Band 6/5 Biomedical Scientist - Haematology and Blood Transfusion

Band 6/5 Biomedical Scientist - Haematology and Blood Transfusion

The opportunity has arisen for a well-motivated and enthusiastic Haematology/Transfusion Biomedical Scientist, Band 5 or 6 dependent on experience, to join the Laboratory Medicine team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

Role is a full time (37.5hrs / week) position.

As a Band 6 Biomedical Scientist, you will already have an IBMS Specialist Diploma in Haematology with hospital Transfusion practice.

As a Band 5, you will benefit from automatic progression to Band 6 once you have completed the Specialist Portfolio.

Main duties of the job

The laboratory is an IBMS registered training laboratory with a strong training ethos.

In your role you will undertake day to day analysis and validation of results, together with the monitoring of quality indicators. You will participate in out of hours shifts once trained and competent in the relevant areas.

Good communications skills, teamwork and an aptitude for problem solving are essential, as is a flexible attitude to work and willingness to adapt to changes in working practice.

The Haematology and Blood Transfusion laboratory is well equipped and benefits from Beckman Coulter DXH900/SMS for Haematology, Bio-Rad IH500 for Blood Transfusion and Stago Star-Max for Coagulation.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated 'Good' by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science or equivalent
• State Registration as Biomedical Scientist with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Post-graduate, post-registration training in a specialist area, leading to a completed specialist portfolio (or working towards)
• Willing to pursue further qualifications.

Knowledge

• Understands theoretical and practical laboratory procedures within the department.
• Ability to work within all areas of the department.
• Understands quality control / quality assurance procedures
• Evidence of continuing professional development to demonstrate specialist knowledge

Experience

• At least two years' experience as an HCPC registered biomedical scientist.
• Detailed working knowledge of laboratory information and management computer system.
• Problem solving
• Working knowledge of standard IT packages
• Exhibit competency to work alone during a shift

Skills

• Possess highly developed technical skills and be adept at all laboratory procedures.
• Ability to operate / troubleshoot complex laboratory equipment and interpret results
• Competent at training other staff
• Ability to organise own workload and that of subordinate staff
• Possess good interpersonal and communication skills
• Give presentations as part of laboratory training programme

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual
• Ability to use initiative
• Ability to concentrate for long periods at technically demanding procedures
• Willingness to work flexibly

Others

• Show an understanding of Health & Safety requirements, including COSHH regulations
• Demonstrate an understanding of UKAS requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£29,970 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata for part time