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Biomedical Scientist

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust • Full-time • GB, Royal Hospital • 1m ago

Job Overview

The Cellular Pathology Laboratory at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is seeking a well-motivated, enthusiastic newly qualified Biomedical Scientist. The histology laboratory is the specialist, tertiary referral laboratory for Shropshire and Telford and processes approximately 50,000 cases per year. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work in a specialised histology laboratory, gaining exposure to a wide variety of tissue types and disease processes across all areas of the laboratory.

The post holder must have recently completed an IBMS registration portfolio and be HCPC registered.

The post is permanent, full-time and will report to a histology laboratory team leader.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will undertake all the routine tasks within the histology department including embedding, microtomy, special stains, frozen sections, renal biopsy adequacy assessment and quality control and will also be expected to undertake tasks within the more specialised areas and techniques such as cut-up.

The department is constantly innovating and is in the process of implementing a number of on-going projects as part of service development of which the Biomedical Scientist staff group participate in.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to gain experience in areas such as recruitment, training, health and safety, validation and verification, external quality assurance and to support research, audit and other aspects of quality management.

The service offers excellent training opportunities, including IBMS Specialist, Expert and Advanced Diplomas. Other formal qualifications and training are also supported.

Working for our organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust's catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) - all beautiful and unique.

You will be joining a dedicated team with a breadth of experience and a commitment to ensuring organisational success.