences) or level 7 Apprenticeship or equivalent extensive experience with a commitment to obtain a level 7 qualification.
  • HCPC Registration
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
  • IBMS Specialist portfolio (Blood Sciences) or other BMS (Blood Sciences) specialist qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Further Management training.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jack Casbon
Job title
Deputy Laboratory Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01142267233
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