Cell Path Technical Lead BMS

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a capable Biomedical Scientist to respond to changing demands in the service, planning, communicating, innovation, standard setting and achieving results.

The post holder will deputise for the Service Manager or Lead Biomedical Scientist in pathology, implementing new methods and equipment, organising test repertoires, duties and rotas to maintain high UKAS standards and effective service delivery across sites.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement new methods and equipment requiring complex decision making.
• Organise test repertoires, protocols, duties and rotas for staff.
• Maintain service standards including UKAS, EU Directives, UK legislation and NHS policies.
• Process pathology specimens and provide technically accurate results.

Job description

The post holder will respond to the changing demands placed upon the service to meet the clinical needs of service users, through planning, communication, innovation, standard setting and achieving results.

Deputise for the Service Manager or other Operational / Lead Biomedical Scientist(s) in pathology responsible for the planning and implementation of new methods and equipment which will require complex decision making and organisation of test repertoires, protocols, duties, and rotas for staff.

Maintain service standards at an optimum level including UKAS standards, EU Directives, UK legislation (including NHSLA, MHRA, HSE etc.), Trusts Policies and Procedures and Good

Laboratory Practice.

Process Pathology specimens and provide technically accurate results. Be professionally accountable for the interpretation of patients' results to enable diagnostic and treatment regimens for clinical colleagues. In partnership with the Operational Lead Scientist, responsible for the overall management of a section or department in the laboratory to support effective and efficient service provision.

The role will be the professional lead and be responsible for all technical aspects of the provisions of an efficient and timely quality analytical service. To provide management support to the Service Manager and Clinical Lead/Director in order to ensure that the overall effective use of resources and the continued improvement in service management and delivery.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will respond to the changing demands placed upon the service to meet the clinical needs of service users, through planning, communication, innovation, standard setting and achieving results.

Deputise for the Service Manager or other Operational / Lead Biomedical Scientist(s) in pathology responsible for the planning and implementation of new methods and equipment which will require complex decision making and organisation of test repertoires, protocols, duties, and rotas for staff.

Maintain service standards at an optimum level including UKAS standards, EU Directives, UK legislation (including NHSLA, MHRA, HSE etc), Trusts Policies and Procedures and Good

Laboratory Practice.

Process Pathology specimens and provide technically accurate results. Be professionally accountable for the interpretation of patients' results to enable diagnostic and treatment regimens for clinical colleagues. In partnership with the Operational Lead Scientist, responsible for the overall management of a section or department in the laboratory to support effective and efficient service provision.

The role will be the professional lead and be responsible for all technical aspects of the provisions of an efficient and timely quality analytical service. To provide management support to the Service Manager and Clinical Lead/Director in order to ensure that the overall effective use of resources and the continued improvement in service management and delivery.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates, including those who first language is not English.