Pharmacy Clinical Trials Officer

3 weeks ago


Ipswich, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity to apply for the role of a Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology at Ipswich Hospital until 1st April 2025.

This is a wonderful opportunity for a HCPC registered biomedical scientist to be part of a motivated and dynamic team in providing an efficient and effective service to our patients.

If you have microbiology experience and are seeking a new and exciting opportunity we have an opportunity available where you will need the ability to work flexibly and participate in the delivery of a 24 hour, 7 days per week service, which may change due to needs of the service.

Our vision is to deliver innovations, high-performing pathology services that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.

Our service is clinically led and designed to achieve the benefits of scale that can be achieved by working together, while remaining close enough to our customers to meet their needs and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.

We are committed to attracting and retaining the best pathology staff and if you want to work with us to develop your own career and help us achieve our vision then we would like to hear from you.

Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please ensure you have discussed this with your line manager.

About our Pathology Service

Main duties of the job

Perform manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations within a defined service area accurately and efficiently.  Undertake quality control procedures and the processing of quality control material as per established protocols. Participate in the day to day management of stock control and usage. Be aware of current advances and appraise new techniques. Evaluate, interpret and validate test results and escalate where appropriate in line with established protocols.  Clean and maintain equipment to achieve the optimum instrument performance and maintain a clean and safe working environment.  Perform basic troubleshooting in line with established protocols and report any faults to a senior member of staff. Participate in Research and Development, clinical trials and equipment testing.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. 

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Theoretical and practical knowledge of Biomedical procedures gained through BSc or equivalentperforming risk assessments

Desirable criteria

Previous experience working in Biomedical Science laboratory Knowledge of Pathology IT Systems Risk Assessments NHS Experience European Computer Driving Licence or eqivalent

Qualifications

Essential criteria

HCPC Registered as Biomedical Scientist Biomedical Science Degree or equivalent Evidence of Continual Professional Development Additional appropriate specialist qualification if required.

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