Senior Biomedical Scientist

Integrated Care System; Truro; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Truro is seeking a Senior Biomedical Scientist to lead the Clinical Chemistry service. You will manage the Speciality Assay laboratory and ensure high-quality delivery of services. Candidates must have extensive experience in Clinical Chemistry and be HCPC registered. This position also provides opportunities for flexible working and leadership across a dedicated team.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Specialist Clinical Chemistry and NHS experience.
• Good understanding of UKAS Pathology Accreditation requirements.
• Experience supervising a section of the laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver the Speciality Assay service in Clinical Chemistry.
• Provide managerial and professional leadership across the wider department.
• Oversee management and use of technologies such as HPLC and Capillary Electrophoresis.

Skills

Leadership in Clinical Chemistry

Interpretative skills

Organisational Skills

Education

MSc in relevant discipline

HCPC Registered BMS

Job description

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Biomedical Scientist to lead and inspire the Clinical Chemistry service at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro. The post holder will be the section lead for the Speciality assay laboratory and will oversee the use and management of technologies such as HPLC and Capillary Electrophoresis.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the management and delivery of the Speciality Assay service in the Clinical Chemistry Department, and support management across the wider Chemistry Team. The post holder will be a state registered Biomedical Scientist (BMS) with extensive experience and knowledge in Specialist Clinical Chemistry. The post holder will provide managerial and professional leadership across the wider department.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly withvisitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC Registered BMS
• MSc in relevant discipline or Equivalent

Experience

• Highly developed knowledge of routine/specialised manual and automated laboratory investigations.
• Awareness of UKAS Pathology Accreditation (UKAS) requirements, NHS screening programmes requirements and quality management systems
• Experience to supervise a section of the laboratory
• NHS experience in a Blood Sciences position

Practical and Intellectual Skills

• Good interpretative skills and able to explain complex information to requesting Consultants and other service users.
• An extensive understanding of theoretical and practical Clinical Chemistry
• Good Organisational Skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.