Ipswich Hospital is looking for a Band 6 Specialist Biomedical Scientist in Biochemistry to join our team. You will need to have a completed Specialist Portfolio in Biochemistry, and we will consider candidates with at least 80% completion for a Band 5 developmental post.
You will join a friendly and diverse UKAS compliant hospital laboratory that is committed to the training and development of our staff. We have our own Biochemistry training lead who will assist with CPD and learning opportunities as you are encouraged and supported with your career development.
We are the hub lab for ESNEFT, conducting a large variety of tests including an automation section, non-mechanical methods, and electrophoresis. We use a fully automated ROCHE system.
Once competent, experienced staff will participate in the out of hours roster, which attracts a night rate enhancement for lone working.
Our vision is to deliver innovations and high-performing pathology services that are focused on our customers and deliver high quality and fully compliant services.
We are clinically led and designed to achieve the benefits of scale by working together to meet our service users' needs and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.
We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining the best pathology staff. We encourage our staff to undertake internal and external courses to aid their development. You will play an integral part in helping to train our junior staff to develop their skills and careers.
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Specialist Biomedical Scientist Job Information
You will enjoy a varied range of responsibilities, including maintaining the quality management system and UKAS accreditation, training less experienced staff, validating and authorizing results, and providing a safe quality service for our patients.
As an experienced member of staff, you will be a mentor to our junior staff, assisting them with their development.
As a shift lead, you will be responsible for the running of the laboratory and need the flexibility to work out of hours to deliver a 24/7 service. You will work independently and lead on the specialist area as directed by the Lead Biomedical Scientist.
The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues, and hazardous chemicals, which may include blood, pus, urine, feces, and respiratory secretions.
We are ESNEFT, providing hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients’ own homes.
We are the largest NHS organization in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing program offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving our processes and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in the hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role, please see the attached job description.
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