Band 8a Lead Biomedical Scientist

National health service; Manor Park; Vor Ort; GBP 65.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

National health service is inviting applications for the Blood Transfusion Lead across Queens Hospital, Romford and King George Hospital, Goodmayes. The role provides management for the Blood Transfusion Department, leading a team and ensuring high-quality, efficient service in line with national standards.

You will oversee regulatory compliance, supervise staff, and work with the Head of Department to transform service delivery within a Pathology network.

Qualifikationen

• State registered with HCPC and Masters degree or equivalent.
• CPD evidence and ongoing professional development required.
• Current IBMS membership and broad post-HCPC transfusion experience.
• Previous supervisory experience in Haematology/Blood Transfusion.
• Knowledge of Blood Transfusion regulations and quality standards.

Aufgaben

• Manage the Blood Transfusion Department and coordinate the service across two hospitals.
• Lead a team of Biomedical Scientists and support staff to ensure high quality care.
• Ensure compliance with policy, safety, and regulatory standards (EU Blood Safety, ISO 15189, SHOT).
• Collaborate with Head of Department to drive improvements in efficiency and quality.

Kenntnisse

HCPC Registered

Master's Degree

Leadership/Management

IBMS Membership

CPD Evidence

Supervisory Experience

Blood Transfusion Knowledge

Ausbildung

HCPC Registration

Master's Degree

Jobbeschreibung

Applications are invited for the position of Blood Transfusion Lead across both Queens Hospital, Romford and King George Hospital, Goodmayes.

You will need to be enthusiastic in sharing our vision of a high-quality transfusion service at BHR with the potential to be part of a Pathology network.

The role is to provide management for the Blood Transfusion Department, working closely with the Head of Department to coordinate, develop and transform the efficiency and quality of the Blood Transfusion service.

You will have direct line management responsibility for Staff that work within the Blood Transfusion Department and lead the team in meeting both regulatory, including the EU Directive on Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005 (MHRA), UKAS ISO15189 accreditation and SHOT standards and requirements.

Main duties of the job To manage the transfusion laboratory Service at the trust. To supervise the technical work and lead a team of Biomedical Scientists and support staff to provide a high quality, efficient and effective service which supports the objectives of patient care and resource management within the hospital. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all local and national policies relating to blood transfusion practice are implemented and observed by all staff.

About us We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the 35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Job responsibilities For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

Person Specification

• Education/ Qualifications Essential State registered with HCPC Master's degree or equivalent
• Desirable Management qualification
• Evidence of CPD.
• Current IBMS membership
• Experience/ Knowledge Essential Broad post HCPC registration experience.
• Previous supervisory experience as Senior in Haematology/Blood Transfusion
• Comprehensive up-to-date knowledge of Blood Transfusion.
• Desirable Previous management experience as Lead in Blood Transfusion.