Trainee Specialist Biomedical Scientist (Microbiology)

The microbiology department at Maidstone Hospital has 2 new specialist training posts available for HCPC registered staff who wish to undertake the IBMS Specialist Diploma in microbiology.

These posts have been created to expand our team to allow us to move to 7 day working and maintain the requirements of our respiratory testing pathway.

There are 2 posts available: one full time 37.5hrs per week and the second part time 30hrs per week (to be worked across 4 full days). The successful candidates will embed their generic Registration training within a microbiology laboratory and then work jointly on specialist competency across all areas of bacteriology, serology, respiratory and enteric CL3 and GUMD molecular sections whilst completing the IBMS Specialist Portfolio. Our expectation is that the portfolio and relevant competencies will be completed within a 2 year window. On completion of 50% the successful candidate will move off of the annexe salary to bottom spine point of Band 6 and remain capped there until award of the IBMS Specialist Diploma., To work under supervision in all areas of microbiology whilst completing relevant practical competency assessment and related sections of the IBMS SpecialistPortfolio. On completion of competency in each area to then work unsupervised as a Registered Biomedical Scientist in these areas taking responsibility for the area andtraining of Medical Laboratory Assistants on a day to day basis.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.

We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.