Main area: Haematology/Transfusion
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 shift pattern)
Job ref: 287-LCL-111-24
Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Liverpool Clinical Laboratories
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/11/2024 23:59
Deputy Routine Haematology Laboratory Manager
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced suitably qualified HCPC registered Specialist Biomedical Scientist to join our dynamic workforce as a Senior BMS within the Haematology/Transfusion Laboratory of Blood Sciences at Liverpool Clinical Laboratories. This is a very busy department dedicated to providing the highest quality patient centred service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder’s role includes contributing to the laboratory as an experienced Specialist Biomedical Scientist in the provision of a high-quality cost effective clinical and laboratory service and the development of the service in line with Departmental objectives. The successful candidate will have a proven track record and detailed knowledge of theoretical and practical Haematology procedures, together with experience in the supervision and management of staff.
* Take part in training and competency assessment of both scientific and clinical staff.
* Perform staff appraisals and assist the Laboratory Manager in data collection, stock management and quality management duties.
* Lead in the day to day organisation of the laboratory, prioritise work and manage a challenging workload.
* Write, review and implement standard operating procedures, maintain quality assurance standards and train all grades of staff.
* Have HR responsibilities appropriate to their role and be directly involved with appropriate responsibilities for achieving and maintaining laboratory standards such as UKAS ISO: 15189:2012.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Summary
The post holder’s role includes contributing to the laboratory as an experienced Specialist Biomedical Scientist in the provision of a high quality cost effective clinical and laboratory service and the development of the service in line with Departmental objectives.
Key responsibilities
* Provide timely and accurate results using the appropriate automated and manual processes.
* Provide routine and specialist haematology and transfusion analyses, validation, interpretation and reporting of results.
* Maintain complex analytical equipment.
* Requisition and maintain blood stock levels.
* Authorise and issue compatible blood and pharmaceutical products to patients.
* Supervise, teach, advise and inform all grades of staff.
* Comply with HCPC Standards of Proficiency and Conduct.
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSc in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
* HCPC registered
* Willingness to undertake study at Master’s degree level (if necessary)
* One or more of the following: MSc in Biomedical Sciences / haematology / Transfusion (IBMS accredited) Fellowship of IBMS by examination in Blood Transfusion or Transfusion Science. MSc or FIBMS in another discipline in conjunction with IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma in Transfusion Science Or equivalent qualification
Experience
* Extensive post registration experience in Haematology.
* Demonstrable post registration experience in Haematology
* Out of hours working in a medical laboratory
Skills
* Demonstrable ability to meet deadlines
* Numerate
* IT and keyboard skills
* Training experience
Knowledge
* Health & Safety awareness
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community.
This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy.
As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.
If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
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