Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join our Biochemistry team at Barnet Hospital as a Senior Biomedical are looking for a candidate with a passion for training and preferably, but not essentially, experience in maintaining staff competencies, ensuring mandatory and statutory training requirements are met, experience in quality management, interpretation of external report and providing support and guidance to staff undertaking the registration and specialist portfolios. You must be a Health and Care Professions Council HCPC Registered Biomedical and holding post graduate qualification in Blood science.
Main duties of the job
Please include details of your HCPC registration on your CV and in the application form and any relevant training experience or qualifications that might support your application.
The Clinical biochemistry Service at Barnet Hospital NHS Trust is provided by Health Services Laboratories (HSL).
The role will involve working alongside other members of the laboratory team and management, undertaking Biochemistry investigations, providing a 24/7 service. However, as a Senior Biomedical Scientist, we would see you typically working9:00AM to 5:30PM weekdays and in the event of sickness/emergencies, you would be expected to cover late shift (12:00-20:30PM) or night shift. (20:00PM-08:00 AM)
An experienced Biomedical Scientist to lead a team of staff in a section of the department with responsibility for providing a comprehensive, high quality medicine service to all HJSL clients. The senior Biomedical Scientist must use a combination of knowledge, decision making organizational and supervisory skills to ensure that the appropriate testing is performed safely, accurately and in a timely manner, on each sample received
About us
At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:
Training and development opportunities supporting professional development
Annual performance related salary review
As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience. This also means that annual salary reviews do not hit a band ceiling.
Discounted gym membership we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms
Cash healthcare plan cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians
Sick Pay Entitlement 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter
Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover
Life Assurance providing salary continuation for long term illness -six months qualifying period
Employee Assistance Programme supporting staff wellbeing
Season Ticket Loan Scheme interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket
Perkbox Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts
Company Pension Scheme company and staff contributions which increase with service
Competitive annual leave allowance -28 days
Flexible working hours hours standard working week
Job description
Job responsibilities
Overall Job Purpose:An experienced Biomedical Scientist to lead a team of staff in a section of the department with responsibility for providing a comprehensive, high quality laboratory medicine service to all HSL clients. The Senior Biomedical Scientist must use a combination of knowledge, decision making, organisational and supervisory skills to ensure that the appropriate testing is performed safely, accurately and in a timely manner, on each sample received.Main duties1. To co-ordinate and participate in the routine processing of specimens; and to allocate work to the other BMS and MLA staff to ensure a smooth workflow. 2. To ensure that for each sample the appropriate requested investigations are performed in a timely manner.3. To ensure that specialised and urgent specimens are appropriately dealt with. 4. To participate in the technical work as required.5. To ensure appropriate maintenance and safe use of equipment.6. To assist in the development of rotas in conjunction with the other senior biomedical staff and ensure that they are operated correctly, and to liaise with the other senior BMS staff to provide continuous cover from the start of each day.7. To co-ordinate adequate supplies of laboratory consumables and reagents and co-ordinate their stock control. 8. To contribute to audit activities.9. To contribute to the maintenance and development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).10. To be involved in staff recruitment for Medical Laboratory Assistant and Biomedical Scientist grades, and to conduct appraisals as required.11. To undertake method development and evaluation as directed by departmental manager, with inputting into service development.12. Deputise for departmental manager as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Qualification in pathology disciplines consistent with State Registration
2. requirement.
3. MSc or equivalent experience in a relevant subject
4. Current registration with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
5. Specialist Diploma in relevant discipline
Skills and Abilities
Essential
6. Good organisational skills.
7. To work accurately, neatly and efficiently. Attention to detail is very
8. important.
9. To work in a team.
10. Basic Keyboard skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.
11. To maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
12. To work on own initiative
13. To communicate efficiently in English
14. Use of laboratory equipment relevant to the specialty
15. Experience of utilising statistical analysis software.
16. To be able to write and review SOPs
Experience
Essential
17. Working in a routine diagnostic laboratory
18. Demonstrate experience of working to a laboratory Quality Management System proficiency in relevant techniques
19. Minimum 3 years HCPC registration
20. Experience of using a Laboratory Information System
21. Experience of supervising staff