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Biomedical Scientist (Clinical Chemistry)

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JLView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043

Contract

Fixed-Term

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

22 October 2026

2 days left

Job description

Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking a talented and motivated HCPC-registered Band 5 Biomedical Scientist to join our friendly, dynamic Clinical Chem...

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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Knowledge Requirements

Essential: - Understanding of the role of Biomedical Scientist

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc (or MSc) in an accredited Biological / Biomedical Sciences degree
  • HCPC registered as a Biomedical Scientist
  • IBMS Certificate of Competence
  • IT skills

Desirable: - European Computer Driving Licence

Further Training

Essential: - Participates in Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential: - Previous laboratory experience

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • 37.5 hrs per week, working on any shift within the full shift system as rostered
  • Annual attendance at mandatory training
  • To work on any site as rostered

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

8 October 2026

Last checked

8 October 2026

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About the employer

SFH
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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