University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Biomedical Scientist
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Job Opportunity in Cervical Screening Laboratory
This is an exciting opportunity to work in one of the 8 English cervical screening laboratories, delivering a clinical cervical cytology service to the East Midlands region. We are a friendly team, with a strong ethos of staff support and development.
We are seeking two full-time Consultant BMS to join our team, undertaking independent reporting of cervical screening samples, participating in MDTs, and supporting in maintaining and developing our service, including training commitment.
Available Roles
- HPV Lead in Cervical Cytology
- Quality Lead
Working Hours
Ideally for the full-time roles, 7.5 hours Monday to Friday are required, but this can be flexible. Hours to be discussed at interview.
Benefits
An excellent opportunity for an experienced Consultant Biomedical Scientist to maintain their professional skills whilst achieving an improved work-life balance with flexible working.
Main Duties of the Job
- Work at consultant level in cervical cytopathology, independently reporting cervical screening samples.
- Participate in MDTs across the laboratory footprint, primarily by Teams.
- Support in maintaining and developing our IT systems.
- Training of Departmental staff and rotational resident doctors.
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Application Details
- Closing date of applications: 04 October 2026
- Interview date: 15 October 2026
About Us
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.
What We 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
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.
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Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Susan Guy
- Job title: Cytology Service Manager
- Email address: susan.guy@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07864536022
Additional contacts:
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Name: Caron Mitchell
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Email address: caron.mitchell@nhs.net
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Telephone number: 01332 789327
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Name: Alison Cropper
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Email address: alison.cropper@nhs.net
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Telephone number: 01332 789390
We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.
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