Main area Immunology Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (4 days a week) Job ref 438-PB2786
Employer Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Preston Hospital Town Preston Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 13/05/2025
Specialist Biomedical Scientist
Band 6
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual looking for a new challenge? Then look no further!
Come and join a well-established friendly team, working within a modern, well equipped, fully UKAS 15189 accredited regional immunology laboratory. You must be a HCPC registered biomedical scientist with immunology experience and an immunology specialist portfolio or equivalent. Staff will be appointed to the band 6 pay scale, dependent on the criteria listed in the person specification. We may also consider applications from individuals who can demonstrate that they are close to completion of the immunology specialist portfolio.
We value our staff and fully support their professional development. We are an IBMS approved training laboratory.
Main duties of the job
We are well equipped to provide an efficient high quality regional diagnostic service. Our equipment comprises of a Navios flow cytometer, DSII ELISA processors, Capillarys 2 Flex, Hydrasys 2 scan, Euroblot One, Bioplex, Helios slide processors, Phadia 2500, Phadia 1000, 2 x Phadia 250's and a BNII.
Staff rotate within the immunology department throughout three sections; autoimmunity, flow cytometry and immunochemistry and allergy using the latest automation and learning highly skilled manual specialist skills.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Performs work duties to the standards required as a HCPC biomedical scientist
* Undertake the correct procedures for the handling of specimens, pre and post analysis
* Maintain and operate equipment used in the preparation and analysis of specimens
* Perform a range of laboratory tests autonomously and demonstrate an understanding of the scientific basis for tests and the disease processes under investigation
* Demonstrate awareness of factors affecting sample integrity, risks associated with the sample reagents, or method and other tests indicated by the outcome of the analysis
* Use the main laboratory computer system in accordance with service requirements
Person specification
Qualification and Education
* Degree (or equivalent) suitable for HCPC registration
* HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist
* Uses continuing professional development as a means of self-development
* Completed immunology specialist portfolio or equivalent
* IBMS membership
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of working in a clinical immunology pathology laboratory as a Biomedical Scientist
* Understanding of health and safety legislation pertaining to clinical laboratories
* Understand the components of a quality management system
* Has knowledge and/or experience of using instruments and methods used in the department
* Problem solving ability
* Understanding of laboratory quality issues
Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post.
#J-18808-Ljbffr