Specialist Biomedical Scientist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will assist the management team delivering a quality and responsive clinical and technical service for the Trust and associated stakeholders and partners, providing professional leadership and line management for the staff.

In conjunction with senior staff, the post holder will assist in identifying service pressures and devising action plans or business cases/plans as appropriate

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the department meets quality targets such as turn-around times and consistency of test results.

Supervise staff, organise, and prioritise workload to meet demanding deadlines.

Ensure lower grades of scientific and scientific support staff comply with Health and Safety protocols as set out in relevant documentation.

Assist in the production of all Standard Operating Procedures for devices, use of equipment, care of the working environment & training protocols.

Engage with the QMS and instil a quality culture.

Engage in the implementation and development of systems & devices.

Engage with the departmental training and competency programme.

Ensure that goods are ordered and monitored in a timely fashion.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• IBMS accredited degree
• Registered with HCPC
• IBMS Specialist portfolio or equivalent qualification (e.g. MSc in relevant subject)

Desirable

• IT qualifications
• Health and safety qualification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working in a NHS laboratory, post HCPC registration1
• Significant experience of working in a Haematology and Blood Transfusion Department

Desirable

• Specialist experience in either analytical haematology, coagulation or blood transfusion

Practical and Intellectual skills

Essential

• Able to perform complex laboratory tasks and assays
• Able to understand and deal with abnormal results
• Able to deal with IQC and EQA
• Good interpretive skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of a Quality Management System (QMS)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske

Truro

Truro

TR1 3LJ

Employer's website

https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)