Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Senior Biomedical Scientist

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Job summary

Position: Senior Biomedical Scientist

Location: St Marys Hospital, with close links to Queen Alexandra Hospital

Working Hours:37.5 hours per week, Monday Friday, 8 am 4 pm (flexibility required)

Join Our Dynamic Mohs Team at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust!

Are you passionate about making a difference in cancer care? Do you thrive in a multidisciplinary environment, working alongside Mohs surgeons, histopathologists, maxillofacial, plastics, and oculoplastic surgeons to treat complex facial skin tumours? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Why Join Us?

At PHU, we pride ourselves on delivering excellence in care to our patients and communities. As a Senior Biomedical Scientist, you will play a crucial role in our Mohs team, contributing to essential cancer services and patient care. Here's what makes this opportunity special:

Patient-Facing Opportunities

Direct Impact: Work closely with clinicians during Mohs procedures, preparing, inking, orientating, staining, and cutting frozen tissue samples to assist in the diagnosis and mapping of skin tumours.
Intraoperative Involvement: Be present in the operating room, providing real-time support and ensuring accurate results for our patients.

What We Offer

Flexible Working:We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible working options where possible.
Supportive Environment:Join a team dedicated to your personal and career development, with a commitment to investing in your health and wellbeing

Main duties of the job

Training and Development

Mohs service development: Train and supervise other Biomedical Scientists in highly specialised Mohs technique
Mentorship Role: Maintain a link to the Cellular Pathology department on the Queen Alexandra site, helping to train and supervise Specialist Biomedical Scientists, Associate Practitioners, and Medical Laboratory Assistants, sharing your expertise and fostering their growth.
Continuous Learning: Stay at the forefront of advances in Cellular Pathology and Mohs techniques, with access to a wide variety of training and development opportunities.
Opportunities for All: While we are looking for someone with the required skills, we may consider candidates with limited or no prior Mohs training who demonstrate a strong passion and willingness to learn.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the South Coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Date posted

22 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF1025W

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

Milton Road

Portsmouth

PO3 6AD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Perform Mohs technical procedures, including tissue preparation, inking, orientation, frozen section cutting, and staining.
Maintain patient databases and ensure the provision of reliable and accurate analytical data.
Arrange equipment maintenance, manage stock levels, and review Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Contribute to Quality, Health and Safety and audits, ensuring a safe and efficient laboratory environment.

We warmly welcome you to have an informal discussion with Michelle Jackson or Priyen Patel. Contact us at 02392 286000, Ext 6718 / 1775 to learn more about this exciting opportunity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Perform Mohs technical procedures, including tissue preparation, inking, orientation, frozen section cutting, and staining.
Maintain patient databases and ensure the provision of reliable and accurate analytical data.
Arrange equipment maintenance, manage stock levels, and review Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Contribute to Quality, Health and Safety and audits, ensuring a safe and efficient laboratory environment.

We warmly welcome you to have an informal discussion with Michelle Jackson or Priyen Patel. Contact us at 02392 286000, Ext 6718 / 1775 to learn more about this exciting opportunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
IBMS accredited BSc degree in Biomedical Science (or equivalent)
IBMS Specialist Diploma in Cellular Pathology.
MSc in Biomedical Science (or equivalent).

Experience

Essential

Significant post-registration experience in Cellular Pathology, particularly in Cryotomy and Mohs techniques.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
IBMS accredited BSc degree in Biomedical Science (or equivalent)
IBMS Specialist Diploma in Cellular Pathology.
MSc in Biomedical Science (or equivalent).

Experience

Essential

Significant post-registration experience in Cellular Pathology, particularly in Cryotomy and Mohs techniques.

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).