Biomedical Scientist/Healthcare Scientist

2 weeks ago


Northampton Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Northampton General Hospital Full time

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, forward thinking, Biomedical Scientist to join the Department of Microbiology.


Our modern and well-equipped department processes approximately 500,000 specimens per annum providing a comprehensive clinical microbiology service. The department performs tests on several different platforms, such as BACTEC FX, Enteric-Bio, Phoenix M50 & Phoenix AP, Autoplak, BD MGIT, Bruker Sirius MALDI-TOF, COBAS U701, Uri-MAST, COBAS 6800, COBAS 8000, VERIGENE Nanosphere, HOLOGIC Panther, and VirClia Lotus.
The ideal candidate would have a wide experience of all aspects of general medical microbiology diagnostic testing and have excellent interpersonal skills.


The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and the desire to provide a service of the highest quality.


The candidate will have had previous experience working in a clinical laboratory and will be expected to work towards and complete the IBMS Microbiology Specialist Portfolio, be a team player.


You will be expected to work in all aspects of general microbiology diagnostic testing including microscopy, plate reading, antibiotic susceptibility testing, CL3 work, molecular microbiology, mycology, and serology.


The successful applicant will support teaching and development of all staff groups in the department, as well as participate in all aspects of quality management to assist UKAS accreditation.


You will be expected to be an integral part of the team to ensure the provision of a high-quality professional service.


You will also assist with delivery of training, competency assessments, participate in audits and assist in the supervision of more junior staff.


You will be expected to work flexibly providing a service, including weekends and public holidays on a rotational basis and participate in the out of hour's on-call service, as required. The post is full time working 8am to 8pm (37.Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.


We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.


We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.


The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.


We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
The post holder will be a part of a team of Biomedical Scientists and Biomedical support workers delivering a high-quality Pathology service based on the effective use of the Quality Management System.


The post holder will undertake laboratory investigations as appropriate to their banding and competencies.


The post holder will act as a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist (BMS) with Microbiology knowledge, skills and demonstrated scientific and diagnostic competence throughout all sections of the Department.


The post holder will participate in all quality activities and be expected to attend departmental meetings on a regular basis.


The work includes weekend, bank holiday, evening and on-call duties, which requires a flexible approach to the hours of employment.
Educations, Training and Qualifications
Previous experience in Microbiology laboratory
Experience of using equipment in an NHS laboratory
Understands quality indices

Experience of co-ordinating day to day laboratory activities.

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