Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Liverpool Clinical Laboratories
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/10/2024 23:59
Biomedical Scientist
Band 5
Job overview
The LCL Virology department is looking for a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist to join our team working in the serology and molecular sections of the department. The successful applicant will be trained to participate in the weekly bench duties expected of a BMS, as well as wider involvement in quality, health and safety and UKAS preparation as we transition to the new ISO15189 standards. Once trained, the successful post holder will be expected to participate in our extended working day and weekend rota.
This post is a fixed term contract for 12 months and would be an ideal development opportunity for a motivated individual who will enjoy the challenge of working in a busy laboratory. Our Virology laboratory benefits from fully automated serology and molecular work solutions that run alongside our specialist molecular work areas, allowing us to put our patients and service users at the heart of an innovative and forward-thinking diagnostic service.
Main duties of the job
This is an opportunity for you to develop practical experience in a variety of diagnostic techniques and equipment, from manual confirmation tests to high throughput serology and molecular automation. You will be responsible for a range of procedures, checking quality control, validating, and authorising results, as well as alerting our clinical team to significant results and following up further tests as appropriate. The successful candidate will be expected to work well within the team and be able to adapt and flex to the service needs. There will be opportunities for personal and professional development within this role and the opportunity to help shape the future of the department.
Knowledge and experience of working in a Virology laboratory would be desirable and full training will be made available to the successful candidate. If you believe that you have the knowledge, skills and an approach that fits with our department then we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
1. Professional responsibilities such as attending training tutorials, maintaining personal training records, and participating in Continual Professional Development.
2. Technical and Scientific duties including undertaking laboratory investigations, preventative maintenance on instruments, and developing skills for serological and molecular investigations.
3. Laboratory Informatics tasks like complying with policies for patient information processing and using the Laboratory Information System.
4. Administrative responsibilities including assisting with record keeping and ensuring timely work completion.
5. General compliance with LUHFT policies, maintaining cleanliness, and promoting effective teamwork.
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science approved by the Health Professions Council
* Health Professions Council Registration (HCPC)
* Completion of an HCPC training portfolio or IBMS training log book
Experience
* Practical experience / training sufficient to meet registration requirements
* Use of IT systems
Knowledge
* Knowledge of career pathway and professional development within biomedical science
* Scientific knowledge developed while studying for an appropriate science degree
* Medical / scientific awareness
* Medical terminology
Skills
* Excellent written and verbal skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Proficient with word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software
* Ability to work well in a busy and challenging team-based environment
Other
* Motivation and desire to develop within the career structure
* Willing to adapt to the changing needs of a modern service
* Commitment to continuous professional development and study
* Able to undertake training and to maintain competence with new equipment and methodologies
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.
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