The post holder will work as a Biomedical Scientist providing scientific services to patients as an aid to clinical diagnosis. The successful candidate will be required to participate in the 24/7 OOH rota covering a 7-day working week, including evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays., The post holder will be an HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist in order to provide scientific services to patients as an aid to clinical diagnosis. You will undertake a wide range of complex analytical procedures, performing a range of manual, semi-automated and automated tests using scientific knowledge and experience to comment upon and validate results in line with ISO 15189. Suitable candidates will require Clinical Chemistry laboratory experience and ideally have experience of working out of hours.
If applying for a Band 6 role, candidates will have completed (or be ready for assessment) the IBMS specialist portfolio in Clinical Chemistry or be ready for assessment.
Successful candidates with HCPC registration but have not completed the IBMS specialist portfolio Clinical Chemistry will be appointed at Band 5.
Duties include:
- Assisting in maintaining high scientific and technical standards.
- Maintaining complex pieces of laboratory equipment to ensure accurate and reliable results are produced for patients.
- Being accountable for own professional actions and work for long periods of time without direct supervision.
- Assisting in monitoring quality standards, perform audit as directed in line with service needs.
- Monitoring stock levels and assist senior members of staff with ordering and organising stock as required.
- Participating in regular CPD activities to maintain up to date knowledge and experience.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.
As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
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