Biomedical Scientist/Trainee Biomedical Scientist

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Norwich is looking for a specialist to communicate complex test information to healthcare colleagues and patients. The role involves processing urgent and routine work, maintaining analytical equipment, and assisting in the training of medical staff. The ideal candidate will have experience managing complex data and equipment, with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex analytical equipment.
• Ability to communicate complex information to various stakeholders.
• Capability to manage own workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Process urgent and routine pathology work.
• Maintain specialist analytical equipment and assess its fitness for clinical use.
• Manage and maintain databases in laboratory systems.

Job description

Overview

Communicates complex service related test information to managers, Consultants, Nurses, other health care colleagues, patients and patient carers. Answers telephone inquiries from pathology users, patients and patient carers about test results and provide information that is complex concerning methodologies and service requirements, seeking advice as required. Assists in explaining results and reassures the users that the information is correct after seeking advice when results do not agree with clinical presentation. Manages own work on a daily basis in specialised services.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for processing both urgent and routine work to maintain routine turnaround times in line with Trust and Service polices.
• Maintains as part of a team, complex specialist analytical equipment on a daily basis and assess fitness for clinical use referring to senior staff as appropriate.
• Assists in managing and maintaining specialised databases in laboratory computer systems and patient storage databases.
• Responsible for inputting and amending patient data and results, which includes other colleagues work.
• Use research and development protocols on a daily basis to provide statistical presentations of internal quality control (QC) to assess equipment performance in line with QC rules (e.g. Westgard).
• Assist in the evaluation and development of methods to improve the service and patient care diagnostic tests.
• Assist in the education and training of Medical staff, Clinical Scientists, other BMS, Trainee BMS, MLAs and visiting students as required within their specialised area.