Job Title: Senior Biomedical Scientist / Team Manager - Infection Sciences
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: No
DBS Check Level: Standard
Salary Range: £71,038.46 to £79,133.77
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date: 23/08/2026
Job Overview
Step into a world where breath-taking scenery unfolds, where safety and inclusivity thrive and where miles of sandy beaches beckon during warm summers and mild winters.
Jersey is a unique place to live and work and being a Biomedical Scientist in Jersey is different. As a crown dependency, we are an Island nation which includes our own healthcare Service. And it is a service on the move. With our patients and health professionals at the centre of all we do, as a Biomedical Scientist you have more time to deliver your role and we give more time to you, for your development and wellbeing.
Every day, our dedicated team takes immense pride in their work, delivering exceptional care of the highest calibre to our Island community.
Our Infections Sciences laboratory is seeking a motivated, friendly and enthusiastic individual to provide professional leadership and line management to a Team of Biomedical Scientists and support staff.
This post forms part of a small leadership team within a total staff of 23. They will also be required to participate in the day to day operational laboratory work and oversee staff training and competency.
The main additional responsibility will be Training Officer. The post is full time in Bacteriology, participation in the weekend and bank holiday rota is required.
Lead a team of specialist biomedical scientists and support staff, and oversee training, competency assessment and continuing professional development for the infection sciences laboratories, to guide the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases, protecting the health of islanders.
Our UKAS accredited laboratory processes over 120,000 samples per annum and provides a comprehensive service to Health and Community Services; the Jersey Blood Service and island GPs.
You must be HCPC registered with experience of working as an autonomous specialist practitioner acquired over approximately six years.
With an MSc, Fellowship, IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma or equivalent in medical microbiology. A qualification in Training would be an advantage.
For an informal discussion please contact Victoria Atherton MBE email: v.atherton@health.gov.je telephone:01534 44408
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Jersey Public Service Careers
Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunities—working with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers. We actively seek to recruit people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives, creating a richer, more varied environment where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new opportunities to build an exciting and rewarding career.
To maintain the highest standards of public service, we have a rigorous screening process, to ensure candidates align with our values, skills, and professional requirements. This helps us create a trusted, capable workforce that can deliver excellence and safeguard our community.
For regulated activity roles (working with children and adults at risk of harm), an enhanced level of screening will be conducted to include enhanced DBS checks.
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