Band 5 Trainee Biomedical Scientist

5 months ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom University Hospitals Birmingham Full time

**Job summary**:
Trainee Band 5 Biomedical Scientist within the Haematology department at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital Trusts in England serving the populations of Birmingham and Solihull. The Trust is composed of four main hospital sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEHB), Heartlands Hospital (BHH), Good Hope Hospital (GHH) and Solihull Hospital (SH).

The laboratories receive over half a million Haematology requests annually, providing a twenty-four-hour diagnostic and monitoring services. The laboratory situated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is the nominated Coagulation laboratory for the West Midlands Regional Haemophilia comprehensive care service and a designated Transfusion Trauma Centre. The laboratory at Heartlands Hospital provides the automation capacity for GPs, has the Haemoglobinopathy Screening section and a small specialist markers and molecular service. The laboratories are ISO 15189 and IBMS accredited and MHRA approved. The laboratories are also an established military training facility with dedicated training provision.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
You will be responsible for performing the technical tasks to meet the needs of the laboratory service. This includes analysis, technical validation, interpretive decisions and reporting of samples to achieve the objectives of efficient and effective patient care and resource management.

You will be expected to work collaboratively within the laboratory team. You will be committed to providing a high standard of service to our patients and partake in the quality programme of the laboratory. You should have an understanding of legislation, regulation and the maintenance of compliance with ISO 15189.

Currently the laboratory operates a 24/7 shift system and after appropriate training you will be expected to participate in the departmental shift system which attracts AfC enhanced payments.

**About us**:
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

**Job description**:
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:

- BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science or equivalent academic achievement that is ratified by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)
- State registration with Health Professions Council (HPC)
- Evidence of continuing professional development and proficiency in accordance with HPC guidelines.

**Desirable**:

- Working towards completion of post registration specialist competency portfolio.

**Experience**:
**Essential**:

- Experience of working in clinical laboratories.
- Experience of laboratory techniques and automation.

**Desirable**:

- Experience of dealing with suppliers, clinical and support staff, the public or customer care.

**Additional Criteria**:
**Essential**:

- Honesty
- Reliability
- Resilience and adaptability
- Self-motivated.

**Certificate of Sponsorship**:



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