Bank Biomedical Scientist

Company: Spire Healthcare
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Location: Greater Manchester
Job Description:

Bank Biomedical Scientist/Spire Manchester / 0 Hours

Spire Manchester Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Biomedical Scientist to join the team on a Bank 0-hour contract.

Duties and responsibilities:

To assist in the organisation, management and development of services within specialty of expertise provided by the laboratory.

  • To liaise with the Laboratory Consultant and the Laboratory Manager, to ensure the provision of the high-quality service in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
  • Plan, analyse, assess and report pathology investigations.
  • – Analyse, interpret and report information and knowledge related to ideas and concepts.
  • – Develop and evaluate the movement of laboratory specimens, blood and tissues.
  • – Assist with research and development.
  • – Plan, monitor and quality assure the application of technology for measuring and monitoring pathology investigations.
  • – Provide and receive complex , sensitive or contentious information.
  • – Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others.
  • – Promotes best practice in health and safety and security.
  • – Assist in maintaining and developing services.
  • – Contribute to quality improvement.
  • – Support and enable equality, diversity and rights.
  • – Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI.

Who we’re looking for:

  • – Degree qualified, HNC Medical Laboratory Sciences or equivalent which would allow individual to be eligible for Associate Membership of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences.
  • – Biomedical Scientist with the Health & Care Professions Council.
  • – Working within a performance driven culture while maintaining safe standards.
  • – Assists in meeting financial and budgetary targets.
  • – Supporting the commercial development of pathology services locally
  • – Experience in a scientific laboratory.
  • – Experience of independent sector
  • – Strategically commercial and familiarity with service developments.
  • – Experience of working in partnership with consultants and participating in helping to creat innovative solution for new pathology services.
  • – Uses evidence based practice
  • – Shares evidence based practices with colleagues to enhance pathology service and standards
  • – Possess the mandatory training requirements for role including infection control and health and safety competencies.
  • – Possess medical device competencies
  • – Numeracy Skills
  • – Keeps abreast of developments in pathology practice.
  • – Have an awareness of current healthcare issues
  • – Flexible in thinking about work patterns
  • – Trained on MS Office and other relevant packages
  • – Teaching others.
  • – Auditing skills across clinical standards and departments
  • – Root cause analysis
  • – Professional assessment skills
  • – Basic business Development skills e.g. helps in the creation of business cases

Benefits

* Bank colleagues are paid weekly * We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave * Unsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (won’t be applicable for all) * Access to Spire Healthcare pension * Access to Blue Light Card discounts * Smart spending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via ‘Spire for You’ * Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You’ * Free uniform * Free DBS * Full induction, including mandatory training updates * Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts * Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team * We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation: * Driving clinical excellence * Doing the right thing * Caring is our passion * Keeping it simple * Delivering on our promises * Succeeding and celebrating together * Our people are our difference; it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications For us, it’s more than just treating patients; it’s about looking after people

Posted: July 21st, 2026