Job vacancy: Biomedical Scientist, Band 5- Histology, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham

Job summary

Main area: Histology
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (May include Saturday working)
Job ref: 318-25-T0266

Employer: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Cheltenham General Hospital
Town: Cheltenham
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 (pa pro rata if part-time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/04/2025 23:59

Biomedical Scientist, Band 5- Histology

Band 5

Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.

As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.

As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.

By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will, amongst other duties, be required to:

Work in all sections of the department on a rotational basis

Participate in the reception, preparation and documentation of specimens for Histology in accordance with laboratory policies and protocols

Participate in specimen processing and the production of histology sections for microscopic examination. This includes cut up, embedding, microtomy, staining and microscopy

Participate in simple Biomedical Scientist cut-up

Rotate through all sections of the department including the Special Techniques area, which covers Immunocytochemistry and Molecular Pathology

Input test requests, including tests, patient demographics, requesting clinician and location for report onto the laboratory computer system in a timely fashion in order to maintain efficient workflow and laboratory turnaround times and taking into account the urgency of the request

Participate in the training and teaching of trainee Biomedical Scientists, MLAs and other healthcare professionals

Person specification

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

BSc (Hon) Biomedical Science
HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist
Knowledge of Histology
Good Communication skills
Computer skills
Work as part of team
Undertake CPD and Specialist Diploma in Histology

The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.

Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.

Committed to safeguarding our community

If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary. Please contact [email protected] for further information.

The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance. As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [email protected]

Committed to supporting service personnel

As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel. To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]