Biomedical Scientist – Section Lead, Band 7

Overview

In this role you will lead a Cellular Pathology section within the Histology Department, ensuring an efficient daily service and timely turnaround. You will coordinate staffing and resources to support cancer target delivery and high-quality reporting. You will oversee embedding, sectioning, staining and digital scanning, with daily QC and SOP development. This is a hands-on leadership position that shapes departmental practice in a busy NHS lab with cross-functional collaboration. You will work to maintain accreditation and drive continuous improvement.

Pay / Benefits

• Permanent contract
• Full-time role
• Band 7 salary (49,387 to 56,515 pa)
• Agenda for Change pay scale

Responsibilities

• Lead the main laboratory section, overseeing embedding, microtomy, special stains and digital sections
• Perform final QC checks prior to clinical reporting
• Provide specialist advice to department users
• Prioritize and manage staff and resources for daily clinical needs
• Support day-to-day problem solving for MLABAs, biomedical scientists, clerical and clinical staff
• Support maintenance of UKAS accreditation
• Contribute to writing/review of SOPs, training schedules and safety protocols

Key requirements

• HCPC Registration
• Experience leading a team in Cellular Pathology/Histology
• Extensive post-registration experience
• Experience troubleshooting Cellular Pathology techniques
• Specialist knowledge of Cellular Pathology

• Good communication skills
• Good organizational skills
• Problem solving
• Embedding, microtomy, and staining techniques
• Digital scanning in histology
• Quality control and clinical reporting processes

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