Main area Microbiology Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Out of hours service provision 24/7) Job ref 411-MED-24-6781735
Employer Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Alder Hey Children's Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £35,392 - £42,618 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/01/2025 23:59
Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology
NHS AfC: Band 6
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
* Great flexible working opportunities
* Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced, well motivated and suitably qualified Specialist Biomedical Scientist to work within the busy paediatric Microbiology department which runs a 24 hr service. Working as part of a team across Pathology you will contribute to the provision and further development of a high quality diagnostic service.
You will support the Senior Biomedical Scientists responsible for the day to day organisation of the laboratory. You will prioritise work and re-direct staff accordingly, and your duties will include validating analytical data prior to reporting, standardising, operating and maintaining complex analytical equipment, and regularly reviewing internal quality control and external quality assurance data trends, taking action as appropriate. You will write and review standard operating procedures, and train all grades of staff. You will be directly involved in service development and modernisation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as a Microbiology specialist, registered Biomedical Scientist who provides scientific services on patient samples as an aid to diagnosis of paediatric infectious disease. They will perform a range of diagnostic tests and provide technical support to consultant Microbiologists, liaising with users of the Microbiology service. Participation in the departments out of hours working arrangements; this includes approximately 25-35% of contracted hours spent working independently following broad operational policies and procedures.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To carry out all work to specified standards as lay down by the professional bodies including Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), and the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).
* To participate in the routine work of the department rotating through all sections of the department, working without supervision.
* To plan and organise own work, unsupervised, on a daily basis ensuring results are produced in an accurate and timely manner. This involves the adjustment of plans based on results generated.
* To actively redistribute workload/staff dependent upon demand in each area of the laboratory.
* To ensure data integrity when entering patient demographics onto the Meditech computer system.
* To approve test procedures using the Meditech computer system. This requires the assessment of multiple factors based upon experience to form a judgement.
* To enter test results onto the Meditech computer system including non-personally generated data.
* To highlight urgent and clinically important results.
* To professionally deal with telephone enquiries from patients and doctors, using tact, diplomacy and empathy whilst maintaining strict confidentiality.
* To operate and maintain expensive and sophisticated equipment on a daily basis to ensure proper and efficient use of equipment and consumables without wastage.
* To participate in maintaining a system for the safe and confidential storage and retrieval of proper records and specimens both physically and electronically.
* To contribute to departmental management decisions including active participation in departmental meeting.
Management
* To write, review and ensure implementation of departmental Standard Operating Procedures using knowledge of, and with reference to, best practice procedures and the PHE Standards for microbiology investigations (SMIs).
* To monitor levels of reagents and consumable items.
* To comply with and ensure colleagues adhere to Trust and Departmental Health and Safety policies. This includes reporting of all accidents, incidents, hazards and defects as soon as possible.
Training
* To contribute to the delivery of training to MLA, Trainee BMS, BMS staff and colleagues.
* To act as a mentor to new colleagues ensuring their competence in skills and supporting their learning.
* To undergo mandatory training in as required by the Trust.
* To participate in annual performance review including the development of a Personal Development Plan (PDP).
* To participate in the induction of staff, students and visitors.
Person specification
Education and Training
* HCPC registered biomedical scientist
* IBMS Specialist diploma in medical microbiology - applicants working towards may be considered
* GCSE in English or evidence of English language proficiency
* Experience of paediatric microbiology
Experience
* Minimum 2 years post-registration experience in medical microbiology
* Supervision of trainee and support staff
* Experience of paediatric microbiology
Knowledge
* Knowledge of paediatric microbiology
* Knowledge of Good laboratory practice
* Knowledge of patient confidentiality
We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.
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