Consultant Biomedical Scientist

£66,582 to £77,368 a year pro rata pa

This is an exciting opportunity to work in one of the 8 English cervical screening laboratories, delivering a clinical cervical cytology service to the East Midlands region. We are a friendly team, with a strong ethos of staff support and development.

We are seeking two full time and one part time Consultant BMS' to join our team, undertaking independent reporting of cervical screening samples, participating in MDTs and supporting in maintaining and developing our service, including training commitment.

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Consultant Biomedical Scientist to maintain their professional skills whilst achieving an improved work life balance with flexible working.

• • Work at consultant level in cervical cytopathology, independently reporting cervical screening samples.
  • Participate in MDTs across the laboratory footprint, primarily by Teams.
  • Support in maintaining and developing our IT systems.
  • Training of Departmental staff and rotational resident doctors.

Closing date of applications: 26 November 2026

Interview date: 10 December 2026

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

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Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorshipSkilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Ideally for the full time roles 7.5 hrs Mondays to Friday are required, but this can be flexible.

Hours to be discussed at interview

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

12 November 2026

Agenda for change

Band 8b

Permanent

Full-time, Part-time

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby