Biomedical Scientist

Integrated Care System; Redditch; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England seeks an experienced Biomedical Scientist to join their Biochemistry Department. The role requires HCPC Registration and offers opportunities for training and development. The successful candidate will perform diagnostic testing and ensure quality standards in a fast-paced environment. This position is crucial in delivering patient-centred care in collaboration with colleagues across multiple sites.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist is required.
• Experience in training Trainee BMS and MLAs is preferred.
• Ongoing CPD is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Undertake routine and urgent analyses of patient specimens.
• Maintain, monitor, and QC analytical equipment.
• Participate in training and supervision of Trainee BMS.

Skills

Experience in all aspects of routine Clinical Biochemistry

Good verbal and written communication skills

Good organizational skills

Competent to be on the out-of-hours rota as a lone worker

Education

Registration with HCPC as a Biomedical Scientist

Approved BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science or equivalent

Associate of IBMS

Tools

Beckman Coulter analytical platforms

Laboratory computer systems

Job description

Go back Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Biomedical Scientist

The closing date is 10 August 2025

Applications are invited from proactive,motivated, enthusiastic, HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientists to join theBiochemistry Department, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Thesuccessful candidate would be expected to hold HCPC Registration as aBiomedical Scientist and preferably have experience in Biochemistry, however candidates nearing completion of their registration portfolio may be considered as a Trainee Biomedical Scientist.

The Biochemistry department at WorcestershireAcute Hospitals offers a wide range of diagnostic testing facilities at bothWorcester Royal Hospital and The Alexandra Hospital. The Department is UKASaccredited and is recognised by the IBMS for HCPC pre-Registration andSpecialist Diploma training in Clinical Biochemistry. The Department iscurrently equipped with Beckman Coulter DxA 5000 Automation platform, BeckmanCoulter AU5800, DXI 800,DXI 9000, DxC700AU, Sebia Capillarys 3 Tera, Sebia Hydrasys,Cobas e411, Optilite, UVIKON spectrophotometer, AI micro-osmometer, Roche 9180electrolyte analyser.

This department offers training anddevelopment opportunities for the right candidates to further develop theirskills and ambition.

Main duties of the job

The post holders would be working 37.5hours/week and be required to work out of hours as operationally required. Thedepartment supports both acute hospital sites and so provides a 24/7 service inwhich the successful candidate would be expected to take an active part oncetraining is completed. This would involve working as part of the shift system,covering nights, weekends and bank holiday shifts at both the Alexandra andWorcester sites once competent to do so.

Therefore the successful candidates will needto be able to travel between sites.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Job responsibilities

To undertake routine and urgent analysis ofpatient specimens in all five sections of the laboratory on a

rotational basis using a variety of manual andautomated techniques to the agreed quality standard.

To be able to work alone with minimalsupervision.

To participate in specimen preparation andpatient data input in the pre-analytical section of the laboratory as and whenrequired.

To participate in the training and supervisionof Trainee BMS, MLA and other staff and visitors as directed by the Senior BMS.

To participate if necessary in any research ordevelopment work associated with the provision of an efficient ClinicalBiochemistry service.

To maintain , monitor and QC analyticalequipment in the laboratory and outside the laboratory (Point of

Care Testing).

To act as supervisor to the BMS, MLA andclerical staff in the pre-analytical section of the laboratory. To take enquiries from doctors,nurses, other ward staff and from staff at other hospitals and give technicaladvice when needed. To transfer or seekadvice from more senior staff when appropriate.

To maintain state registration with HealthProfessions Council HCPC and to fulfil the standards of professionalproficiency as laid down by HCPC.

To work within all the accepted rules andprocedures of the department and to adhere to the laboratory Health and Safetypolicy.

To participate in the single discipline out ofhours rota as required. Hours worked will form part of contracted hours of employment.Duties to include:

To be able to work alone without supervision.

To be able to take control in any Health andSafety event that may take place out of hours.

To be able to authorise all results as they areavailable to enable them to be reported electronically to wards anddepartments.

To be able to give help and advice to Doctorsand ward staff if needed.

To monitor the quality of the service offeredat all times.

To keep abreast of any new techniques anddevelopments within the department.

To participate in departmental QualityManagement activities in a manner commensurate with post.

To be familiar with the Pathology DirectorateQuality Policy and to ensure its consistent application to all departmentalactivities.

To work under the direction of the departmentalQuality Manager and/or Quality Leads in ensuring the effective implementationof the departmental Quality Management System (QMS).

To maintain familiarity and practise inaccordance with the SOPs for all relevant laboratory procedures.

To participate in scheduled audit activities.The programme of activities shall include horizontal, vertical and examinationaudits, in addition to internal audit of the QMS.

To identify and alert senior staff to anynon-conformances to optimal / required practice.

To participate in the implementation and reviewof appropriate remedial, corrective and/or preventative measures in response toreported non-conformances.

To participate in the maintaining of records,for all staff of whatever grade, which indicate both training received and theoutcome of any assessment(s) of competence, for all relevant laboratoryprocedures.

To participate in training activities so thatown competence to practise in the laboratoryis demonstrably maintained through on-going assessment, as appropriate.

To participate in clinical audit projects.

Any other duties deemed necessary to maintainan efficient Clinical Biochemistry service.

This job description will be subject to annualreview and may be amended as necessary following consultation with thepost-holder.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registration with HCPC as a Biomedical Scientist.
• Approved BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science or equivalent
• Associate of IBMS

Experience

• Experience in all aspects of routine Clinical Biochemistry
• Experience of automated equipment and laboratory computer systems
• Experience of working in an NHS laboratory
• Experience in training Trainee BMSs and MLAs.
• Experience of Beckman Coulter analytical platforms

Knowledge and skills

• Ongoing CPD
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good organizational skills
• Competent to be on the out-of-hours rota as a lone worker.
• Produce accurate and timely work
• Demonstration of specialist training and experience
• UKAS/ISO accreditation knowledge

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.

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

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