Trainee Biomedical Scientist / Biomedical Scientist
The clinical laboratory team provides a High Quality Specialist Diagnostic Service to improve the Health Care of the people of South of Tyne and Wear. An opportunity has arisen for a Cellular Pathology Trainee Biomedical Scientist/Specialist Biomedical Scientist position. The post holder will be based within the Cellular Pathology Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead.
The post holder will have a developed knowledge and experience in Cellular Pathology.
Main Duties of the Job
It is a primary role of the post to provide accurate diagnostic results to service users, advice to clinical users of the service whilst working as a team to achieve RCPath expected turnaround times. The post holder will be expected to further develop knowledge and skills of the diagnostic techniques of the Cellular Pathology department.
Job Responsibilities
It is a primary role of the post to provide accurate diagnostic results to service users, advice to clinical users of the service whilst working as a team to achieve RCPath expected turnaround times. The post holder will be expected to further develop knowledge and skills of the diagnostic techniques of the Cellular Pathology department.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc in Biomedical Sciences, Professional Registration, Specialist Portfolio.
* Post Graduate Diploma, Working towards MSc or equivalent.
Experience
* Minimum of 3 years experience of modern laboratory techniques and good knowledge of current professional issues.
* Current Specialist BMS experience within a clinical laboratory or equivalent experience.
* Experience of highly specialised techniques.
Skills
* Ability to communicate complex information to clinicians, staff and others.
* Ability to supervise and train others.
* Able to use equipment and resources appropriately and cost effectively.
* Hand eye co-ordination and accuracy for processing material on slides, fine adjustments to specialist equipment.
* Comprehension of the significance of clinical governance, clinical audit and achieving quality targets.
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.
Depending on experience, salary will be dependent on the experience of the successful candidate.
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