Main area Clinical Biochemistry Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent: 24/7 rota cover required Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (OOH shifts (weekday lates, nights and weekend days/nights)) Job ref 190-0735-DIR
Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northen General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £47,810 - £54,710 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 31/08/2025 23:59 Interview date 09/09/2025
Advanced Biomedical Scientist (Biochemistry)
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
Would you like to join a progressive, supportive, and innovative team contributing to the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw? If you are seeking a new challenge in a modern, fully UKAS-accredited laboratory environment where your expertise can truly make an impact, we would welcome your application.
We are currently seeking a dedicated and motivated HCPC-registered Advanced Biomedical Scientist to join our Biochemistry team at the Northern General Hospital. This is an excellent opportunity for a reliable, professional, and flexible individual to be part of a friendly and hardworking department within one of the region’s leading acute hospital sites.
Our laboratory is fully automated and equipped with a Roche 8000 analytical platform, including Chemistry and Immunoassay analysers, all integrated with the APEX Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
Applicants must be HCPC-registered and have successfully completed the IBMS Specialist Portfolio in Clinical Biochemistry.
In addition, candidates should either hold, or be nearing completion of, a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent qualification, such as the IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma in Clinical Biochemistry.
Extensive experience at Band 6 level within a routine Biochemistry environment is essential, alongside a thorough understanding of clinical biochemistry techniques and practices.
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
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 SYB Pathology network includes:
* Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT)
* 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)
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
Education and Qualifications
* HCPC registered
* 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.
* IBMS Specialist portfolio (Blood Sciences) or other BMS (Blood Sciences) specialist qualification
* Evidence of continual professional development
* Further Management training
Experience
* Extensive experience in a UKAS accredited clinical (Blood Sciences) Laboratory
* Experience with a wide range of Blood Sciences Diagnostic techniques
* Experience in application and monitoring of UKAS standards.
* Experience in demonstrating leadership qualities
Skills and Knowledge
* 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
* Ability to deliver new services
Personal Qualities
* 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
* Commitment to Providing 8am-8pm service and weekend out-of- hours work.
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .
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