University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Biomedical Scientist/Trainee Biomedical Scientist
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Based at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital site
We are inviting applications from experienced, motivated, and enthusiastic HCPC registered candidates to join our friendly and hardworking team in the Biochemistry Department at Queens Burton Hospital.
Consideration for a trainee post (Band 5 annex-21) will also be given to candidates who have completed at least 75% of the portfolio - this must be marked and signed.
We have full UKAS ISO 15189 accreditation and are accredited with the IBMS as a training laboratory for both registration and specialist portfolios.
Based in the Biochemistry section of the laboratory, you will help to deliver technical excellence; attention to detail and a professional attitude in this busy department are crucial.
Our modern laboratories are equipped with Roche Cobas 8100 automated workflow system and ISE, c702 and e801 units. You will be based at Queen's Hospital Burton but maybe asked to work cross site at Derby.
The successful candidate will be trained and competency assessed to join the 24/7 shift system; carrying out night, late, early, weekend and bank holiday shifts.
Experience and/or ability to work autonomously for long periods of time at varying start and finish times is essential. In the absence of experience, a commitment to proactively work towards this and an awareness of the requirements is needed.
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Key elements of the role involve undertaking day to day sample processing and authorisation of clinical results in order to maintain agreed KPI’s and the supervision of support staff.
In addition, they will be involved in service development including quality management activities and various projects, so an aptitude with Microsoft Office programs is preferable. Experience of using Q-Pulse/Ideagen and WinPath would be an advantage.
Closing date of applications: 27 July 2026
Interview date: 10 August 2026
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In Return We Will Offer
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
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Key Facts
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Blessing Manyang
Job title: Technical Specialist Manager
Email address: blessing.manyanga@nhs.ent
Telephone number: 01332788507
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Email: reita.kerr2@nhs.net
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