Senior Biomedical Scientist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, forward thinking and experienced HCPC registered Senior Biomedical Scientist (BMS) to join our existing team to further develop the Infection Science service at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM). This role will also include IT responsibility.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic HCPC registered Senior BMS with IT responsibilities to join our team., The successful applicant will work as part of a team of Bacteriology staff based at the Royal Stoke University Hospital site. Applicants will be expected to have significant Microbiology experience and will be expected to take on IT responsibilities. You must be a strong team player who has a positive attitude to change. You must have excellent organisational and communication skills.

We are fully equipped with UF5000, Vitek XL, BDMax, WaspLab, BDMgit, Virtuo and MaldiTof Prime.

Please note that this is not a trainee post and applicants without the IBMS Specialist portfolio or equivalent qualification will not be considered.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.