Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a capable and enthusiastic individual to join the Biochemistry department at the Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals as a Trainee Biomedical Scientist.
The successful candidate will work cross-site at laboratories at Dewsbury and District Hospital and Pinderfields Hospital. They will be supervised whilst performing a broad range of scientific, technical and support work within the department, as required by biomedical scientists.
They will undertake training to attain up to date knowledge of all equipment and techniques used in the department whilst completing their HCPC registration portfolio.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will gain experience working in a busy
biochemistry department across two hospital sites. The laboratory at Dewsbury
and District hospital analyses samples from inpatients, emergency department
patients plus GP and outpatient samples. The laboratory at Pinderfields Hospital serves
as the hub for the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, analysing inpatient and
emergency department patient samples alongside the bulk of the GP and out-patient samples from the local area.
The instruments in use across the trust consist of Roche
chemistry & immunoassay modules, Tosoh G11 HPLC instruments, BIO-UV Spectrophotometer,
Helena V8 Capillary Electrophoresis and an Advanced Instruments Osmometer.
These are used in conjunction with the GLP automated track system to process
blood, csf, faecal, fluid, sweat and urine samples for over 100 tests. These include urea and electrolytes, liver function tests, bone profile, therapeutic drugs,
specific proteins, hormones, vitamins, cardiac markers, tumour markers, faecal
immunochemical test (FIT), HbA1c, electrophoresis & immunofixation to name
just a few.
The successful candidate will rotate across the laboratory
sites and around the different work sections being trained whilst completing
their registration portfolio.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have
responsibility for carrying out the scientific and technical work within the Biochemistry
department under the management of senior biomedical staff. Key objectives include:
To provide a high quality and timely service.
To follow departmental procedures and health and
safety rules at all times.
To avoid waste and work in a cost-effective way
at all times.
To identify problems within the areas that they
are working and report them to their manager.
To maintain clear and concise communication with
users of the service at all times.
To take part in any training required to
maintain an up-to-date knowledge of all equipment and techniques used in areas
in which they work.
To help ensure that all work is carried out to
the standards required to maintain UKAS Accreditation.
To complete their HCPC registration Portfolio.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have
responsibility for carrying out the scientific and technical work within the Biochemistry
department under the management of senior biomedical staff. Key objectives include:
To provide a high quality and timely service.
To follow departmental procedures and health and
safety rules at all times.
To avoid waste and work in a cost-effective way
at all times.
To identify problems within the areas that they
are working and report them to their manager.
To maintain clear and concise communication with
users of the service at all times.
To take part in any training required to
maintain an up-to-date knowledge of all equipment and techniques used in areas
in which they work.
To help ensure that all work is carried out to
the standards required to maintain UKAS Accreditation.
To complete their HCPC registration Portfolio.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- IBMS Accredited BSc Degree or a BSc Degree acceptable to the IBMS having attained appropriate top up modules.
Desirable
- Suitable Qualifications in Information Technology (e.g. CLAIT/ECDL).
- Suitable Qualifications in Health and Safety.
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Experience of working in an NHS hospital laboratory.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- A reasonable knowledge of health and safety principles applicable in working within a laboratory environment.
- Must understand the nature of patient confidentiality.
- Basic understanding of hospital laboratory terminology.
Desirable
- A knowledge of Health and Safety law and its application.
- A knowledge of information governance and its application in pathology.
- Experience of working in an NHS hospital laboratory.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate good laboratory practice in their work.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills with patients and all levels of staff inside and outside pathology.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work well within a small team.
- Able to work under pressure.
- Enthusiasm to undertake appropriate training as required to facilitate service developments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- IBMS Accredited BSc Degree or a BSc Degree acceptable to the IBMS having attained appropriate top up modules.
Desirable
- Suitable Qualifications in Information Technology (e.g. CLAIT/ECDL).
- Suitable Qualifications in Health and Safety.
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Experience of working in an NHS hospital laboratory.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- A reasonable knowledge of health and safety principles applicable in working within a laboratory environment.
- Must understand the nature of patient confidentiality.
- Basic understanding of hospital laboratory terminology.
Desirable
- A knowledge of Health and Safety law and its application.
- A knowledge of information governance and its application in pathology.
- Experience of working in an NHS hospital laboratory.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate good laboratory practice in their work.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills with patients and all levels of staff inside and outside pathology.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work well within a small team.
- Able to work under pressure.
- Enthusiasm to undertake appropriate training as required to facilitate service developments.
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).
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).
