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Biomedical Scientist - Haematology / Blood Transfusion
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Biomedical Scientist at Band 5 to work in Haematology/Blood Transfusion. The role involves producing diagnostic results, training staff, and participating in a 24/7 shift pattern. The successful candidate will benefit from professional development opportunities and work in a well-equipped laboratory.
Benefits
Professional development courses
Accredited training laboratory
Qualifications
- Experience of a diagnostic specialty in Blood sciences.
- Evidence of CPD.
Responsibilities
- Produce accurate diagnostic results as part of a team.
- Follow Standard Operating Procedures and suggest improvements.
- Participate in all aspects of the service, including shift work.
Skills
Multi-tasking
Teamwork
Initiative
Education
BSc in Biomedical sciences
HCPC registration in Biomedical sciences
MSc in Biomedical sciences
Job description
Job summary
We have a post in Haematology/Blood Transfusion available for a Biomedical Scientist at Band 5.
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:
o Innovative practices,o Strong, personal and professional development,o A laboratory at the forefront of the national Modernising Pathology agenda,o 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 (2022) 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 provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Job description
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.
Job description
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
Essential
Essential
Essential
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
Essential
Essential
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Frimley
GU167UJ
Employer's website
We have a post in Haematology/Blood Transfusion available for a Biomedical Scientist at Band 5.
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:
o Innovative practices,o Strong, personal and professional development,o A laboratory at the forefront of the national Modernising Pathology agenda,o 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 (2022) 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 provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Job description
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.
Job description
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
Essential
- BSc in Biomedical sciences (H)
- HCPC registration in Biomedical sciences (H)
- Evidence of CPD (H)
- MSc in Biomedical sciences
Essential
- Multi-tasking skills, prioritisation skills and initiative
- Team worker
- Working out of hours
Essential
- Experience of a diagnostic speciality in Blood sciences
- Experience in Haematology and Blood Transfusion desirable
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- BSc in Biomedical sciences (H)
- HCPC registration in Biomedical sciences (H)
- Evidence of CPD (H)
- MSc in Biomedical sciences
Essential
- Multi-tasking skills, prioritisation skills and initiative
- Team worker
- Working out of hours
Essential
- Experience of a diagnostic speciality in Blood sciences
- Experience in Haematology and Blood Transfusion desirable
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Frimley
GU167UJ
Employer's website
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