Senior Biomedical Scientist-Training Lead: Sponsorship Available

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Job summary

To be an efficient, flexible member of the laboratory and wider Pathology service providing a consistently high quality and professional service.

Assist with managing the day-to-day operations of a specific area of a laboratory service, at the hub or spoke laboratory, as an integral element of Pathology. To be responsible for providing specialist knowledge, alongside technical expertise to aid in the training and development of technical staff.

To maintain competence to practice and to improve professional expertise through engagement in Continual Professional Development (CPD)

To work within the written Policies and Procedures of the Department especially in relation to Health & Safety and Quality.

Main duties of the job

Specialist Knowledge – Training Lead

To provide and co-ordinate specialist clinical technical services to patients that may include research and audit samples

To undertake day-to-day management of a section within the laboratory under the direction of the line manager.

Contributes to providing a professional clinical laboratory service, working effectively as a team member as part of the overall department.

To provide the necessary training and supervision to staff within the section.

To maintain, monitor and develop documentation for competence assessment in all areas. Maintain training matrix and ProfilerLIve systems for real time training and competence updates.

Work in compliance with local health and safety rules to ensure a safe working environment. Adhere to department, directorate and Board Health and Safety policies (including COSHH, Risk assessments and Standard Operating Procedures) and to report any non-compliances to the Service Manager or Technical Lead.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Bsc Biomedical Science or equivalent
  • Msc Biomedical Science or equivalent
  • Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) Specialist Diploma in Cellular Pathology
  • Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

  • Substantial post HCPC Registration experience in the relevant Biomedical Science dissection discipline

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 23 August 2026

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