Biomedical Scientist Non-Gynae Cytology

Overview

Senior Biomedical Scientist Non-Gynae Cytology – Band 7

Main area:
Histopathology

Grade:
Band 7

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (This department operates extended day over 7 days.)

Job
-DTC-7-26

Department: LUH - 1 General Staffing (AFC posts)

Site:
Liverpool Clinical Laboratories

Town:
Liverpool

Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum

Salary period:
Yearly

Closing: 05/02/2026 23:59

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Mr Robert Lee, Cytology Manager, Cellular Pathology.

Liverpool Clinical Laboratories is seeking an experienced and motivated Cytology Laboratory Manager to help lead one of the largest and most progressive cytology services in the region. The service delivers a high volume of diagnostic cytology across multiple hospital sites, with demand continuing to grow and opportunities emerging for service expansion and restructure.

This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of a high-impact diagnostic service recognised for innovation, quality, and patient-centred care. Working alongside an experienced and established Cellular Pathology team, you will play a key role in delivering safe, efficient, and accredited cytology services, supporting clinic adequacy provision, turnaround times, and service resilience, while leading service improvement, workforce development, and structural change.

We are seeking a collaborative and forward-thinking leader who thrives in complex environments and is motivated by transformation and continuous improvement. Service structure is being reviewed and the scope of the role might change.

In return, we offer the opportunity to influence strategic direction, support service expansion, and make a meaningful difference to patient outcomes within a supportive and ambitious organisation.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Mr Robert Lee, Cytology Manager, Cellular Pathology ().

• Provide operational and professional leadership for the Cytology service, ensuring safe, high-quality, and timely diagnostic delivery across multiple sites. The role involves overseeing day-to-day laboratory and clinic support activity, maintaining compliance with UKAS ISO 15189 standards, and supporting performance against turnaround time targets. You will lead and develop a specialist workforce, promote staff wellbeing, and build resilience within a small, high-pressure team.
• Drive service improvement, support service expansion and restructure, and work collaboratively with clinical, managerial, and cellular pathology colleagues to adopt new technologies and improve patient outcomes.

Working for our organisation:
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was formed to improve care for patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Details of individual sites are provided in the original description.

Role holders will be expected to contribute to service change, expansion, and restructuring under the direction of senior management.

• Service Leadership and Operational Accountability:
  Provide senior operational and professional leadership for the Cytology service, ensuring safe, timely, and high-quality diagnostic delivery from sample receipt through to reporting support and archiving. Take delegated day-to-day responsibility for service performance, workflow management, capacity planning, and escalation of operational issues within the Cytology service. Work collaboratively with Cellular Pathology management, Laboratory Managers, Team Leaders, and clinical colleagues to support service resilience and continuity.
• Quality Management, Governance and Accreditation:
  Support the implementation and maintenance of compliance with UKAS ISO 15189, Trust policies, and relevant national standards within the Cytology service. Ensure effective quality control, quality assurance, internal audit participation, non-conformance management, and CAPA implementation within managed areas. Participate in incident, complaint, and service risk investigations, ensuring learning and improvements are embedded. Ensure SOPs, validation records, and document control systems are maintained and adhered to.
• Workforce Management, Training and Development:
  Provide line management and professional supervision for Team Leaders and senior cytology staff, ensuring…