Band 5 / 6 Biomedical Scientist Birmingham, England
Job description
Job overview
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital Trusts in England, serving the populations of Birmingham and Solihull. The Trust is composed of four main hospital sites; Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEHB), Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital (HGS). The post-holder will be required to rotate across all sites, although the main bases will be at Queen Elizabeth Hospital or Heartlands Hospital. We currently have vacancies primarily based at both QEH and Heartlands Hospital.
The department provides a 24/7 diagnostic and monitoring service for routine and urgent automated investigations. The Clinical Chemistry department is equipped with Abbott Alinity c and i series analysers and the Abbott a3600 track.
Specialist Chemistry and Immunology provides a wide range of services to the Trust as well as other Hospital Trusts. Equipment includes IDS iSYS, Shimadzu HPLC and Sciex Tandem Mass Spectrometry analysers, with several tests measured including immunosuppressant's and steroids. There are manual methods using radio-immunoassay for alpha-subunits and ELISA for faecal Elastase.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our busy, friendly team and support our progressive department in providing high quality, timely and specialised services. We are UKAS accredited to ISO 15189 standards, MHRA approved and IBMS accredited for training.
This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience of working in a fast-paced department that is continually growing, and to expand and develop your existing knowledge and skills.
You must have a BSc in Biomedical Science or equivalent with HCPC registration and with experience of working in Chemistry. A specialist portfolio is essential for the Band 6 post.
The Department will consider a Biomedical Scientist on a learning contract, in the view of completing their IBMS specialist portfolio in the next 24 months and becoming a substantive Band 6 Biomedical Scientist. Candidates require HCPC registered with Band 5 experience; we will consider a band 5 trainee post on a learning contract.
The laboratory operates a 24/7 service and, after appropriate training, you will be expected to support the departmental shift system as required - including weekends. Shifts include Early (7:30-3:30pm), Day (9:00-5:00pm), Late (2:00-10:00pm) and Nights (9:45pm-7:45am).
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
Job description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science or
equivalent academic achievement that is
ratified by the Institute of Biomedical
Science (IBMS).
- State registration with Healthcare
Professions Council (HCPC).
- Post registration specialist competency
portfolio or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional
development and proficiency in
accordance with HCPC guidelines
Experience
Essential
Experience of working in clinical
laboratories commensurate with the
laboratory position.
- Experience of laboratory techniques and
automation.
- Experience of dealing with suppliers,
clinical and support staff, the public or
customer care.
A working knowledge of:
- Biomedical Science theory and practice
(Haematology, Transfusion, Biochemistry,
- Microbiology and Cellular Pathology).
- Quality control and assurance practices. )
- Laboratory health and safety.
- HCPC and IBMS professional standards,
ethics and proficiencies.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
