Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team in pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw based at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals? Do you want to work in a fully UKAS-accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference?
Then read on.
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Network is a fully integrated network providing pathology services across five regional sites
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTHFT)
- The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRHFT)
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT)
- Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT)
We are inviting applications from enthusiastic, driven individuals to join our Chemistry teams at the Doncaster and Bassetlaw site.
SYB Pathology aims to provide the best possible service for patients and clinicians, improving health outcomes, driving research and innovation, delivering healthcare efficiencies, and ensuring a sustainable workforce, providing job satisfaction and career progression opportunities for all staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as an HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist ( or be nearing state registration) in order to provide scientific services to patients as an aid to clinical diagnosis. The successful candidate will be required to participate on the 24/7 shift rota and 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 Chemistry experience and ideally have experience of working out of hours. Candidates must be in possession or nearing completion of the IBMS registration portfolio.
About us
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.
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Network are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications.
We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- IBMS accredited BSC in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
- Registered with HCPC as a Biomedical Scientist
- Completion of IBMS post graduate registration portfolio or equivalent
- Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory Training and required Laboratory competencies
- Commitment to complete the relevant Specialist BMS IBMS portfolio
Desirable
- Evidence of continued CPD including relevant courses with regards to H&S, leadership, quality or training
Experience
Essential
- Experience with a range of laboratory techniques
- Understanding of job content
- Ability to work with other colleagues to improve and develop working practices
Desirable
- Discipline specific NHS laboratory experience
- Multi - disciplinary awareness
- Experience in demonstrating leadership qualities
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Keyboard and basic IT skills
- Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
- Can communicate effectively with staff of all grades
- Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach
- Evidence of good manual dexterity
- Able to follow and work to SOP and Policy
- Ability to work individually and part of a team.
- Maintains composure in pressurised situations
- Ability to concentrate for extended periods of time whilst performing scientific analysis
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Understand and follow clear instructions.
- Prepared to work flexibly including participation in weekend and evening work and out of hours rotas as appropriate to competency.
- Commitment to role
- Show a professional and positive attitude
- Prepared to work flexibly including participation in weekend and evening work and out-of-hours rota as required
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Patients first - Understanding of how laboratory services are part of the patient pathway and impact on patient care
- Respectful - Developed interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels
- Ownership - Understand the need to accept responsibility for own actions and ensure accuracy and attention to detail
- Unity - Ability to work as part of a team
- Delivery - Ability to work within defined timescales
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- IBMS accredited BSC in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
- Registered with HCPC as a Biomedical Scientist
- Completion of IBMS post graduate registration portfolio or equivalent
- Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory Training and required Laboratory competencies
- Commitment to complete the relevant Specialist BMS IBMS portfolio
Desirable
- Evidence of continued CPD including relevant courses with regards to H&S, leadership, quality or training
Experience
Essential
- Experience with a range of laboratory techniques
- Understanding of job content
- Ability to work with other colleagues to improve and develop working practices
Desirable
- Discipline specific NHS laboratory experience
- Multi - disciplinary awareness
- Experience in demonstrating leadership qualities
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Keyboard and basic IT skills
- Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
- Can communicate effectively with staff of all grades
- Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach
- Evidence of good manual dexterity
- Able to follow and work to SOP and Policy
- Ability to work individually and part of a team.
- Maintains composure in pressurised situations
- Ability to concentrate for extended periods of time whilst performing scientific analysis
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Understand and follow clear instructions.
- Prepared to work flexibly including participation in weekend and evening work and out of hours rotas as appropriate to competency.
- Commitment to role
- Show a professional and positive attitude
- Prepared to work flexibly including participation in weekend and evening work and out-of-hours rota as required
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Patients first - Understanding of how laboratory services are part of the patient pathway and impact on patient care
- Respectful - Developed interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels
- Ownership - Understand the need to accept responsibility for own actions and ensure accuracy and attention to detail
- Unity - Ability to work as part of a team
- Delivery - Ability to work within defined timescales
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
