Section Lead BMS


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Plymouth, PL6 8DH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	8 Oct 2026
Closing date:	22 Oct 2026

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Summary

1. Take managerial charge of the clinical technical service provided by a section of the Department. 2. Achieve, demonstrate, maintain and promote scientific & technical excellence, and by example ensure high professional standards amongst the scientific, technical and support staff in your section within the Department. 3. To ensure that all staff meet the necessary standards of speed, quality and accuracy, appropriate to the level of experience and training. 4. To facilitate the induction, training & competencies of staff within the section i.e. Trainee Biomedical Scientists (BMS), BMSs of all grades, Associate Healthcare Scientists & ATOs. This includes ensuring timely completion of all induction, training & competency records. 5. Working with the Operations Manager and Services Lead to develop, coordinate and maintain the Departments programme of continuous service review in accordance with internal and external quality systems and within the Trusts framework of continuous quality improvement. 6. To work with the quality manager to ensure all necessary quality standards are met, including UKAS, HTA. 7. To be responsible for the establishment, and participate in the auditing, of all working procedures and protocols within your area of responsibility. 8. To have overall responsibility for stock control and ordering within your section. To have a joint responsibility for stock levels of consumables that are common to other sections of the Department, ensure that these stock levels are maintained and that all storage areas are safe and tidy. 9. To be responsible for the promotion, identification and implementation of efficiency measures within the section. Work with senior staff in the other sections to ensure that any efficiency measures identified within the Department are implemented. 10. Ensure that the necessary standards of security are maintained throughout the Section and any area used for storage. For further details please se ethe attached JD and PS

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