Biomedical Scientist - Cellular Pathology
Employer Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Location North Shields, United Kingdom Salary Competitive Closing date 6 Jul 2025
Job summary
The post-holder will provide a range of Biomedical Scientist duties within the Cellular Pathology Dept. Their work pattern will involve rotation between the Specimen Reception/Dissection, Main Lab, and Immunocytochemistry laboratories.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will practice as a specialist registered Biomedical Scientist working effectively as part of a team providing histopathology, cytopathology and autopsy clinical technical services to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and general practitioners.They will perform a range of scientific investigations and procedures to primarily assist in the differential diagnosis of cancer and other tissue related disease.They will provide technical support to pathologists, clinicians and other staff to provide an efficient diagnostic service.They will participate in the supervision, training and development of trainee biomedical scientists and medical laboratory assistants.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Typical duties include:
Specimen Receipt and booking-in.
Triage of specimens in the Reception and Dissection areas.
Assisting the dissection process.
Routine Histopathology lab duties to include embedding, microtomy, staining, and QC functions.
Running the Immunocytochemistry and Cytology laboratories on a day to day basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Typical duties include:
Specimen Receipt and booking-in.
Triage of specimens in the Reception and Dissection areas.
Assisting the dissection process.
Routine Histopathology lab duties to include embedding, microtomy, staining, and QC functions.
Running the Immunocytochemistry and Cytology laboratories on a day to day basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Registration
Essential
* BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council
* Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
* Post holder is required to work towards achievement of the Specialist Diploma in Histopathology.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge and practical experience of a range of Histological and cytological technical procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Registration
Essential
* BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council
* Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
* Post holder is required to work towards achievement of the Specialist Diploma in Histopathology.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge and practical experience of a range of Histological and cytological technical procedures.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Tyneside General Hospital
North Shields
NE29 8NH
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