Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology

The closing date is 10 March 2026

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity to apply for the role of a Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology at Ipswich Hospital.

This is a wonderful opportunity for a HCPC registered biomedical scientist to be part of a motivated and dynamic team in providing an efficient and effective service to our patients. It would be desirable for you to have Microbiology experience.

Based at Ipswich Hospital our vision is to deliver innovative, high-performing pathology that is focused on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.

We want the best staff and are committed to attracting and retaining the best pathology staff and if you want to work with us to develop your own career and help us to achieve our vision then we would like to hear from you. We are in the unique position of providing a dedicated Pathology Training Team with the aim of producing a highly skilled workforce through the provision of continued training and development for our staff.

Work flexibly in reflection of service needs. This may include an extended working day and it will include weekend working.

Our pathology department is part of the collaborative East Coast Pathology Network (see attached document)

About our Pathology Service

• Perform manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations within a defined service area accurately and efficiently.
• Undertake quality control procedures and the processing of quality control material as per established protocols.
• Participate in the day to day management of stock control and usage.
• Be aware of current advances and appraise new techniques.
• Evaluate, interpret and validate test results and escalate where appropriate in line with established protocols.
• Clean and maintain equipment to achieve the optimum instrument performance and maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Perform basic troubleshooting in line with established protocols and report any faults to a senior member of staff.
• Participate in Research and Development, clinical trials and equipment testing.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here -

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

• Theoretical and practical knowledge of Biomedical procedures gained through BSc or equivalentperforming risk assessments
• Previous experience working in Biomedical Science laboratory
• Knowledge of Pathology IT Systems
• NHS Experience
• European Computer Driving Licence or eqivalent

• HCPC Registered as Biomedical Scientist
• Biomedical Science Degree or equivalent
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development

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.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust