Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Biochemistry //annex 21
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This is a fixed-term post until the end of December 2025. The shift pattern for this position is day shift, extended day, night shifts, and weekends.
The successful applicant would join a friendly team of Biomedical Scientists and support staff and would be responsible for the day-to-day processing and validation of results from patient samples: blood, urine, feces, tissue biopsies, CSF, and other body fluids in specialist and routine laboratory sections in Biochemistry using a range of scientific measurements and technical procedures. The department has a number of highly specialized areas including the Scottish Trace Element and Micronutrient Diagnostic and Research Laboratory (STEMDRL).
You will provide advice to clinicians and other healthcare staff as to the appropriateness of tests and time-scales. You will be responsible for your own work and use specialist training to operate complex equipment and solve problems.
State registration with the HCPC is mandatory for this post along with a BSc Honor’s degree in Biomedical Science or equivalent, which is acceptable for HCPC registration. It is desirable that you have formal evidence of specialist knowledge of a range of discipline-specific procedures and evidence of continuing professional development, for example, a specialist portfolio of development, attendance at specialist courses, training on new instrumentation, and learning through reflective practice. It is essential that you can evidence your continuing professional development, and you should have effective written, organizational, verbal, and keyboard/IT skills.
The department is fully committed to continued professional and personal development and will support the successful applicant in achieving their full potential.
Informal contact: Carol-Ann Devine, Laboratory Sector Manager, 0141 242 9558, Carol-Ann.Devine2@nhs.scot
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
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NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part-time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37-hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.
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Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
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