Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Histopathology Manchester, England
Job description
Whatever you’re looking for in your career, it isall here for you at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. With state-of-the-art facilities, you can advance your career in Histopathology, and take your knowledge further. As the largest Cellular Pathology department in the country, we’re looking for talented people to join our Paediatric Histopathology Department and work across our diverse teams on our Wythenshawe Hospital and Oxford Road Campus sites, where you’ll have the opportunity to work cross-site, offering exposure to specialist training and experiences.
Across the service there are extensive Immunohistochemistry, Molecular Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and enzymehistochemistry repertoires.
As part of the Greater Manchester Pathology Network and National Pathology Imaging Cooperative Network, the department is also working towards implementing digital imaging to support the Greater Manchester Strategy for Digital Pathology and National Paediatric network, with equipment due to be validated in 2023.
We support and encourage our Biomedical Scientists to undertake Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities. We also have a dedicated Training Lead, supporting the Directorate strategy for training, as well as training officers within each department and the department has full HCPC training status for pre and post registration IBMS portfolios, and full ISO 15189 accreditation.
You’ll routinely process tissue samples, in line with department protocols ISO 15189 standards.
You’ll work as part of a team of highly dedicated scientific staff to ensure the quality of all tests performed using internal and external quality schemes.
You’ll perform specialist automated and manual tests throughout the department and be involved in auditing processes, reagent control, and maintenance of equipment.
You’ll support in the day-to-day supervision of Medical Laboratory Assistants within the department.
You’ll rotate through all sections of the department and will be supported to become a fully trained and competent member of the team.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
