Senior Biomedical Scientist

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease & Cycle to Work

Job summary

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a suitably qualified Biomedical Scientist to join the Senior Biomedical Scientist team within York Microbiology. The post holder must demonstrate leadership and management capabilities, while working collaboratively to achieve shared goals.

The role includes full-time hours with on-call, early/late shifts, weekends and bank holidays; face-to-face interviews; no remote option.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with microbiology technologies and methods.
• Strong leadership and line management experience in a laboratory.
• Ability to work flexible rostering including on-call, early/late shifts, weekends and bank holidays.
• Demonstrated collaboration with multiple work areas and labs.

Responsibilities

• Lead microbiology bench sections and teams within the department.
• Provide operational support and deputise for Chief BMS and Head BMS.
• Oversee HR processes to support the department.
• Ensure compliance with the QMS and organize daily laboratory tasks.
• Participate in out-of-hours services and on-call rosters.

Skills

Leadership

HR processes

On-call coordination

Laboratory operations

Education

Biomedical Scientist qualification

Tools

QMS

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and experienced Biomedical Scientist to join the Senior Biomedical Scientist team within York Microbiology.
The post holder must possess a thorough understanding of the technologies and methodologies relevant to Microbiology and demonstrate effective leadership and management capabilities, while working collaboratively to achieve shared goals.
The successful applicant will be expected to work full time and participate in the on call, early/late shift, weekend and Bank Holiday roster.
Interviews for this post will be held face to face with no remote option available.
The successful candidate will be expected to work within the existing Senior Biomedical Scientist team, supporting and deputising for the Chief Biomedical Scientists and the Head BMS.

The Role Will Include, But Is Not Exclusive To

• Working collaboratively between work areas and networked laboratories.
• Providing effective leadership and management.
• Involvement in, and responsibility for, line management and HR processes to support the department.
• Providing operational support within the laboratory, as well as leading Microbiology bench sections and teams within the department
• Participating in the out of hours services including on-call shifts, early/late shifts, weekends and bank holidays.
• Supporting compliance with the QMS and organising the laboratory to ensure all daily tasks are successfully completed.
• Ensure oversight of external quality assurance for laboratory sections.

Trust Information Pack

https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Fettes Job title: Cheif BMS Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01904 725721