As a Specialist Biomedical Scientist, you will need to master following:

• accept own accountability
• advise on healthcare users' informed consent
• apply context specific clinical competences
• apply safety procedures in laboratory
• biosafety in biomedical laboratory
• contribute to continuity of health care
• ensure safety of healthcare users
• follow code of ethics for biomedical practices
• make clinical decisions
• monitor biomedical equipment stock
• promote inclusion
• provide test results to medical staff
• provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health
• use e-health and mobile health technologies
• validate biomedical analysis results
• work in multidisciplinary health teams

More generally, a specialist biomedical scientist is also versed in:

• adhere to organisational guidelines
• apply organisational techniques
• comply with legislation related to health care
• conduct health related research
• deal with emergency care situations
• develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
• educate on the prevention of illness
• empathise with the healthcare user
• hygiene in a health care setting
• interact with healthcare users
• keep up to date with diagnostic innovations
• listen actively
• manage healthcare users' data
• manage infection control in the facility
• medical informatics
• provide health education
• record data from biomedical tests
• report the results of treatment
• respond to changing situations in health care
• train employees
• work in a multicultural environment in health care

It also helps to know the following:

• have computer literacy
• supervise nursing staff