Biomedical Scientist - Haematology and Blood transfusion

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS healthcare provider in Frimley is seeking a Biomedical Scientist for their Haematology and Blood Transfusion department. This role offers a chance to lead in an innovative and well-equipped laboratory environment while supporting personal and professional development including access to Master's degree courses. Candidates must have a BSc in Biomedical Sciences and HCPC registration. The position includes working in a rotating shift pattern and requires participating in fostering a patient-centered service.

Benefits

Strong personal and professional development

Support for relevant courses

Inclusive workplace with flexible working options

Qualifications

• BSc in Biomedical sciences required.
• HCPC registration in Biomedical sciences essential.
• Experience of working in a relevant medical laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Ensure personal competency in all areas of Blood Sciences.
• Perform tasks as directed within any given role/section.
• Use judgement to authorise diagnostic results.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to perform scientific calculations

Competent in main Microsoft software applications

Education

BSc in Biomedical sciences

HCPC registration in Biomedical sciences

MSc in Biomedical sciences

Job description

Biomedical Scientist - Haematology and Blood transfusion

We have a post in Haematology/Blood Transfusion available for a Biomedical Scientist at Band 5 or 6.

If you are looking for a BMS position with a desire to work as part of one of the largest NHS led Pathology Services in the South of England, we can offer:

• strong, personal and professional development,
• a laboratory at the forefront of the national Modernising Pathology agenda,
• forward thinking and team orientated staff

We can help you to achieve these by supporting your development by providing access to courses up to and including Master's degree. In addition we support development of staff with internal and external courses for management, Health & Safety and Quality management.

Our laboratory has accreditation for UKAS ISO:15189 and is also accredited with MHRA, IIP and is accredited as a training laboratory by the IBMS for both registration and specialist portfolios leading to HCPC registration.Band 5 applicants will be supported to do the specialist portfolio.

You will work in rotation within the Haematology and Blood Transfusion department and a future rotation into Biochemistry. The laboratory is well equipped with Abbott HQ's, Werfen TOPs, TOSOH G11 and Immucor and GLP track. Experience of automation would be an advantage.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure personal competency in all areas of Blood Sciences. To work towards being specialised in an area of Blood Sciences, so as to meet the knowledge and the competency level of a Specialist Practitioner, via a recognised portfolio route or equivalent experience.
• To use knowledge, interpretive skills, complex analysers and IT in order to deliver Blood sciences Service to our users.
• To recommend and perform tests in the specialised areas of Blood Sciences (Biochemistry, Haematology and Blood Transfusion).
• To perform the initial screening and further investigation of specialist diagnostic tests producing complex quality diagnostic results in order to aid patient treatment and care.
• To authorise reports as directed by department procedures and guidelines.
• To train other staff as required and directed.
• To fully participate in the 24/7 shift pattern once appropriately trained.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job responsibilities

• To work as part of a team producing accurate diagnostic results and to work across all areas of the specialism as required.
• To perform tasks as directed within any given role/section, cooperating with other staff in the section to ensure quality service delivery for the patient care.
• To follow Standard Operating Procedures and to be proactive in the development of the same, by suggesting improvements and piloting the revised SOPs.
• Using judgement, knowledge and departmental guidelines, (under supervision where appropriate), to authorise diagnostic results and report them as per departmental protocols. To refer to more senior Scientific/ Medical staff as required. This data may be produced by others in the department
• To fully participate in all aspects of the service including both the routine, non-core and shift service, as appropriate.
• To ensure that results and reports are produced in a timely manner particularly where these results will have an immediate impact on patient care such as an OPD clinic or A&E, thus contributing to meeting both departmental and Trust turnaround times.
• To use reagent and other stocks efficiently, informing line manager when stock issues arise and to directly contact suppliers as directed by senior staff.
• To perform simple problem solving/troubleshooting, within expected competency level, on equipment in order to resolve problems/breakdowns.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc in Biomedical sciences
• HCPC registration in Biomedical sciences
• Evidence of CPD
• MSc in Biomedical sciences
• Specialist portfolio in haematology/BT or blood sciences
• ECDL
• IBMS associate

Experience

• Experience of working in a relevant medical laboratory.
• Able to follow Standard Operating Procedures.
• Evidence of maintenance of practical skills.
• Experience in working in a lab.
• Awareness of Pathology H&S procedures.
• Complies with local Trust H&S procedures.
• Ability to organise own work to fit with departmental or section rotas.
• Ability to work to departmental or section deadlines.
• Understanding of robust quality management system, internal & external.
• Understanding of relationship between laboratory investigations and clinical practice especially knowing when to escalate and when to ask for help in making clinical decisions.
• Understanding of audit process.
• Understanding of relevant accreditation or regulatory standards.

Skills & Knowledge

• Communication skills in all media including e-mail, phone.
• Willing to undergo relevant training to ensure sound relevant knowledge.
• Ability to use in-house IT systems.
• Competent in use of main Microsoft software applications.
• Ability to perform scientific calculations & data analysis.
• Ability to produce documents such as departmental reports if required.
• Ability to perform statistical analysis of data & interpretation.
• Specific career plan and educational aspirations.

Special Requirements

• Ability to travel across other sites for training, meetings and covering duties

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.

£32,602 to £48,778 a yearper annum incl HCAS