Trainee Biomedical Scientist Sutton in Ashfield, England
Job description
This is a 12 month fixed term contract for a Trainee BMS (AFC band 4).
An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, professional, reliable and highly motivated Trainee Biomedical Scientist to join the Pathology team on a 12 month fixed term contract at this busy district general hospital rated as Excellent at a recent CQC inspection. The appointees will be based within the UKAS accredited Microbiology department at King’s Mill Hospital.
An IBMS accredited Biomedical Sciences degree is essential. Applicants who do not hold an accredited degree or applicants who require support with the completion of top up modules WILL NOT be considered for interview, but applicants that have completed all their required top up modules and are awaiting results will be considered.
Full training and support will be given and a training officer will guide you through the IBMS Registration Portfolio over the 12 months of the contract. By the end of the 12 months it is an expectation of the role that you will have successfully completed the registration portfolio and the external assessment and be eligible to apply for HCPC registration.
PLEASE NOTE WE CANNOT GUARANTEE A SUBSTANTIVE POST WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE 12 MONTHS.
To ensure that we select the right applicants for interview please include answers to the following questions in your application under supporting information section. Why would you like to work at Sherwood Forest Hospitals and what motivates you to want to become a Biomedical Scientist. Please also confirm that your degree is HCPC accredited or that you have completed the top up modules that the IBMS have directed to be undertaken in order to provide accreditation.
High interest in these trainee roles is expected; if you are interested in applying please do so as soon as possible as the job advert will close when sufficient applications are received.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us
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