Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Blood Sciences + Biochemistry

Spire Healthcare Ltd; Bushey; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bushey is seeking a Specialist Biomedical Scientist specializing in Blood Sciences and Biochemistry. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing professionals in a pathology hub operating seven days a week and supporting the development of laboratory services. Candidates must hold a relevant degree and be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council. The role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

Employer and employee contributory pension

Private medical insurance

Free Bupa wellness screening

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in a scientific laboratory.
• Familiarity with service developments in pathology.
• Possess the mandatory training requirements for the role.

Responsibilities

• Manage services within a specialized area of the pathology service.
• Liaise with the Laboratory Consultant to ensure quality service.
• Deliver quality improvements with the department senior team.

Skills

Experience within blood sciences / biochemistry

Numeracy Skills

Auditing skills across clinical standards and departments

Education

Degree qualified, HNC Medical Laboratory Sciences or equivalent

Biomedical Scientist with the Health & Care Professions Council

Job description

Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Blood Sciences + Biochemistry

Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Blood sciences/ Biochemistry | Bushey | Full Time + on call

Spire Bushey Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Biomedical Scientist to join the team on a full time permanent basis.

Our pathology hub operates 7 days per week so you will be expected to work weekends on rotation and evening shifts until 8pm.

Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care.

Main duties of the job

As the Specialist BMS for Blood Sciences / Biochemistry you will also have responsibility for the MLA pool, ensuring the MLAs are rotated into each section as required and that there is adequate MLA staffing in each section. You will also to support the MLA training and competencies ensuring they have the required skills to perform the MLA role across the whole department.

To assist in the organisation, management and development of services within a specialised area of the pathology service, or across a range of services provided by the laboratory at Hub Hospital and support the provision of pathology services for spoke site Hospitals

To liaise with the Laboratory Consultant and the Pathology Manager, to ensure the provision of the high-quality service in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

• Develop practice including investigation and reporting, within your areas of specialist expertise.
• Analyse, interpret and report information and knowledge related to ideas and concepts.
• Develop and evaluate the movement of laboratory specimens and blood.
• Develop practice in the application of technology for measuring and monitoring pathology investigations, within your specialist area of expertise..
• Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information.
• Deliver quality improvement with the department senior team.

About us

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We're committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.

Job responsibilities

Who we're looking for:

Qualifications and Training:

• Degree qualified, HNC Medical Laboratory Sciences or equivalent which would allow individual to be eligible for Associate Membership of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences.
• Biomedical Scientist with the Health & Care Professions Council

Experience:

• Experience within blood sciences / biochemistry
• Working within a performance driven culture while maintaining safe standards.
• Meeting financial and budgetary targets.
• Supporting the commercial development of pathology services locally
• Experience in a scientific laboratory.
• Experience of independent sector
• Strategically commercial and familiarity with service developments.
• Experience of working in partnership with consultants and participating in creating innovative solution for new pathology services.
• Challenging consultants to influence evidence based practice
• Auditor

Knowledge and Technical Ability:

• Shares evidence based practices with colleagues to enhance pathology service and standards
• Possess the mandatory training requirements for role including infection control and health and safety competencies.
• Numeracy Skills
• Keeps abreast of developments in pathology practice
• Auditing skills across clinical standards and departments

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• Spire for you reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

Our Values:

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion.
• Keeping it simple
• Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please see above

Experience

• Please see above

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.