Band 6 Biomedical Scientist- Microbiology

The Microbiology department at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust have some exciting opportunities following a significant investment to allow the service to grow and be able to provide a comprehensive clinical diagnostic microbiology service. We have permanent posts within our Specialist Biomedical Scientists team.

The department is a recognised IBMS Training Centre with an excellent track record in producing high calibre Specialist Biomedical scientists .

We welcome applications from experienced Specialist Biomedical Scientists in Microbiology that are after a new challenge and would like to widen their portfolio of skills but will also consider those will slightly less experience provided confidence and practical familiarity with microbiology can be demonstrated. You will be trustworthy, hardworking and adaptive.

As a Specialist Biomedical Scientist, your main role is to carry out routine and specialist examination of samples using various technologies and to report or present the results as appropriate. You will be expected to assist the section manager (Team Leader) in the daily operation of the assigned section including the supervision of more junior BMS and support staff. You will rotate through all sections of the service including serology, bacteriology, parasitology, molecular microbiology and mycology.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities