Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Blood Science

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leeds is seeking an experienced Specialist Biomedical Scientist to join their Blood Sciences Department. This role involves conducting a variety of clinical technical investigations in a large laboratory setting, requiring HCPC registration and experience in Clinical Biochemistry. Candidates will be well-supported by team members and are expected to work independently at times. Join us to contribute to essential patient services and advance your professional skills in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) suitable for HCPC registration.
• HCPC registration is required.
• Post registration experience within Clinical Biochemistry needed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a wide range of specialist clinical technical investigations.
• Work independently on-call and as part of a team.
• Assist in the day-to-day running of the laboratory.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a team

Basic knowledge and computer literacy

Knowledge of conventional IT software

Good concentration/Manual Dexterity

Education

Degree suitable for HCPC registration

HCPC registration

Tools

LIMS / IT systems (e.g. Winpath)

Microsoft Office

Job description

Specialist Biomedical Scientist (or Annex 21)- Blood Science

Thisis an exciting time to join one of the largest Pathology departments in thecountry. Our new £30m Pathology building (on the St. Jamess UniversityHospital site) and new Acute Hospital Laboratory (on the Leeds GeneralInfirmary site) are now operational. The Department of Blood Sciences isseeking to recruit experienced and innovative Specialist Biomedical Scientistin Biochemistry to help shape, deliver and improve the service we deliver toour patients.

Weencourage all candidates to contact us to discuss the role(s) and we canoffer informal visits to our laboratories for interested candidates.

Interviewwill be held in person, due to practical elements of the interview process.

Pleasenote: UK Government immigration and sponsorship criteria have changed. Pleasecheck your eligibility before applying.

Main duties of the job

Thesuccessful candidate will work within a large hub laboratory utilisingcutting edge technology, serving both Leeds Teaching Hospitals and the widercommunity. This includes the regional Oncology centre and the LeedsChildren's Hospital, which is a unique opportunity for the successfulcandidate to gain wide ranging experience within the discipline.

Tobe considered for this Specialist Biomedical Scientist (AFC Band 6) positionin Biochemistry, you must be registered with the HCPC as a BiomedicalScientist and have experience working as a band 5 in Biochemistry in an NHSlaboratory. If registering with the HCPC on or after 2006, a completed IBMSSpecialist Portfolio is a requirement of this post. Candidates undertaking aSpecialist Portfolio will also be considered on AFC Annex 21 Band 6,providing it is clear from the application what progress has been made, andwhat support is required.

About us

OurPathology services operate across two large university teaching hospitals inthe Leeds Metropolitan area with a population of around 2.3 million andprovide services both regionally and nationally. In addition to the newlaboratory projects, we are also working to deploy a new Managed PathologyService Contract. Construction on the new Leeds Children's Hospital is alsoplanned, which will include all in-patient maternity and specialist neonatalservices to become the largest single site maternity centre in the UK.

Thesuccessful candidate will be well supported by the wider scientific andclinical teams. The Blood Sciences Department is accredited to ISO15189 andby the IBMS as a training laboratory in both Clinical Biochemistry andHaematology.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

Asa specialist biomedical scientist you will be a fully competent member of thedepartment. Normally working as part of a team, you will be expected toperform a wide range of specialist clinical technical investigations. Atother times you may be required to work alone and independently, for examplewhen working on-call. Working in different sections of the department youwill have the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute towards theprovision of an accurate and timely service for patients. You will beexpected to apply professional judgements and specialist skills totechnically complex and sometimes difficult situations. Within the team youmay be required to organize the tasks of support workers. You will berequired to communicate highly complex information, often related to patientmanagement and care, to colleagues, healthcare staff and otherorganizations.

Youwill be required to attend MDT and other user meetings where appropriate.Post holders will be involved in R&D and may lead projects, undersupervision, where appropriate.

Thepost holder will assist in the day to day running of the laboratory or aparticular section of the laboratory, under supervision/delegation of theadvanced biomedical scientist. This will involve QC and EQA authorisation,training, risk and incident assessment and investigation and HR procedures.The post holder will be expected to have an awareness of budgets and resourceresponsibility.

In order to carry out the job sufficientlyand effectively you will have successfully studied for an accredited degreein biomedical sciences, or other equivalent qualification acceptable to theHealth Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Institute of BiomedicalScience (IBMS). You will have developed a range of competencies andspecialist knowledge in all aspects of the discipline through extensivepractical experience, in house training and structured study through the IBMSspecialist portfolio, programme,alternatively, under Annex 21 working towards (up to a maximum of 3 years)IBMS Specialist Portfolio) and willcontinue to develop your skills and knowledge subject to the requirements ofcontinuous professional development (CPD).In addition, basic computer skills and use of various laboratory andTrust based databases are essential to carry out your work.

Thepost holder will have undertaken all mandatory training required for theirrole and be willing to attend training to facilitate learning in areas suchas basic HR functions, appraisal, incident investigation etc.

Forfull details see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) suitable for HCPC registration.
• HCPC registration
• Willingness to undertake other formal study and in house training
• Competence in a wide range of complex laboratory procedures. Participation in relevant CPD schemes

Experience

• Post registration experience within the speciality Clinical Biochemistry
• Knowledge and experience of LIMS / IT systems e.g Winpath
• Proven ability to work unsupervised e.g. on-call or shift.
• Knowledge of pathology disciplines other than in own area
• Multidisciplinary experience
• Line management experience and leadership skills
• Teaching, training and mentorship skills

Skills & behaviours

• Excellent communication skills, oral and written
• Able to work in a team. Able to work independently.
• Basic knowledge and computer literacy
• Knowledge of conventional IT software e.g. Microsoft Office
• Flexible approach to work Good communicator Friendly attitude
• Good concentration/Manual Dexterity
• Good hand/eye coordination
• Knowledge and understanding of External and Internal Quality control systems

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.