Specialist Biomedical Scientist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leeds, LS9 7TF
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Aug 2026
Closing date:	20 Sept 2026

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Summary

Leeds is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT) and West Yorkshire and Harrogate pathology network, offering fast, accurate testing services to hospitals in the region. This is to help to manage increasing demand and support investment in new technology and developing staff to improve services for patients. This allows us to improve how we diagnose illness for patients and help to meet the growing regional demand for specialist services like heart or neurosurgery. The Department of Blood Sciences is seeking to recruit experienced and innovative Specialist Biomedical Scientist in Biochemistry to help shape, deliver and improve the service we deliver to our patients across the two sites. St James’s the brand-new facility will consolidate many of those pathology services that will benefit from being more closely co-located. This means we can deliver service improvements up to two to three years sooner. Why should you join our team? Become part of a team that plays a vital role in patient care by delivering accurate and timely biochemistry test results that support diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. Join LTHT Biochemistry Department with a strong reputation for high-quality diagnostic services, modern technology, and a commitment to excellence in healthcare, with the largest automation tracking system in the North. Benefit from ongoing training, professional development, and opportunities to expand your skills while working alongside experienced laboratory professionals. Collaborate with dedicated scientists, laboratory staff, and clinicians in an environment that values teamwork, respect, and continuous improvement. Contribute to a laboratory that prioritises quality, patient safety, health and safety, confidentiality, and innovation in every aspect of its work. Enjoy the opportunity to grow within one of the largest healthcare organisations while making a meaningful contribution to improving patient outcomes. What you will bring to the role As a specialist biomedical scientist, you will be a fully competent member of the department. Normally working as part of a team, you will be expected to perform a wide range of specialist clinical technical investigations. At other times you may be required to work alone and independently, for example when working on-call. Working in different sections of the department you will have the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute towards the provision of an accurate and timely service for patients. You will be expected to apply professional judgements and specialist skills to technically complex and sometimes difficult situations. Within the team you may be required to organize the tasks of support workers. You will be required to communicate highly complex information, often related to patient management and care, to colleagues, healthcare staff and other organizations. You will be required to attend MDT and other user meetings where appropriate. Post holders will be involved in R&D and may lead projects, under supervision, where appropriate. The post holder will assist in the day to day running of the laboratory or a particular section of the laboratory, under supervision/delegation of the advanced biomedical scientist. This will involve QC and EQA authorisation, training, risk and incident assessment and investigation and HR procedures. The post holder will be expected to have an awareness of budgets and resource responsibility. In order to carry out the job sufficiently and effectively you will have successfully studied for an accredited degree in biomedical sciences, or other equivalent qualification acceptable to the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS). You will have developed a range of competencies and specialist knowledge in all aspects of the discipline through extensive practical experience, in house training and structured study through the IBMS specialist portfolio programme and will continue to develop your skills and knowledge subject to the requirements of continuous professional development (CPD). In addition, basic computer skills and use of various laboratory and Trust based databases are essential to carry out your work. The post holder will have undertaken all mandatory training required for their role and be willing to attend training to facilitate learning in areas such as basic HR functions, appraisal, incident investigation etc. Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

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