Specialist Biomedical Scientist (Band 5/6 (depending on experience) - Clinical Biochemistry - A[...]

Main area Clinical Biochemistry Grade Band 5/6 (depending on experience) Contract Permanent: Replace existing and impending vacancies Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full time) Job ref 411-MED-25-7294390

Employer Alder Hey Children\’s NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust Town Liverpool Salary per annum Closing 11/07/2025 23:59

Specialist Biomedical Scientist

Band 5/6 (depending on experience)

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children\’s NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Great flexible working opportunities
• Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for Specialist Biomedical Scientist to join the Biochemistry team at Alder Hey Children\’s Hospital

The core working hours are 9am-5:30pm Monday to Friday with an expectation to participate in the shift system

The position is for a Band 5/6 Specialist Biomedical Scientist however consideration will be given to HCPC State registered Band 5 Biomedical Scientists who have not yet completed their specialist portfolio .

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced, well motivated and suitably qualified Specialist Biomedical Scientist to work within the busy paediatric Biochemistry department. Working as part of a team across Pathology you will contribute to the provision and further development of a high quality diagnostic service.

You will support the Senior Biomedical Scientists responsible for the day to day organisation of the laboratory. You will prioritise work and re-direct staff accordingly, and your duties will include validating analytical data prior to reporting, standardising, operating and maintaining complex analytical equipment, and regularly reviewing internal quality control and external quality assurance data trends, taking action as appropriate. You will write and review standard operating procedures, and train all grades of staff. You will be directly involved in service development and modernisation.

You should be highly motivated, a good communicator and enjoy working as part of a Pathology wide team. The department has a proven track record of staff development in further education and actively encourages attendance at regional and national meetings.
Consideration will be given to candidates who have not completed the Specialist portfolio.

For further information please contact Joanne Rudkin (Lead Biomedical Scientist) on 0151 252 5561 [emailprotected]

Working for our organisation

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Alder Park building in the nearby borough of Sefton.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To carry out all work to specified standards laid down by the professional
bodies including Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Health care
Professions Council (HCPC), UK Accreditation Service (UKAS).
• To participate in the routine work of the department rotating through all sections
of the department working without supervision.
• To plan and organise own work, unsupervised, on a daily basis ensuring results
are produced in an accurate and timely manner. This involves the adjustment of
plans based on results generated.
• To actively redistribute workload/staff, dependent on demand in each area of
the laboratory.
• To participate in maintaining a system for the safe and confidential storage and
retrieval of proper records and specimens both physically and electronically.
• To ensure data integrity when entering patient demographics onto the Meditech
computer system.
• To approve test procedures using the Meditech computer system. This requires
the assessment of multiple factors based upon experience to form a judgement.
• To Perform diagnostic tests that may require clinical intervention.
• To highlight urgent and clinically important results.
• To participate in near patient testing including sweat testing conducted by the
department, providing technical evaluation and test results to clinicians and
other health care professionals at point of care. This may include dealing with
distressed patients and parents with tact and empathy.
• To communicate effectively with colleagues and service users.
• To deal professionally with telephone enquiries using tact, diplomacy and
empathy whilst maintaining strict confidentiality.
• To operate and maintain expensive and sophisticated equipment and software
systems on a daily basis including multitasking when operating several
analysers simultaneously.
• To ensure proper and efficient use of equipment and consumables without
wastage.
• To contribute to departmental management decisions.
• To handle hazardous chemicals and reagents appropriately, on a daily basis,
according to COSHH regulations.
• To move and manipulate heavy objects whilst following appropriate manual
handling guidelines.

Person specification

Education and training

• Qualified to degree level, or equivalent, in a subject recognised by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)
• Registered with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• IBMS Specialist portfolio in Clinical Biochemistry or equivalent
• Working towards IBMS specialist portfolio

Experience

• Significant years of post-registration experience of work in a Clinical Biochemistry laboratory.
• Supervision of trainee and support grade staff.
• Experience of paediatric Biochemistry

Knowledge

• Knowledge of paediatric Biochemistry
• Knowledge of health and safety issues relating to pathology

We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted.

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.

Should you require any assistance during the application stages please contact recruiting manager of vacancy or the recruitment team at [emailprotected] or call 0151 282 4599

Please declare within the supporting information if artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in your application.

Please note, the selection processes at Alder Hey Children\’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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