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Specialist Biomedical Scientist Microbiology

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust • Old Town, Eastbourne

Salary

£40k – £48k

Posted

22 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is hiring a Specialist Biomedical Scientist Microbiology in Old Town, a full-time healthcare & nursing role. The advertised salary is £40k – £48k. East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job summary The Microbiology Laboratory is based on a single site at the Eastbourne District General Hospital (EDGH) and is equipped with state of the art analysers/ equipment and has a Pathology-wide IT system that links with the hospital HISS system. The department processes in the region of 255,000 specimens a year.The department has a technical staff of 19 serving the Conquest Hospital, Eastbourne District General Hospital, and a large GP catchment area, providing an interesting and varied …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £48k
How this salary compares: in line with the £46,850 median across 3,739 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Old Town, Eastbourne · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 12 other live healthcare & nursing roles in Old Town — browse them
Posted: 22 October 2026
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