Main area: Histopathology
Grade: Synnovis
Pay Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9:00 to 17:30)
Job ref: J206-VIS6232
Employer: Synnovis
Employer type: Private Sector
Site: Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 to £53,134 per annum depending on experience
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59
Specialist Biomedical Scientist
Synnovis Pay Band 6
The place to work in pathology
We are looking for top talent to join the UK’s leading and fastest growing pathology company – a scientific organisation with a clinical purpose.
Working in partnership with our service partners, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, King’s College Hospital and Princess Royal University Hospital we aim to set the standard for the future of pathology.
Job overview
We are seeking a proactive, motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Biomedical Scientist to work across our Synnovis site, Royal Brompton Hospital in Central London, and Harefield Hospital in Uxbridge. The successful candidate must hold HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist and have experience in Histopathology. You will be expected to hold an IBMS Specialist Portfolio (if HCPC registration was via IBMS portfolio route). The post holder is expected to work weekends and participate in the on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
* The post holder will act as an experienced Specialist Registered Biomedical Scientist to contribute to providing a professional clinical laboratory service as an aid to effective diagnosis and treatment.
* Able to perform all core scientific and interpretive work, which corresponds to the training and qualifications of a Registered Biomedical Scientist.
* Develop and improve your professional expertise and specialist skills.
* Specialist Biomedical Scientists will be expected to supervise unqualified staff and deputise for section leaders when necessary.
* To contribute to the provision of specialist clinical scientific services to patients that may include research and audit samples.
* You will be required to work in the satellite laboratory at Harefield Hospital according to the departmental rota.
* You will be required to participate in a half day Saturday morning rota.
* Out of hours / on call - after appropriate training staff will participate in an out of hours on-call service. Staff undertaking on-call will work on their own initiative and take responsibility for that work within the constraints of departmental protocols.
Working for our organisation
We can offer training and development through the organisation’s Scientific Learning and Development fund and CPD activities. This includes opportunities to apply for funding towards a variety of qualifications.
Locally we have opportunities for you to develop your knowledge in laboratory quality, health and safety and training. We have an active Education forum for internal and external speakers.
Your Development and Learning
You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through The Synnovis Way Development programme, the Scientific Learning and Development Fund and the Synnovis Academy through which you can receive funding/support for advanced qualifications.
Through our Innovation Accelerator Fund, you can apply for finance to get that new innovative scientific project off the ground, and participate with the wider scientific community through symposiums, conferences and other peer group meetings.
This is managed between you and your line manager in line with your own personal and professional development ambitions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose-built, state-of-the-art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. For now, the job you are applying for will be based at one of our hospital sites however, from 1 April 2024 our people and services will start to move to our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, with some work remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests. Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more.
* To provide and receive highly complex information to inform work colleagues or external contacts, other departments, GPs and visitors to the department. This may include providing advice, explanation of results and instruction.
* To attend the departmental Quality Assessment meetings and actively participate in the monitoring, assessment, and improvement of the quality of the laboratory’s performance.
* To communicate any difficulties, problems, accidents or incidents affecting the delivery of the service or the department to a section leader/line manager promptly.
* To ensure that the laboratory Standard Operating Procedures and Health & Safety policies are understood and carried out by all staff.
* To ensure that all contact with patients, staff from other Hospital departments and visitors to the Department is courteous, helpful, and professional.
* To plan and prioritise your scientific workload on a day-to-day basis.
* Provide a high level of support in the provision of service on the Harefield site by
o Working on that site when required to do so
o Undertaking any Histology for that site including selection of tissue for frozen sections under direction of the remote pathologist
o Training other BMS’ to carry out any urgent work on that site including use of the Aperio slide scanning system and selection of tissue for frozen sections
o Ensure the Quality Management system for that site is maintained
* To participate fully in the Department’s quality assurance and audit programmes and assist in maintaining appropriate internal and external quality assurance records.
* To assist with the review and updating of departmental documents (e.g. SOPs and risk assessments) for all aspects of the activity of the department.
* To assist and participate in the research activities of the department.
* To participate in the development, assessment, and introduction of new techniques, working practices and equipment.
* To cover for staff shortages as far as is reasonable, in order to maintain the service.
* To participate in the training, teaching and supervision of non or newly-HPC-registered staff such as Trainee Biomedical Scientists and biomedical support workers.
* To participate and help in facilitating the research activities of the department.
* To participate in an out of hours on-call service after appropriate training.
Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London.
The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services.
The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.
Royal Brompton Hospital has a formidable international reputation for its treatment of lung and heart disease, built over more than 175 years. It has ranked in the top ten 'World's Best Specialized Hospitals' ever since Newsweek created the list in 2021. It is home to Europe's largest centre for the treatment and management of cystic fibrosis and sees patients suffering from asthma and chronic lung conditions.
Harefield Hospital, based in Uxbridge, Northwest London, is one of the largest and most experienced centres in the world for heart and lung transplants. It has jointly pioneered work in the development of ‘artificial hearts’ (also known as left ventricular assist devices or LVADs). At our dedicated heart attack centre, we deal with heart attack emergencies from outer north-west London, providing primary angioplasty in our specialist catheter laboratories. We believe our arrival-to-treatment time of 27 minutes is one of the fastest in Europe. Speed of treatment has been shown to be crucial to survival in these cases.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Specialist Biomedical Scientist or nearly completion of specialist portfolio
* Participation in a recognised CPD scheme
* Study for Higher degree or Higher Specialist certificate or equivalent
Experience
* Good experience in a Histopathology laboratory
* Able to demonstrate specialist knowledge and expertise
* Experience of using Epic Beaker
Skills and Knowledge
* Good organisational and communication skills
* Ability to work using clearly defined policies to achieve the agreed outcome
* Ability to work under pressure with frequent interruptions
* Knowledge of Quality management system and ability to use Q-Pulse
* Knowledge of risk assessment & COSHH
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. All applicants are welcome to apply regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, nationality or ethnic origin, religion, or sexual orientation. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
All employees are entitled to:
* Contributory pension scheme
* Generous annual leave entitlement
Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Please apply for this post online. If you have problems with using the online process, or need any assistance, please email [emailprotected]
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Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
If you decide to apply for this post but do not hear back from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion.
Thank you for your interest in Synnovis.
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