Band 6/5 Biomedical Scientist

4 weeks ago

Salisbury, United Kingdom Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

The opportunity has arisen for a well-motivated and enthusiastic Haematology/Transfusion Biomedical Scientist, Band 5 or 6 dependent on experience, to join the Laboratory Medicine team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

As a Band 6 Biomedical Scientist, you will already have an IBMS Specialist Diploma in Haematology with hospital Transfusion practice.

As a Band 5, you will benefit from automatic progression to Band 6 once you have completed the Specialist Portfolio.

Main duties of the job

The laboratory is an IBMS registered training laboratory with a strong training ethos. 

In your role you will undertake day to day analysis and validation of results, together with the monitoring of quality indicators. You will participate in out of hours shifts once trained and competent in the relevant areas.

Good communications skills, teamwork and an aptitude for problem solving are essential, as is a flexible attitude to work and willingness to adapt to changes in working practice.

The Haematology and Blood Transfusion laboratory is well equipped and benefits from Beckman Coulter DXH900/SMS for Haematology, Bio-Rad IH500 for Blood Transfusion and Stago Star-Max for Coagulation.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science or equivalent State Registration as Biomedical Scientist with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Post-graduate, post-registration training in a specialist area, leading to a completed specialist portfolio (or working towards)

Desirable criteria

Willing to pursue further qualifications.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Understands theoretical and practical laboratory procedures within the department. Ability to work within all areas of the department. Understands quality control / quality assurance procedures Evidence of continuing professional development to demonstrate specialist knowledge

Experience

Essential criteria

At least two years’ experience as an HCPC registered biomedical scientist. Detailed working knowledge of laboratory information and management computer system. Problem solving Working knowledge of standard IT packages

Desirable criteria

Exhibit competency to work alone during a shift

Skills

Essential criteria

Possess highly developed technical skills and be adept at all laboratory procedures. Ability to operate / troubleshoot complex laboratory equipment and interpret results Competent at training other staff Ability to organise own workload and that of subordinate staff Possess good interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable criteria

Give presentations as part of laboratory training programme

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual Ability to use initiative Ability to concentrate for long periods at technically demanding procedures Willingness to work flexibly

Others

Essential criteria

Show an understanding of Health & Safety requirements, including COSHH regulations Demonstrate an understanding of UKAS requirements

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months) Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home  Cycle to work scheme Uniform provided (where required) On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme On site health and fitness club On site car parking Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

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