About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role
- Process a broad range of specialist and routine laboratory diagnostic investigations in Pathology using a range of scientific measurements and technical procedures on patient samples.
- Provides advice to clinicians and other healthcare staff as to appropriateness of tests and time-scales.
- Responsible for own work and uses specialist training to operate complex equipment and solve problems.




- Acts as a mentor to less experienced Biomedical Scientists and participates in training /supervision of Trainee Biomedical Scientists and Medical Laboratory Assistants.

This post is based in the HPV and Cytology Department within University Hospital Monklands. There is potential to assist in the histology lab and andrology, but this post is primarily cytology based. If the successful candidate does not hold the Certificate of Competence in Cervical Cytology, the post will be an Annex 21 post.

In This Key Role, You Will
- Adherence to policies and procedures relevant to all areas of work in accordance with Departmental, Directorate, Hospital and regulatory requirements.
- Validates and authorises clinical laboratory results, issuing reports/results to service users e.g. clinicians. Recommending further tests/actions when required with referral to more senior staff /Consultant as appropriate.
- Supervision of Trainee Biomedical

📌 Biomedical Scientist Cytology (Región Metropolitana)
🏢 NHS Scotland
📍 Región Metropolitana