Senior Bms

**Overall Job Purpose**: To lead the team of staff in all department in with responsibility for providing a comprehensive, high quality 24/7 pathology service to CCL clients and clients of TDL. To deputise in absence of the Laboratory Manager. To use a combination of knowledge and skills to ensure that appropriate sample testing and the issue of blood components and products are performed safely, accurately and in a timely manner, for every patient and in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations (BSQR). To work within a multi-disciplinary team where duties include provision of other pathology services such as Haematology, Biochemistry and Blood Transfusion.

Main duties To include, but not be restricted to, the following duties: To supervise and coordinate various grades of scientific & support staff and assist in the development of rotas with the Laboratory Manager to ensure correct skill mix to support essential daily transfusion services, and to liaise with the other BMS staff to ensure continuous 24/7 cover. To participate in all areas of laboratory bench work, whilst adhering to standard operating procedures and participating in their regular review and update. To participate in multidisciplinary working as required. Techniques and testing that include biochemistry, haematology, coagulation and blood transfusion.

Undertake specimen preparation and analysis for a range of sample types and ensure that for each sample the appropriate requested investigations are performed in a timely manner. To interpret clinical information and use scientific knowledge to process specimens for appropriate tests, seeking advice from senior staff and clinicians when necessary To ensure timely and accurate reporting of manual work results with correct follow-up including input of additional testing requirements, correct report comments, future testing instructions and patient special blood component requirements into the computer system. To check reports for further action by the Clinicians, and to authorise reports as delegated within TDL departmental policy. To communicate patients results and answer enquiries from health care professionals within the hospital and in the community, providing information regarding appropriate investigations required and explanation of results, within departmental guidelines and professional code of conduct, recognising own boundaries.

To operate, maintain, supervise and resolve equipment and method troubleshooting (including laboratory instrumentation and remote issue blood fridges), advise the Laboratory Manager of situations requiring further action, work with service engineers on fault resolution, reporting and documenting equipment faults and resolutions as per GMP requirements. To evaluate and monitor the accuracy and precision of laboratory investigations using appropriate quality control procedures. To liaise with the NHSBT reference laboratories and clinicians for the follow-up of specialist investigations or the provision or compatible blood components for patients with complicated serology. To be proficient in the use and functions of the information technology systems within the department, including some administrative functions as appropriate.

To assist in the evaluation of new equipment and advise the head of service, senior scientific colleagues on the need for new equipment and maintenance of existing equipment. To ensure that the department meets all the standards required by UKAS and to participate in the regular review of all the procedures performed in the laboratory including the establishment and monitoring of effective internal and external Quality Control and Quality Assurance schemes. To co-ordinate adequate supplies of laboratory consumables, reagents, blood component and product stocks and co-ordinate their stock control. To inspect documentation and records including but not limited to QC, QA, cleaning, maintenance, temperature monitoring, equipment service and repair, incident reports etc.

to ensure compliance with GMP standards. To contribute to audit activities, both scheduled and proactively. To liaise with the Quality Rep, Quality Manager and Laboratory Manager, laboratory and clinical staff as required regarding investigation of any incident, error, transfusion reaction or other event which may cause a service delivery or quality failure, and to assist in the implementation and documentation of corrective and preventive actions. To supervise and facilitate the maintenance of correct storage of blood components throughout the laboratory and service areas as required, including but not limited to: temperature monitoring (electronic and manual systems) and responding to temperature deviations; arranging and directing stock movement between blood fridges in order to minimise wastage and provide sufficient supplies where needed; initiating blood component recalls as required; correct packing of blood tra