Specialist Biomedical Scientist

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual looking for a new challenge? Then look no further!

Come and join a well-established friendly team, working within a modern, well equipped, fully UKAS 15189 accredited regional immunology laboratory. You must be a HCPC registered biomedical scientist with immunology experience and an immunology specialist portfolio or equivalent. Staff will be appointed to the band 6 pay scale, dependent on the criteria listed in the person specification. We may also consider applications from individuals who can demonstrate that they are close to completion of the immunology specialist portfolio.

We value our staff and fully support their professional development. We are an IBMS approved training laboratory.

This post will be appointed to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, however candidates should be aware that Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is part of a pathology collaboration project. Four provider organisations in Lancashire and south Cumbria have committed to form a network and collaborate on pathology services, including Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

We are well equipped to provide an efficient high quality regional diagnostic service. Our equipment comprises of a Navios flow cytometer, DSII ELISA processors, Capillarys 2 Flex, Hydrasys 2 scan, Euroblot One, Bioplex, Helios slide processors, Phadia 2500, Phadia 1000, 2 x Phadia 250's and a BNII.

Staff rotate within the immunology department throughout three sections; autoimmunity, flow cytometry and immunochemistry and allergy using the latest automation and learning highly skilled manual specialist skills.

Job responsibilities

Duties will include, but not be limited to:

1. Performs work duties to the standards required as a HCPC biomedical scientist
2. Undertake the correct procedures for the handling of specimens, pre and post analysis
3. Maintain and operate equipment used in the preparation and analysis of specimens
4. Perform a range of laboratory tests autonomously and demonstrate an understanding of the scientific basis for tests and the disease processes under investigation
5. Demonstrate awareness of factors affecting sample integrity, risks associated with the sample reagents, or method and other tests indicated by the outcome of the analysis
6. Use the main laboratory computer system in accordance with service requirements

Person Specification

Qualification and Education

1. Degree (or equivalent) suitable for HCPC registration
2. HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist
3. Uses continuing professional development as a means of self-development
4. Completed immunology specialist portfolio or equivalent
5. IBMS membership

Knowledge and Experience

1. Experience of working in a clinical immunology pathology laboratory as a Biomedical Scientist
2. Understanding of health and safety legislation pertaining to clinical laboratories
3. Understand the components of a quality management system
4. Has knowledge and/or experience of using instruments and methods used in the department
5. Problem solving ability
6. Understanding of laboratory quality issues

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.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lead biomedical scientist, laboratory manager

£37,338 to £44,962 a year, pro rata