BMS Team Manager - Cellular Pathology

The Methodist Church in Britain; Kingswood; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Staff discounts

Onsite facilities

Flexible working support

Job summary

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Biomedical Scientist to manage the cellular pathology department at Salisbury District Hospital. The post focuses on technical leadership, quality oversight and ISO 15189:2022 accreditation.

The role involves supervising staff, allocating rotas, providing training, and ensuring high standards in histology including dissection and immunohistochemistry. HCPC registration is required.

Qualifications

• BSc in Biomedical Science or equivalent.
• MSc in a relevant subject, MIBMS or equivalent experience.
• IBMS Specialist portfolio and HCPC registration are required.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple sections of the service as technical lead.
• Check and maintain quality across the work, detecting problems and taking remedial action.
• Manage daily staff rotas for work allocation across scientists, new staff, students and support staff.
• Support training and supervision of biomedical scientists, trainees and support staff.
• Maintain technical standards through internal and external QA schemes to ISO 15189:2022.
• Manage servicing, calibration and validation of department equipment and instruments.
• Lead the team alongside the training officer in a complex, busy department.
• Develop professional expertise and specialist skills, and foster a culture of continual learning.
• Support delivery of a high-quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service.

Skills

Immunohistochemistry

Team management

Education

BSc Biomedical Science

MSc in a relevant subject

IBMS Specialist portfolio

Job description

This Band 7 post manages the cellular pathology department at Salisbury District Hospital for Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, with technical charge of several laboratory sections. The work centres on quality oversight, daily staff rotas and training and supervising biomedical scientists, trainees and support staff, alongside accreditation to ISO 15189:2022. Laboratory hours run Monday to Friday, 8am to 5:30pm, with a histology focus including dissection and immunohistochemistry. HCPC registration as a biomedical scientist is required.

What the job involves

• Manage multiple sections of the service as technical lead
• Check and maintain quality across the work, detecting problems and taking remedial action
• Manage daily staff rotas for work allocation across scientists, new staff, students and support staff
• Support training and supervision of biomedical scientists, trainees and support staff
• Maintain technical standards through internal and external QA schemes to ISO 15189:2022
• Manage servicing, calibration and validation of department equipment and instruments
• Lead the team alongside the training officer in a complex, busy department
• Develop professional expertise and specialist skills, and foster a culture of continual learning
• Support delivery of a high-quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service

What's required

Qualifications

• BSc in Biomedical Science or equivalent
• MSc in a relevant subject, MIBMS or equivalent experience
• IBMS Specialist portfolio

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as a biomedical scientist

Experience

• Knowledge of UKAS and experience working in an accredited laboratory
• Experience of dissection
• Experience of non-gynae work
• Experience training or mentoring histology biomedical scientists

Skills & knowledge

• Experience of immunohistochemistry, including validating antibodies
• Experience of managing a team

Nice to have

• Training qualification
• Sysmex OSNA trained
• Evidence of project or supervisory management
• Experience using WPE, Vantage and Sectra systems
• Experience maintaining histology equipment and instruments

What's offered

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave
• Staff discounts
• Onsite facilities
• Flexible working support