Senior / Trainee Biomedical Scientist, Dissector


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 - £56,515
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Coventry, CV2 2DX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Aug 2026
Closing date:	23 Aug 2026

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Summary

Daily supervise and monitor staff in the performance of routine and specialised diagnostic services on patient and environmental samples containing potentially infectious material including tissue specimens using complex and highly specialised techniques to exacting medical and scientific standards according to standard operating procedures. To perform such diagnostic tests as required across our pathology network at the UHCW and SWFT sites. Daily to plan, allocate and reallocate work schedules for themselves and the team and determine work priorities to meet service needs. To deputise for the Specialist Scientific Lead Tissue Dissection & Sampling in each department as required. Record, and validate results. Report and technically authorise individual reports from the team in electronic form and / or verbally to persons authorised to receive them e.g. Medical, nursing and non medical staff. Ensure quality assurance procedures are followed. Quality check outputs including maintaining necessary internal records and investigate non conformance. To organise and participate in external and internal quality assurance schemes and vertical and horizontal audits. Participate in departmental quality review meetings and propose and implement change as appropriate. Organise and monitor maintenance on routine and complex equipment to ensure accuracy and precision of results. Troubleshoot faults and take appropriate action to maintain the patient service. Prioritise work to meet local and national laboratory performance targets eg. turnaround times for results, as directed by departmental managers. To propose, oversee and develop the implementation of new techniques, equipment and working practices. Prepare, review and update standard operating procedures. Provide and receive specialist knowledge in a departmental section to staff and users. Monitor and maintain stocks of materials, reagents, consumables and equipment Deal with telephone enquiries when difficulty in comprehension may occur. Travel between sites (UHCW and SWFT) to support the dissection service For further details of the role please see the attached job description for the full role and the trainee positions. The trainee role will be paid at band 6, the full role will be paid at band 7. Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

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