Biomedical Scientist/Trainee

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Diagnostic Laboratories
NHS Tayside: Ninewells Hospital, Haematology

Biomedical Scientist/Trainee – Band 5/Annex 21 para 2 (ii)

PERMANENT FULL TIME

NHS Tayside is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best therefore NHS Tayside welcomes applicants from all sections of society.

We are seeking a proactive member of staff that can demonstrate team spirit, initiative, flexibility and has the enthusiasm to train further. You will be working in a state of the art automated Blood Sciences laboratory with Siemens ADVIA 2120i FBC analysers, ACL TOPS Coagulation analysers, and blood film reporting. The Department provides specialist services such as Diabetic HbA1c measurement and Haemoglobinopathy investigation by capillary electrophoresis, Thrombophilia screening, Coagulation Point of Care/NPT monitoring, and leukaemia diagnosis using Immunophenotyping and cytochemistry.

Post qualification professional development is encouraged and supported. On attaining appropriate competencies you will join the roster for the Out of Hours sessions which will include some weekend, evening, overnight and public holiday duties.

Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council is preferred however candidates without the above qualification will be paid a percentage of the maximum salary as a Trainee in accordance with Agenda for Change Annex 21 Paragraph 2 (ii).

This is an opportunity for an experienced HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist to work in a busy Blood Sciences Department providing a 24/7 high quality, analytical, interpretive and advisory diagnostic service, mainly to NHS Tayside Acute and Primary Care Divisions but also to North Fife and South Grampian. The Department operates on two sites, 20 miles apart, with the main laboratory facility being at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and a multi-disciplinary laboratory at Perth Royal Infirmary. The Department is accredited to ISO 15189 standards by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).

Hours of work are: 37.0 hours per week. Core working hours 0830 – 1630 Monday – Friday with additional out of hours working sessions.

Enquiries and informal visits are actively encouraged to:

David Graham, Senior Specialist Biomedical Scientist (Corelab NW)
Tel 01382 660111 Ext 31564 david.graham10@nhs.scot

or

Chloe Mearns, Acting Associate Service Manager - Haematology
Tel 01382 660111 Ext 32906 chloe.mearns@nhs.scot

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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