Flexible Workforce Biomedical Scientist

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Halifax; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Halifax is seeking a HCPC registered Bank Biomedical Scientist to join their Cellular Pathology department. The role involves conducting routine investigations, ensuring quality, and training junior staff. The department is committed to continuous improvement and offers flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• State registration with the HCPC required.
• Experience in a pathology laboratory is essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine investigations within the department.
• Assist in the provision of cellular pathology and mortuary service.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Time Management

Education

Degree in Biomedical Science

Tools

Pathology Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

Job description

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Job overview

The Cellular Pathology department at Calderdale Royal Hospital is seeking to recruit a HCPC registered Bank Biomedical Scientist with an accredited degree to join our friendly team.

The department is UKAS accredited and IBMS approved for training. Cellular pathology covers histology, non-gynae cytology, andrology and the mortuaries. The successful candidate will be involved in health and safety, training and quality in all areas of the department.

We currently process approximately 28000 histology samples, around 13000 immunohistochemistry tests using the Ventana Benchmark Ultra, 2500 non-gynae samples, and 3000 andrology samples.

We are committed to quality and improvement. We are currently in the process of introducing digital pathology to the department.

Informal visits are highly recommended. Please contact Mandeep Singh Dhesi on 01422 224395

Main duties of the job

To act in a scientific role and to carry out all routine investigations within the department, following such training as may be necessary, ensuring the quality of the service. To assist in the provision of the cellular pathology and mortuary service for the trusts hospitals and CCGs by providing knowledge and technical skills to process, analyse, understand and interpret results of diagnostic tests. Rotate on a regular basis through the different sections of the department and take part in the extended working rota.

To ensure health and safety is maintained, train junior members of staff, and be involved with quality and service development through laboratory and clinical audit. Continuous professional development will be essential for this post and further study will be encouraged.

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS - yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be competent in all the areas of Cellular Pathology.
• To be a point of reference to junior staff, to provide advice and supervise other members of staff.
• To coordinate work and staff within their areas in the absence of a specialist Biomedical Scientist.
• To maintain UKAS accreditation and HTA compliance.
• To participate and adhere to Health and Safety requirements.
• To have a good understanding of the Pathology Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).

Please see the attached job description for an in-depth review.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• State registration with the HCPC
• Degree in Biomedical Science

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Experience in a pathology laboratory
• Experience in all areas of the cellular pathology department.

Desirable criteria

• Supervision and training of MLA, associate practitioners, trainee BMS, and BMS staff.
• Experience of laboratory and clinical audit
• Experience of UKAS accreditation and HTA
• Andrology experience
• Non-gynae cytology experience

Practical/Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Must be organised and have excellent time management skills

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that's why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

If you have any questions please contact [e-mail] for assistance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

• JDPS (PDF, 184.4KB)