# Biomedical Scientist  Histology [JR117232]

**Company**: Circle Health Group
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Salary**: Negotiable
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare, has an opportunity for a Biomedical Scientist to join their team of staff in the Histology department at PureLab-UK in Central London.

The role involves receiving, processing, analysing, and reporting patient specimens using appropriate scientific techniques and methodologies. The successful candidate will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern, including extended working hours, weekends, and Bank Holiday rotas.

**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 2 years' experience working in a Histology laboratory.

- Appropriate practical laboratory training and demonstrated competence within a diagnostic laboratory environment.

- 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.

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

**Salary & Benefits:**

- Salary: Up to £45,000 per year (depending on level of experience, training, and qualification)

- 25 days holiday per year + 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 Information Management Systems
- Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
- Digital Pathology
- Microtomy
- Tissue embedding
- Histological specimen dissection
- Special staining techniques
- Internal Quality Control
- External Quality Assessment
- ISO 15189
- UKAS

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