Biomedical Science (Hons) University of Portsmouth

Overview

This  Biomedical Science (Hons) course from  University of Portsmouth  is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) – a mandatory requirement if you want to work in the NHS after graduation. It's also accredited by the Royal Society of Biology.

Career opportunities:

Whether it's processing tests for diseases such as coronavirus or providing diagnosis services to GPs, accident and emergency departments and other health services, registered Biomedical Scientists play a key role in public health.

They analyse fluid and tissue samples from patients in order to identify diseases or evaluate the effectiveness of different treatments. In fact, more than 70% of NHS diagnoses are based on lab findings by biomedical scientists, so it's a profession that's always in high demand.

On this BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science degree, you’ll learn to diagnose, monitor and manage health conditions. You’ll learn from our outstanding team of biomedical scientists and researchers whose work is shaping the understanding of conditions, such as brain tumours.

After you've graduated and completed 12 months of work-based learning within an Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) approved clinical training laboratory, you'll be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and work as a Biomedical Scientist in the NHS and private settings.

You can also apply for Associate Membership of the Royal Society of Biology, which gives you access to professional networks and exclusive grants and awards.

You can use your biomedical science knowledge in related fields such as:

• scientific research
• teaching (with further training)
• scientific writing
• medical sales
• medicine and dentistry (with further training at medical or dental school)
• becoming a Physician Associate (with further training)
• postgraduate study or research

Roles recent graduates have gone on to do include:

• biomedical scientist
• clinical trial coordinator
• medical lab assistant
• science teacher
• dental nurse
• medical affairs executive

They've gone on to work for companies such as:

• Pall Europe
• Pfizer
• Roche
• Viapath
• Imperial College London
• Bristol Royal Infirmary

As a biomedical scientist in the NHS in 2021, you could expect a starting salary of £25,655 moving up to £31,534 (Band 5).

With more experience, you could earn from £32,306 to £39,027 (Band 6) and with a role as a senior biomedical scientist, you could make between £40,057 (Band 7) and £53,219 (Band 8a), or more as a consultant biomedical scientist.