Biomedical Scientist - Histology (Bank)

NHS; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job description

Biomedical Scientist
Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital | Pathology | Bank Contract | Part time | Up to £25.00 per hour, depending on experience

Main duties of the job

1. Deliver high-quality pathology services.
2. Complete your share of covering the out-of-hours on-call service.
3. Perform biomedical diagnostic testing, interpretation, reporting and quality control.
4. Keep records of specimens, results, reagents and consumables.
5. Support the validation and assessment of new equipment and new diagnostic procedures.
6. Help ensure we deliver the very best experience for patients.

About us

Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital is a stunning 46 bedded private hospital in West Hampshire with specialisms in Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Urology, Women's Health and Spinal surgery. The hospital also benefits from having onsite Radiology, Pathology, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy and Hydrotherapy so we can give our patients a complete package of care. There are 16 consulting rooms with speciality outpatient rooms, 46 private patient bedrooms with en-suite facilities, 24 hr resident doctor on site (RMO) and four operating theatres and one endoscopy suite.

Job responsibilities

Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability. To look after the nation's health, we must provide the highest standards of care. So, we need to work with the best talent around. That's why we're looking for someone who understands how important it is to maintain great relationships while providing high levels of service in a modern pathology laboratory.

As a Biomedical Scientist, you will:

1. Deliver high-quality pathology services.
2. Complete your share of covering the out-of-hours on-call service.
3. Perform biomedical diagnostic testing, interpretation, reporting and quality control.
4. Keep records of specimens, results, reagents and consumables.
5. Support the validation and assessment of new equipment and new diagnostic procedures.
6. Help ensure we deliver the very best experience for patients.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You will bring the relevant qualifications and laboratory experience in multidisciplinary biomedical science.

Experience

• Previous laboratory experience in multidisciplinary biomedical science. You have a good working knowledge of different analytical equipment in a range of techniques.

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.