We hope to be welcoming you to the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals team soon; we've shown you exactly why we're 'a great place to work', now it's time to see for yourself! Have a look at our current vacancies down below and make the first step to starting a fantastic new career.
Main area: Immunology
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref: 438-PB2769
Site: Royal Preston Hospital
Town: Preston
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 15/04/2025
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.
This post will be appointed to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, however candidates should be aware that Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is part of a pathology collaboration project. Four provider organisations in Lancashire and south Cumbria have committed to form a network and collaborate on pathology services.
Main duties of the job
We are well equipped to provide an efficient high quality regional diagnostic service. 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.
Duties will include, but not be limited to:
* 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
* Completed immunology specialist portfolio or equivalent
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
* Problem solving ability
Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. 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 regularly.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce.
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