Biomedical Scientist Team Leader - Cellular Pathology

STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Stockport; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Stockport seeks to hire a senior Biomedical Scientist. The role includes leading a team, ensuring high scientific standards, and managing the Histology section. Benefits include extensive annual leave, NHS pension membership, discounts, and salary sacrifice schemes. Ideal candidates will demonstrate expertise in digital pathology and advanced judgement in specimen processing. A flexible working environment is also offered to suit individual needs.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme membership

Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars and home electronics

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance for loans and savings

Stockport Credit Union for financial advice

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Technical Head of Department to maintain a quality service.
• Be responsible for the Histology section of the department.
• Supervise and perform investigations of varying complexity.
• Ensure the highest scientific standards are maintained.
• Oversee decisions on the validity of results.
• Supervise in digital pathology/Vantage.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Deputise for and assist the Technical Head of Department to maintain a high quality service within available resources. Lead a team of Biomedical Scientists and support staff; provide expert/advanced technical and scientific advice; deliver training. Experience in digital pathology.
• Be responsible for the Histology section of the department, including SOPs, risk assessments, COSHH assessments, competencies, training, service development, maintenance of equipment, monitoring and ordering of consumables, workload and staffing, audit, quality control, incidents and non-conformances.
• Supervise and perform investigations of varying complexity, including routine and specialist work.
• Ensure the highest scientific standards are maintained and contribute to the improvement of technical and scientific standards within the department.
• Oversee decisions on the validity of results and the need for further or repeat tests, as well as interpretation of results carried out in the department.
• Demonstrate extensive use of personal judgement based on advanced experience and knowledge to ensure correct decisions on all aspects of specimen processing, microscopy and test interpretation that may directly affect patient care and management.
• Ensure that appropriate medical staff are informed of any significant abnormal findings as soon as possible.
• Supervise in digital pathology/Vantage.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Organisational values and diversity

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen. We believe that the best organisations reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

Benefits

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union - for local financial advice