Senior Specialist Biomedical Scientist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	Negotiable
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SE1 8NZ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Sept 2026
Closing date:	21 Sept 2026

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Summary

Purpose of the Job This role delivers specialist biomedical investigations and provides first line people management as part of the laboratory team. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will have a high level of responsibility, including leading in an area of expertise, to ensure the successful delivery of pathology services, in line with our corporate objectives. What you will do You will hold a variety of accountabilities in the laboratory environment. These include, but are not limited to: Responsible for a specialist area, providing specialised technical scientific services andcommunicating complex information that will aid and determine clinical diagnosis. Contribute to the development of specialist investigations, identifying better ways ofworking and finding efficiencies in service delivery. Manage day-to-day staffing with the Operations Manager to ensure all resourcing needsare met, manage workflow and relevant training to meet turnaround times, cover benchwork and where required supervise others as part of early or late or weekend shifts. Take part in other activities such as audits, training, and potentially clinical trials asrequired. Key Responsibilities Analyse samples in line with local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including but not limited to recording results and necessary action on the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), ensuring all Information Governance (IG) requirements are met. Maintain standards of conduct required by the HCPC to practice as a registered Biomedical Scientist. Provide technical advice to clinical colleagues as required and within limits of competency. Participate in the strategic development and service improvement of the analytical service, be responsible for the implementation of new techniques, equipment, and tests, as directed including all verification and validation work. Where necessary this will include analysing clinical trial samples. Ensure all incidents and events are correctly reported by junior staff in Q-Pulse quality management database and other relevant software and support them in quality learning procedures and investigations. In conjunction with the Quality team, monitor, report and action errors, hazards, and incidents logged in the CAPA module of Q-Pulse. This may include taking part in investigations of incidents and providing expert insight into making improvements based on outcomes. Participate in appropriate clinical audits as required and directed. Monitor, and report on EQA and IQC procedures and be responsible for correcting problems that have been identified. Ensure compliance with all regulatory and quality requirements of regulatory directives, accreditation bodies, and local management including: - Care Quality Commission - UKAS - Synnovis policies and SOPs - Any other body in area of responsibility Provide supervision for all employees, including participating in early, late, night and weekend and Bank Holiday shifts as required. Line manage employees as required. This includes delivering all aspects of people management, such as recruitment, performance management, absence management, learning and development, employee health and wellbeing. Encourage junior employees in their scientific expertise, knowledge and professional development, including the safe use of highly complex and sensitive equipment. Develop, prepare, write, and review relevant documents, including SOPs, COSHH and risk assessments in line with ISO 15189 2022 standards. Demonstrate ongoing laboratory-based competency against training plans. Ensure that all Synnovis policies and procedures are implemented and maintained. Demonstrate professionalism, patience and empathy when explaining complex subjects, and in particular when communicating with people who do not share the same level of knowledge or understanding. Attend, and where required, chair regular departmental meetings and contribute to effective communication within the department. Work closely with Operations Managers to ensure stock inventory compliance. Deputise for the Operations Manager including attendance at meetings, as required. Take part in CPD activities to ensure that your practices and knowledge are always relevant and up to date to your specific area. Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London.The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South Eeast London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services.The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers. The hub is an eight-storey building, and we are working across 10 floors including the ground and lower ground floors. Synnovis corporate function operates from the hub on the 8th floor, above the laboratories underneath. This is a total net internal area of almost 10,000m squared across the 10 floors. Based in Blackfriars, its less than a 5 minute walk from Southwark Tube or Blackfriars station and nestled closely to a vast array of entertainment and fabulous places to dine, relax and meet people.

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