Registered/Specialist Biomedical Scientist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Job share, Flexible working
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Registered or Specialist Biomedical Scientist within the Core Biochemistry and Core Haematology & Blood Transfusion sections at Newcastle Hospitals. The position involves processing, analysing, and reporting blood and biological samples using state-of-the-art equipment. Successful candidates will participate in an out-of-hours shift system and may rotate between hospital sites. The department offers strong support for staff development and career progression, including automatic progression to Band 6 upon completion of specialist diplomas.
Key responsibilities
- Process, analyse, and report blood and other biological samples using laboratory equipment.
- Participate in the out-of-hours shift system following extensive training.
- Assist in the preparation of specimens for analysis, including separation, cataloguing, and storage.
- Carry out laboratory diagnostic tests, validate results, and initiate further tests as required.
- Actively participate in the maintenance and basic troubleshooting of automated laboratory equipment.
- Work in compliance with local health and safety rules and departmental policies.
Essential criteria
- BSc in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent qualification
- Health Professions Council registration as a Biomedical Scientist
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of basic IT
- Keyboard skills
- Undertaking postgraduate qualification
- Career aspirations in the NHS
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Registered/Specialist Biomedical Scientist
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
We have vacancies forRegistered or Specialist Biomedical Scientists within our Core Biochemistry and Core Haematology & Blood Transfusion sections at Newcastle Hospitals. The position appointed to will depend on qualifications and experience.
The Core Biochemistry and Core Haematology & Blood Transfusion testing repertoires are extensive and provided from laboratories at both the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) and the Freeman Hospital. As well as core laboratory services, numerous highly specialist assays are provided to support a variety of clinical specialisms, such as the Institute of Transplantation, Northern Centre for Cancer Care, a regional Maternity Unit, Comprehensive Haemophilia Centre, Northern Centre for Cancer Care, and the Great North Children Hospital. The Department has strong clinical links with all related clinical teams within the Trust.
The Blood Sciences Department has a strong track record of staff development and career progression, including automatic progression to Band 6 positions upon the completion of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Specialist Diploma Portfolio and support for MSc's and the IBMS HSD within a 3 year period.
- Interview Date Wednesday 07 October 2026
- Full & Part Time Ho
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