Specialist Biomedical Scientist Virology

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Specialist Biomedical Scientist Virology, London

Client:

Barts Health NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

4

Posted:

18.04.2025

Expiry Date:

02.06.2025

Job Description:

Job overview

PATHOLOGY
Department of Infection - Virology
Specialist Biomedical Scientist – Band 6 - permanent contract.

The purpose of the NHS East and South East London Pathology Partnership (ESEL) is to provide patients with a high-quality, cost-effective service, and ensure the longer-term sustainability of NHS pathology services in east and south east London.

We are an organisation, jointly owned by Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. Set up as an arms-length organisation, hosted by Barts Health NHS Trust, we have our own board and governance, with each of the three trusts having an equal voice and vote in the running of the Pathology Partnership. One of the largest pathology providers in the NHS, the Pathology Partnership brings together the strengths of teams from each of the three trusts into a single organisation, dedicated to the provision of pathology.

A complex transformation programme has helped us to become a single, integrated pathology network. The aspired ‘hub and spoke’ operating model is centred at The Royal London Hospital (RLH) and connected to essential service laboratories located at partnered hospitals.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who will rise to the challenges presented from our diverse patient base, and who will enjoy opportunities to get involved in training, quality, validation, and to broaden their experience.

You must be an experienced specialist biomedical scientist, with good scientific and technical understanding of the virology diagnostic laboratory. You will have a comprehensive understanding of quality management systems for the provision of high-quality service standards including experience of quality control and quality assurance systems, laboratory audit and root cause analysis. You would have experience of assay verification and SOP review.

The ideal candidate would have experience of staff training & competency assessment, equipment and process troubleshooting.

The successful candidate must hold an accredited honours degree in Biomedical Science, have HCPC registration and have completed an IBMS Specialist Diploma in Virology for appointment to band 6. Applicants with significant biomedical scientist experience, in virology, but without the IBMS Specialist Diploma in Virology (or equivalent) may also be considered for appointment at band 5.

Working for our organisation

The NHS East and South East London Pathology Partnership is an arms-length organisation providing pathology services to Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The Pathology Partnership is hosted by Barts Health.

The Pathology Partnership is based on well-established models for pathology networks, with the Royal London Hospital becoming the main hub laboratory for the network and Essential Service Laboratories (ESL) as a minimum at all other Hospital sites.

The 2020/21 total operating costs across the Partnership were c. £126m per annum with a workforce establishment of circa. 822 WTE. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will be required to participate in all shift rota. Typical shift working hours are 9am-5:30pm, and 11:30am-8pm for the late shift. The laboratory is open 7 days a week including weekends and bank holidays. Shift patterns are fully compliant with the Working Time Regulations. All weekend, bank holiday and night work will form part of your contracted 37.5-hour week with appropriate rest breaks being rostered. Agenda for Change shift work payment enhancements are applied.

The post holder will be based at the Royal London Hospital but may be required periodically to work on one of the other sites: Newham University Hospital, Whipps Cross University Hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Homerton University Hospital, University Hospital Lewisham, and Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Woolwich).

This position is available to internal candidates only, working at the ESEL Pathology Partnership.

Enquiries about this job opportunity and about working for the partnership are welcome. If you would like to find out more about this vacancy, please contact Xosé Couto Parada via email, to arrange a meeting.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.