Advanced Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Ipswich, IP4 5PD
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Advanced Biomedical Scientist who is professional, reliable, innovative and flexible to join our frie...
- Responsible as lead Biomedical Scientist for a specialist area
- Manages and coordinates the day to day activities of the team
- Leads on service improvement
- Processes specialist investigations and responsible for standard and quality of results
- Provides specialist advice to clinicians as to appropriateness of tests and timescales.
- Provides specialist service e.g. training, advanced trouble shooting, problem solving for specialist area.
- To work flexibly in reflection of service needs which may include an extended working day and/or participation in delivery of a 24 hour, 7 day per week service.
- The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues and hazardous chemicals. This may include blood, pus, urine, faeces, and respiratory secretions.
Our pathology department is part of the collaborative East Coast Pathology Network (see attached document)
About our Pathology Service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBrydUl_c5w
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Education
Essential
- HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist
- Biomedical Science Degree or equivalent
- Appropriate Post Graduate qualifications e.g. IBMS Higher Specialist diploma or IBMS Diploma in Biomedical Science, Masters or equivalent or working towards
- Additional appropriate specialist qualification if required.
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Holding or working towards a qualification that supports management responsibilities such as health and safety, training officer, or quality management associated with post
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge and experience across a range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theory and practice relevant to post
- Extensive practical experience of working in a Biomedical Science laboratory
- Experience of managing people
- Experience of Pathology IT systems
- Practical experience of Quality Management and Quality Management Systems
- Experience of performing and evaluating Risk Assessments
Desirable
- European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent
- Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS
- Previous experience working as an Advanced Biomedical Scientist.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
14 August 2026
Last checked
18 August 2026
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