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Band 6 Biomedical Scientist Salford, North West England, England

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Full Time Salford, North West England, England 18.19 GBP HOURLY Today

Job description

Job Title and Grade: Band 6 Biomedical Scientist

Location/Trust: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford Royal Hospital

Department Covered: Cellular Pathology

Pay Rates: Days: £18.19

Placement Ref/ID: NHSP52450

The Role:

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust brings together staff and services from Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (SRFT) and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (PAT). The NCA FT was formally established on 1 October 2021 and has been working together as a group since 2016.

The Northern Care Alliance Pathology Service is a collaborative between the Northeast Sector (NES) Pathology Service (previously known as Pennine Pathology) and Pathology at Wigan and Salford (PAWS). The service employs more than 600 staff and processes more than 24 million tests each year.

We have long term placement opportunities available for Band 6 Biomedical Scientists available at Salford Royal Hospital specifically providing the following:

· Process specialist Cellular Pathology investigations including the investigation and resolution of anomalous results.

· To communicate with colleagues and clinicians about investigations required, discuss validation processes, explain results to others and provide instructions to various groups of health service staff

· To train, supervise and mentor Biomedical Scientists, trainee Biomedical Scientists and support staff

· Contribute to the review and development of Trust & departmental SOPs, Policies and training documents to ensure the delivery of a safe, patient focused & high-quality service.

· To develop an area of biomedical expertise to deputise for Biomedical section managers

· Maintain registration as a biomedical scientist through continuing to meet the standards of proficiency for safe and effective practice and continuing to meet the HCPC’s standards for continuing professional development.

Skills/Responsibilities:

To apply for this post, you will:

· HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist

· BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences

· Minimum 2 years post registration laboratory training within cellular pathology

· Specialist knowledge of cellular pathology work procedures

· Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: –

· Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!

· First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England

· Dedicated consultants

· Flexible working options

· Free DBS and free training

· Build holiday allowance

· Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime on 03330 144 370

· Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don’t have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.

For more information on the roles or details on how to join NHS Professionals, simply get in touch with Isabel Foster, Recruitment and Placement Consultant on 03330144370 or [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 6 months

Salary: £18.19 per hour

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