Biomedical Scientist

The NHS Mycology Reference Centre, Manchester offers a highly specialised diagnostic service primarily serving Manchester, the north of England and Scotland but also receives daily referrals from throughout the UK and beyond.,

• To assist the Head of Service in providing a comprehensive scientific service (analytical and interpretative) by the Mycology Reference Centre to nationally accepted standards


• To deliver a broad range of complex, specialised and non-routine scientific work requiring skilled performance with a high level of individual responsibility


• To maintain a high standard of work and contribute to developing the service of the laboratory so that service delivery is safe, effective, and economical and follows best practice according to ISO15189 standard
  
  We are continuing to expand and now have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and hard-working HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist to join our well-established and friendly team, working within a modern, well equipped, fully UKAS ISO15189 accredited laboratory.


This post is part-time, working 32.5 hours per week, 09:30 - 17:00 Monday to Friday.

To apply, you must be HCPC accredited as a Biomedical Scientist, with experience working in a Clinical Microbiology/Mycology laboratory.

As a practical test is an important part of the interview process, interviews will take place face-to-face.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.