Senior Biomedical Scientist Histological Dissection

NHS; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Senior Biomedical Scientist to join their Cellular Pathology Team. The successful candidate will focus on advanced histological dissection and will take on a leadership role in laboratory operations. Applicants should hold an IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice in Histopathological Dissection and have substantial experience in cellular pathology. This position offers a salary range of £47,810 to £54,710 annually and includes a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Enrolment in NHS pension scheme

Access to onsite nurseries

Free psychological support program

Qualifications

• B.Sc (Hons) in Biomedical Science or equivalent.
• State Registration (Health Professionals Council) required.
• Evidence of management training.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations in the histopathology laboratory.
• Supervise quality control of laboratory work.
• Develop and maintain departmental standard operating procedures.

Skills

Histological/Cytological skills

Good communication skills

Good IT skills

Team leadership skills

Education

B.Sc (Hons) in Biomedical Science or equivalent

State Registration (Health Professionals Council)

MSc or equivalent qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

APEX and/or Winpath Enterprise

SECTRA PACS

Job description

Senior Biomedical Scientist- Histological Dissection

An exciting opportunity has arisen at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) for a Senior Specialist Biomedical Scientist to join our Cellular Pathology Team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated, hardworking individual to join our senior team with a focus largely on advanced Biomedical Scientist dissection. The successful individual will undertake the role of expert dissector in a range of Histopathology sub‑specialities in the dissection of category A, B and C specimens. You must be able to demonstrate an extensive specimen dissection competency including complex resection specimens.

Applicants must have the IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice in Histopathological Dissection and the willingness to progress towards the Advanced Specialist Diploma in Histological Dissection. The candidate would be expected to liaise with the Consultant staff, and to motivate themselves via self‑directed learning to achieve this goal.

In addition to the dissection role the individual will form part of the senior team at ESHT overseeing the operations and staff within our department; providing leadership, expertise and troubleshooting in the Histology laboratory; including specimen reception, tissue dissection, processing, sectioning, routine staining, immunocytochemistry and digital pathology.

This position will be across two sites: the Conquest Hospital in Hastings and Eastbourne District General Hospital

Main duties of the job

(For the full duties of the job, please see attached full job description and person specification).

• Histological dissection of category A, B and C specimens
• Management and participation in the day‑to‑day running of the main histopathology laboratory.
• To ensure, supervise and monitor the quality of the work produced in the main histopathology laboratory.
• To develop, implement and maintain departmental standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• To ensure that the performances in EQA and IQA programmes are satisfactory.
• To ensure routine operative maintenance on laboratory instruments is undertaken.
• To use specialist knowledge to troubleshoot any issues as they arise.
• To participate in the conduct of annual staff appraisals, continual professional development (CPD) and the educational activities of the department.
• To assist in the recruitment, appointment and induction of staff into the department.
• To assist with departmental training and competency assessment.
• To participate in quality and governance management of the department.
• To participate in ensuring that the department complies with the requirements of UKAS accreditation to ISO15189:2012/2022.
• To adhere to Health and Safety legislation and guidelines that apply in a pathology department.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto‑enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us

Person Specification

Qualifications

• B.Sc (Hons) in Biomedical Science or equivalent.
• State Registration (Health Professionals Council)
• Postgraduate specialised training evidenced by completion of IBMS specialist portfolio or equivalent
• MSc or equivalent qualification such as the IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma in Cellular Pathology, Cytopathology or Leadership and Management
• Demonstrable knowledge and skills achieved through ongoing professional development and attendance on educational and practical courses
• FIBMS
• Evidence of management training

Experience

• Previous experience of all aspects in Cellular Pathology
• Experience of service improvement
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Evidence of supervising a team

Skills

• Highly developed Histological/Cytological skills and techniques.
• Good knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and procedures as applied in Pathology.
• Sound Knowledge of Good Laboratory Practice.
• Good communications and interpersonal skills.
• Capable of leading and working as part of a team.
• Capable of working on own initiative and managing own workload.
• Ability to organise and delegate work to junior members of staff
• Capable of working under pressure.
• Ability to cut and stain frozen sections
• Ability to train others
• Good keyboard and IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook
• Capable of working in difficult environmental conditions.
• Experience of successful UKAS inspection participation
• Experience of validating new equipment
• Knowledge of the Roche Ultra and BSS special stains platform
• Ability to carry out and troubleshoot special stains and immunohistochemical techniques
• Knowledge of APEX and/or Winpath Enterprise.
• Knowledge of Vantage for specimen tracking, SECTRA PACS for imaging data access and TalkingPoint Voice Recognition for documentation.

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.

Lead Biomedical Scientist (Cellular Pathology)

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum, pro rata