Senior Biomedical Scientist

Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a motivated Senior Biomedical Scientist to join their Haematology team. You will oversee specialist biomedical investigations and staff management to ensure quality service delivery. The ideal candidate will possess strong haematology expertise, relevant qualifications, and experience in a laboratory setting. Opportunities for professional development available.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Groundbreaking development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered as a Biomedical Scientist with HCPC.
• Experience supervising junior employees.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead a specialist area ensuring effective pathology service delivery.
• Manage staffing and workflow in a busy laboratory environment.
• Participate in audits and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Strong background in haematology

Knowledge of laboratory procedures management

Ability to troubleshoot laboratory systems

Education

BSc (Hons) IBMS accredited degree

HCPC State registration as a Biomedical Scientist (Haematology)

MSc or similar qualification

Job description

The place to work in pathology

We are looking for top talent to join the UK's leading and fastest growing pathology company - a scientific organisation with a clinical purpose.

Working in partnership with our service partners, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals, King's College Hospital and Princess Royal University Hospital we aim to set the standard for the future of pathology.

Job overview

Are you ready to lead with scientific excellence and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of diagnostics?

Guy's and St Thomas' is seeking a highly motivated Senior Biomedical Scientist to join our dynamic Haematology team, operating as part of Synnovis-a ground-breaking partnership between the NHS and SYNLAB UK & Ireland transforming pathology services across South East London.

This role delivers specialist biomedical investigations and provides first line people management as part of the laboratory team in Synnovis. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will have a high level of responsibility, including leading in an area of expertise, to ensure the successful delivery of pathology services, in line with our objectives.

You will hold a variety of accountabilities in the laboratory environment. These include, but are not limited to:
• Responsible for a specialist area, providing specialised technical scientific services and communicating complex information that will aid and determine clinical diagnosis
• Contribute to the development of specialist investigations, identifying better ways of working and finding efficiencies in service delivery
• Manage day-to-day staffing with the Operations Manager to ensure all resourcing needs are met, manage workflow and relevant training to meet turnaround times, cover bench work and where required supervise others as part of 24/7 shifts
• Take part in other activities such as audits, training, and potentially clinical trials as required

Main duties of the job
• Maintain standards of conduct required by the HCPC to practice as a registered Biomedical Scientist.
• Provide technical advice to clinical colleagues as required and within limits of competency.
• Participate in the strategic development and service improvement of the analytical service, be responsible for the implementation of new techniques, equipment, and tests, as directed including all verification and validation work. Where necessary this will include analysing clinical trial samples.
• Ensure all incidents and events are correctly reported by junior staff in Q-Pulse quality management database and other relevant software and support them in learning quality procedures and investigations.
• In conjunction with the Quality team, monitor, report and action errors, hazards, and incidents logged in the CAPA module of Q-Pulse. This may include taking part in investigations of incidents and providing expert insight into making improvements based on outcomes.
• Participate in appropriate clinical audits as required and directed.
• Monitor, and report on EQA and IQC procedures and be responsible for correcting problems that have been identified.
• Provide supervision for all employees, including participating in early, late and weekend shifts if necessary and as required.
• Demonstrate ongoing laboratory-based competency against training plans.
• Attend, and where required, chair regular departmental meetings and contribute to effective communication within the department.
• Deputise for the Operations Manager including attendance at meetings, as required.
• Take part in CPD activities to ensure that your practices and knowledge are always relevant and up to date to your specific area.

Working for our organisation

Your development and learning

You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through The Synnovis Way Development programme, the Scientific Learning and Development Fund and the Synnovis Academy through which you can receive funding / support for advanced qualifications.

Through our Innovation Accelerator Fund, you can apply for finance to get that new innovative scientific project off the ground, and participate with the wider scientific community through symposiums, conferences and other peer group meetings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. The job for which you are applying will be based at the essential services laboratories (ESLs) at a number of our hospital sites however, you may be required to attend our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1.

Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London.

The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services.

The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.

Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital Foundation Trust is a major emergency and specialist teaching Trust which has all the specialties associated with a fascinating and career defining case load including: Women's Services, Foetal Medicine, Haematology, Oncology, Transplantation, and is also home to the Evelina Children's Hospital and the Cancer Centre on the Guy's site.

You will be close to the vibrant Borough Market and the South Bank, which are exceptional London locations; perfect places to work and relax next to such iconic venues as Big Ben, The London Eye and The Shard!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc (Hons) IBMS accredited degree or equivalent.
• HCPC State registration as a Biomedical Scientist (Haematology).
• IBMS Specialist portfolio in relevant discipline, MSc or similar qualification.
• Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development (CPD)

Desirable criteria

• Quality or management qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of supervising junior employees.
• Significant demonstrable discipline specific practical experience.
• Experience in and ability to supervise analysis, interpretation and technical validation of routine, complex and specialist results.
• Experience in the education of physiology, pathology, and scientific principles relevant to specialism.

Desirable criteria

• Cultivating Specialist BMS with skills in research, clinical or analytical areas.
• Acting as owner for escalation and communication to internal and external service users in the event of quality/ analyser/assay failures.
• Experience of using Q-Pulse or similar document management system.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Strong background in haematology including morphology and haemostasis.
• Knowledge of the correct policies and procedures to implement in relation to quality systems, with reference to ISO/UKAS
• Knowledge of the management of laboratory procedures in your own areas, including following Health and Safety legislation and procedures.
• Ability to troubleshoot and train those who use the Laboratory Information Management Systems.

Desirable criteria

• Good awareness of current issues within pathology locally and nationally.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. All applicants are welcome to apply regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, nationality or ethnic origin, religion, or sexual orientation. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

Our Bank workers enjoy competitive market rates and flexible contract assignments across all of our sites, dependent on your availability and location.

For our Permanent workforce we offer a competitive benefits package.

All employees are entitled to:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Ground breaking development
  opportunities

Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

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If you decide to apply for this post but do not hear back from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion.

Thank you for your interest in Synnovis.

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