Biomedical Scientist Band 5/6 Clinical Biochemistry
Permanent Contract - Full time (37.5h/week including full participation with the 24/7 shift rota).
(Banding subject to candidate meeting all essential criteria of Band 5 or Band 6 Person Specification).
An exciting opportunity has arisen for suitably qualified Specialist Biomedical Scientists (Band 6) /Biomedical Scientist (Band 5) to join our friendly but busy Clinical Biochemistry team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. The Blood Sciences Department handles in excess of 8 million tests per year.
PLEASE READ JDs & PERSON SPECIFICATIONS FIRST AND ENSURE YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA BEFORE APPLYING.
Suitable candidates will be required to have extensive Clinical Biochemistry knowledge, experience and successfully completed their IBMS registration and specialist portfolio or equivalent qualification.
Consideration may be given to applicants who can demonstrate that they are near to completion of their specialist portfolio and if successful would be paid at Band 5 rate until completed.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate with the 24/7 shift rota within 3 months of joining the team.
You will need to be able to demonstrate that you are self-motivated, organised and participating in current/recent CPD activities. You will be working alongside Medical Laboratory Assistants, Assistant Practitioners, Biomedical Scientists, Consultant Clinical staff and will be expected to work in ALL of the clinical biochemistry sections (subject to training and competency assessment).
The department is ISO 15189 accredited and various projects are in progress, including new Blood Science analysers and new LIMS system. The successful candidate will be required to engage fully with this process and support implementation and development of these projects.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits We Offer To You
* Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
* NHS pension scheme membership
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
* NHS Staff discounts
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
* Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Parmesher Singh Job title: Technical Head of Biochemistry Email address: Parmesher.Singh@stockport.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01614195630
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