Registered Biomedical Scientist

Registered Biomedical Scientist

The closing date is 30 January 2026

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist with IBMS Certificate of Competence to join the Immunology Team at University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) based at the Royal Stoke University Hospital site.

We are a small , clinically led team, providing an Immunology service to the NMCPS network of 4 hospitals across Staffordshire and Cheshire Clinical Immunology. We hold UKAS accreditation ISO 15189:2022 and are an IBMS approved training laboratory. As this is a part time post, we are looking for a well organised individual able to undertake self directed learning.

The successful applicants will participate in all aspects of the Immunology service following completion of the IBMS Specialist Portfolio for Immunology. This includes maintenance and running of automated analysers, processors, performing manual assays and IIF.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we are highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

This includes maintenance and running of automated analysers, processors, performing manual assays and IIF.

• Is HCPC registered

• Have an understanding of Pathology IT systems
• Intermediate and accurate IT skills
• Good standard of accurate written communication
• Ability to follow instruction and work in a methodical way
• Good manual dexterity and hand eye co‑ordination for fine adjustment of equipment

• Is able to effectively apply current skills, abilities and knowledge to this role
• Is able to follow safe systems of work and report any deficiencies
• Is able to work under pressure and prioritise allocated work
• Has experience of working within a Quality Management System

• Professional personal presentation and manner
• Ensures high standard of work through attention to detail.

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.