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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
Specialist Biomedical Scientist Band 6 (Annex 21 may apply)
The Biochemistry Department in South Glasgow offers a repertoire of over 200 tests and is one of the largest, busiest and most diverse in the UK. Services include specialist metabolic testing for the majority of Scotland’s population, confirmatory toxicology testing for all of Greater Glasgow and Clyde and other boards and further specialist services which are available to the whole of Scotland. The Department has integrated its pre-analytical processes with Haematology and works closely with Immunology and Neuroimmunology services which are colocated in the laboratory building.
To provide an analytical service to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital the laboratory is uniquely equipped with one of the largest diagnostic tracking systems in the world. The new hospital has been directly funded by the Scottish Government at a cost of approximately £800 million pounds with approximately £80 million of this total being used to build the laboratory building. The new hospital co-locates adult and paediatric services in adjoining buildings. You will work individually as well as part of a team to analyse and validate a broad range of specialist and routine laboratory diagnostic investigations in the department, using a range of analysers and technical procedures on patient samples.
Candidates for this post should -
Be in possession of a BSc honours degree in Biomedical Sciences, which is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (I.B.M.S.), or equivalent. Consideration will be given to candidates who have submitted all elements required under the ‘top up’ process to convert degrees into a qualification which can be accredited by the I.B.M.S, but are still awaiting confirmation of award.
Be in possession of an I.B.M.S. Certificate of Competence or have registration as a Biomedical Scientist with the Health Care Professions Council.
Informal contact: Louise Boughen (Louise.boughen@nhs.scot, 0141 354 9025)
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service is available on the Supporting Information document.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
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