Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join our Biochemistry team at Barnet Hospital as a Senior Biomedical Scientist. We are looking for a candidate with a passion for training and preferably, but not essentially, experience in maintaining staff competencies, ensuring mandatory and statutory training requirements are met, experience in quality management, interpretation of external reports, and providing support and guidance to staff undertaking the registration and specialist portfolios. You must be a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Biomedical Scientist and hold a postgraduate qualification in Blood Science.
Main duties of the job
Please include details of your HCPC registration on your CV and in the application form and any relevant training experience or qualifications that might support your application.
The Clinical Biochemistry Service at Barnet Hospital NHS Trust is provided by Health Services Laboratories (HSL).
The role will involve working alongside other members of the laboratory team and management, undertaking Biochemistry investigations, providing a 24/7 service. However, as a Senior Biomedical Scientist, you would typically work 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM weekdays and in the event of sickness/emergencies, you would be expected to cover late shifts (12:00 PM - 8:30 PM) or night shifts (8:00 PM - 8:00 AM).
Job responsibilities
Overall Job Purpose: An experienced Biomedical Scientist to lead a team of staff in a section of the department with responsibility for providing a comprehensive, high-quality laboratory medicine service to all HSL clients. The Senior Biomedical Scientist must use a combination of knowledge, decision-making, organisational and supervisory skills to ensure that the appropriate testing is performed safely, accurately, and in a timely manner on each sample received.
Main duties:
1. To co-ordinate and participate in the routine processing of specimens, and to allocate work to the other BMS and MLA staff to ensure a smooth workflow.
2. To ensure that for each sample the appropriate requested investigations are performed in a timely manner.
3. To ensure that specialised and urgent specimens are appropriately dealt with.
4. To participate in the technical work as required.
5. To ensure appropriate maintenance and safe use of equipment.
6. To assist in the development of rotas in conjunction with the other senior biomedical staff and ensure that they are operated correctly, and to liaise with the other senior BMS staff to provide continuous cover from the start of each day.
7. To co-ordinate adequate supplies of laboratory consumables and reagents and co-ordinate their stock control.
8. To contribute to audit activities.
9. To contribute to the maintenance and development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
10. To be involved in staff recruitment for Medical Laboratory Assistant and Biomedical Scientist grades, and to conduct appraisals as required.
11. To undertake method development and evaluation as directed by the departmental manager, with input into service development.
12. Deputise for departmental manager as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Qualification in pathology disciplines consistent with State Registration requirement.
* MSc or equivalent experience in a relevant subject.
* Current registration with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
* Specialist Diploma in relevant discipline.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
* Good organisational skills.
* To work accurately, neatly and efficiently. Attention to detail is very important.
* To work in a team.
* Basic keyboard skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.
* To maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
* To work on own initiative.
* To communicate efficiently in English.
* Use of laboratory equipment relevant to the specialty.
* Experience of utilising statistical analysis software.
* To be able to write and review SOPs.
Experience
Essential
* Working in a routine diagnostic laboratory.
* Demonstrate experience of working to a laboratory Quality Management System proficiency in relevant techniques.
* Minimum 3 years HCPC registration.
* Experience of using a Laboratory Information System.
* Experience of supervising staff.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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Employer details
Employer name
Health Services Laboratories
Address
North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust
Sterling Way
London
N18 1QX
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