Job overview

We are looking for a Band 6 Biomedical Scientist to join the award winning team at Dorset County Hospital for 12 months to cover Maternity Leave. An enthusiasm and interest for all areas of Microbiology, including bacteriology, virology, parasitology and mycology is required, as well as an understanding of the importance and value of the regulatory requirements.

Consideration will be given to Band 5 state registered Biomedical Scientists who are in progress with their IBMS Specialist portfolio.

Main duties of the job

• To produce accurate and timely Microbiology results from clinical samples in accordance with the policies, protocols and quality standards.


• To ensure that clinically significant and urgent results are dealt with in a timely fashion.


• To be able to rotate around all a...