Specialist Biomedical Scientist- Point of Care - CDC
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Point of Care
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week (up to 30 hours per week)
Job ref: 372-FSS2711
Employer: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Calderdale Royal Hospital (on behalf of CDC Halifax)
Town: Halifax
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 17/03/2025
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work, and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours, and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit here.
Applications are invited from enthusiastic and motivated State-Registered Specialist Biomedical Scientists to join our friendly team in Point of Care as part of the Pathology Department at the CDC-Halifax.
Previous laboratory experience, laboratory quality/quality management system, and basic IT skills are required.
Point of Care Testing (POCT) is laboratory testing performed outside the central laboratory and subject to the same level of professional, public, and judicial scrutiny as analyses carried out in the laboratory.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to deliver what is required to achieve a safe, high quality, and effective service whilst continuously striving for improvement.
The Trust serves a population of over 400,000 and is based across both Halifax and Huddersfield. The Point of Care department is expanding and has many opportunities for growth and development.
CHFT Point of Care department is currently in the process of preparing for UKAS accreditation in line with CDC and NHS England expectations.
Working for our organisation
Following a period of training and competency assessments, the successful candidate will be expected to participate in POCT governance in the CDC at Broad Street and Huddersfield, as well as cross-site on all Trust sites such as CRH and HRI.
The successful candidate must be flexible to work weekdays, weekends, and bank holidays between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Provide specialised and specific diagnostic instructions over the telephone to users of the service, providing explanation of issues where necessary.
* Act as primary point of contact for Point of Care when working alone.
* Liaise with other members of staff within the department on a routine basis to ensure safe and efficient daily operation.
* Plan your own work and that of the department and prioritise urgent issues.
* Co-ordinate the work in conjunction with other specialist departments.
* Have good hand-eye coordination when handling potentially infectious material and when using laboratory/POCT equipment.
* Prepare specimens for POCT diagnostic testing.
* Supervise and ensure continuity of a wide range of POCT diagnostic tests.
* Perform maintenance and basic repairs of the automated analysers/POCT devices.
* Implement changes to practice within POCT alongside the Service Manager.
* Provide advice and guidance to other staff members working in that area.
* Help formulate SOPs with the Service Manager/Clinical Lead.
* Maintain adequate levels of POCT/Laboratory kits and reagents in the department.
* Assist with the training of new Associate Practitioners and Biomedical Science students.
* Act independently within occupational guidelines and make judgments on when to refer to their manager.
* Work as part of a team within own discipline as well as both within the wider Pathology Laboratories and Trust.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
* Accredited Degree in Biomedical Science and a completed registration portfolio.
* State registration with the HCPC.
* Postgraduate qualifications in a Biomedical Science Speciality.
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
* Significant recent post-registration experience within a Pathology department.
* Supervision and training of biomedical support workers, associate practitioners, trainee BMS, and BMS staff.
* Experience of UKAS accreditation.
* Knowledge of all areas of the Pathology department.
* Demonstrate a commitment to and participation in continued professional development.
* Willingness to take part in providing a service across multiple sites.
* Knowledge and understanding of laboratory accreditation and other quality standards associated with Pathology laboratories.
* Ability to deal with sensitive data in accordance with departmental and Trust guidelines.
* Demonstrate a sound knowledge base in laboratory practice in Pathology.
* Ability to run, maintain, and fault-find on laboratory/POCT equipment.
* Good IT Skills.
* Experience of laboratory and clinical audit.
* Ability to give presentations on results of trials or audits to interested parties in the Trust.
* Experience of stock control systems.
* Experience in Point of Care Testing.
* Active participation in Service Development.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
* Experience of working as part of a team.
* Flexible attitude to working hours.
* Willingness to take part in providing a service across multiple sites.
Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co-create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce; that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.
Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.
If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following the interview, your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current/most recent employer.
You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.
CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
If you have any questions please contact ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk for assistance.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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