Biomedical Scientist - Clinical Biochemistry

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist specialized in Clinical Biochemistry. You will coordinate activities between the Norwich hub and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, managing equipment, ensuring quality control, and training staff. The role requires a BSc in Biomedical Sciences or an equivalent specialization, along with experience in a high-pressure environment. Join us for a fulfilling career with numerous NHS benefits including discounted gym memberships and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Multi Faith prayer room

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

Wagestream access to pay

Free Park & Ride service

Confidential counselling support

On-site Nursery

Staff discounts at cafes

Flexible staff bank

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Experience working in a diverse, high-pressure, high-throughput service.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and run daily test procedures, ensuring quality control.
• Communicate test information to healthcare colleagues and patients.
• Maintain and ensure functionality of complex analytical equipment.
• Participate in out-of-hours rosters across sites.

Skills

Clinical analyser performance evaluation

Laboratory software proficiency

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Education

BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent

State registration with Health Professions Council (HPC)

Specialised Diploma from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS) or equivalent

Job description

Biomedical Scientist - Clinical Biochemistry

The Eastern Pathology Alliance is formed from three Pathology Laboratories based at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH), the James Paget University Hospital (JPUH) and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn (QEH).

We have an exciting opportunity a HCPC registered Biomedical scientists to work in full time cross site rotational roles between the NNUH hub laboratory and the QEH spoke laboratory, in Chemistry Automation. The Laboratory at NNUH provides a large range of Blood Sciences services comprising Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology and Transfusion, Immunology and Toxicology. The laboratory at QEH provides 24/7 laboratory services in Haematology, Transfusion and biochemistry primarily for the Inpatient and outpatient demands for the Trust.

Successful candidates will work as part of the BMS teams at the hub laboratory and QEH laboratories where they will be rostered to cover shifts on both sites. They will have experience of working as independent practitioners in Clinical Biochemistry and will be required to participate in the delivery of a 24/7 laboratory service between both sites. Rosters will be planned in advance, and full training and competency assessment will be given to enable candidates to work on both sites. Candidate will be expected to have their own transport and be able to travel between sites, for which reimbursement of mileage will be given.

Main duties of the job

As post holder, you will:

• Oversee and run daily test procedures on all methodologies to include calibration and quality control testing and to sign off as fit for clinical use.
• Be responsible for ensuring the team is able to process both urgent and routine work to maintain routine turnaround times in line with Trust and Service policies.
• Fault find equipment and analysers, and take appropriate action to ensure equipment is operational and fit for purpose.
• Participate in out of hours rosters between NNUH and QEH sites covering chemistry automation.
• Be responsible for inputting and amending patient data and results, which includes other colleagues work and specimen reception.
• Provide education and training of Medical staff, Clinical Scientists, other Biomedical Scientists, Trainee Biomedical Scientists, MLA's and visiting students as required within laboratory chemistry automation.
• Demonstrate on-going competence to practice by attending courses, lectures, mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and other training activities.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job responsibilities

• Communicates complex clinical scientific service related test information to managers, consultants, nurses, other health care colleagues, patients and patient carers.
• Answers telephone inquiries from pathology users, patients and patient carers about test results and provide information that is highly complex about methodologies and service requirements.
• Interprets results and reassures the users that the information is correct when results do not agree with clinical presentation and investigate and problem solves situations in their specialist field.
• Manages own work and day-to-day routine work in specialised services. Responsible for processing both urgent and routine work to maintain routine turnaround times in line with Trust and Service polices.
• Maintains very complex specialist analytical equipment on a daily basis and sign off as fit for clinical use.
• Responsible for the efficient use of expensive tests and high value analysers.
• Run test procedures on all methodologies on a daily basis to include calibration and quality control testing and sign off methods as fit for clinical use.
• Fault find equipment and analyser function after formal in-house training.
• Implement policies in specialised areas and propose changes that will improve and develop the service for users inside and outside the Trust.
• Inform outside agencies and manufacturers of problems with equipment and help service engineers to repair and maintain laboratory equipment.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
• State registration with Health Professions Council (HPC)
• Specialised Diploma from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS) or equivalent

Experience

• Experience of working in a diverse, high pressure, high throughput service

Skills

• Understands clinical analyser performance evaluation to include very complex instrumentation
• Comprehensive knowledge, understanding and the ability to use current laboratory software
• Able to effectively work within a complex multi-disciplinary team
• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital & Queen Elizabeth Hospital