Main area Cytology Grade Band 8b Contract 18 months (Secondment / Fixed Term Ends 30/06/2026) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 320-CDCS-3526-A
Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £62,215 - £72,293 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing 01/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 15/05/2025
Consultant Biomedical Scientist
Band 8b
This is an exciting opportunity to work on a fixed term contract 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 an experienced Consultant BMS to join our team for the remainder of the current contract, undertaking independent reporting of cervical screening samples, participating in MDTs and supporting in maintaining and developing our service.
Main duties of the job
* Work at consultant level in cervical cytopathology, independently reporting cervical screening samples.
* Participation in MDTs across the laboratory footprint, primarily by Teams.
* Supporting in maintaining and developing our IT systems.
Closing date of applications: 01 May 2025
Interview date: 15 May 2025
If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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* Educated to Master’s degree level or equivalent as Healthcare Scientist
* Advanced Specialist Diploma Cervical Cytopathology
Experience
* Senior clinical experience within speciality
* Experience of reporting into MDTs
* Experience of supporting with IT / LIMS systems
Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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