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St. John’s Hospital
Department of Laboratory Medicine
Infection Science (Bacteriology)
Biomedical Scientist (Band 5)
HOURS: 36 hrs/week
Applications are invited from motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking individuals wishing to pursue a career in Biomedical Science. Candidates will be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and have experience of working in a Microbiology laboratory. However, candidates who are within 2-3 months of completing their registration portfolio will be considered.
Successful candidates will join our team who perform a range of routine and specialist procedures in Microbiology producing results that aid in the diagnosis of disease and the treatment of patients
Participation in the 7/7 working system will be expected as training progresses.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:
Linda Mulhern – linda.mulhern@nhs.scot or Julie White – Julie.white@nhs.scot
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
