# Senior Biomedical Scientist - Histology [JR117283]

**Company**: Circle Health Group
**Location**: London
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: Negotiable
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Biomedical Scientist to join our team at PureLab-UK in Central London. This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours a week, with a flexible shift pattern, including extended working hours, weekends, and Bank Holiday rotas.

The successful candidate will combine advanced specialist histology knowledge with responsibility for leading training, competency assessment, workforce development, and IBMS training programmes within a UKAS ISO 15189 accredited laboratory.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Receive, process, analyse, and report patient specimens using appropriate scientific techniques and methodologies.

- Perform routine, complex, and specialist laboratory investigations within your scope of practice and competence.

- Provide scientific and technical advice to clinicians and healthcare professionals.

- Ensure compliance with laboratory quality standards, ISO 15189, and UKAS requirements.

- Support the training, development, and competency assessment of laboratory colleagues.

- Manage and prioritise workloads to meet turnaround times and service standards.

- Ensure the safe handling, preparation, storage, and processing of specimens throughout the diagnostic pathway.

**Requirements:**

- BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science, or an equivalent qualification acceptable for HCPC registration.

- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Biomedical Scientist.

- Minimum 5 years' experience working in a Histology laboratory.

- Knowledge and practical understanding of laboratory analytical techniques relevant to the discipline.

- Understanding of quality management, Internal Quality Control, and External Quality Assessment principles.

- Understanding of ISO 15189 and UKAS requirements within medical laboratories.

- Ability to analyse, validate, and authorise laboratory results within an agreed competency framework.

- Ability to recognise abnormal, critical, or potentially erroneous results and respond appropriately.

- Experience using laboratory instrumentation and Laboratory Information Management Systems.

- Experience managing training programmes, competency records, and CPD activities.

- Extensive practical experience in histological specimen dissection, tissue embedding, microtomy, digital pathology, immunohistochemistry (IHC), and special staining techniques.

**Benefits:**

- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service

- Private Pension Scheme

- Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions

- Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

- Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay

- Non-contributory life insurance

- Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits

- Access to resources, tools, and services to support your wellbeing

- Employee recognition programmes

- Industry-leading training and development opportunities

## Skills

### Required
- Biomedical Science
- Histology
- Laboratory Analytical Techniques
- Quality Management
- ISO 15189
- UKAS
- Laboratory Instrumentation
- Laboratory Information Management Systems
- Histological Specimen Dissection
- Tissue Embedding
- Microtomy
- Digital Pathology
- Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
- Special Staining Techniques

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