Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Histopathology / Cellular Pathology

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

At Ipswich Hospital we are looking for a Specialist Biomedical Scientist in Histopathology/Cellular Pathology.

You will be required to have a HCPC registration and have achieved your specialist portfolio in Cellular Pathology.

You will be working for a busy, high volume and friendly team who have UKAS accreditation. We are a team that will support you in your training and development.

We are looking for you to have UK based lab experience for this role.

For more information please visit: About our Pathology Service

Our vision is to deliver innovations, high-performing pathology services that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.

Our service is clinically led and designed to achieve the benefits of scale that can be achieved by working together, while remaining close enough to our customers to meet their needs and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.

We are committed to attracting and retaining the best pathology staff and if you want to work with us to develop your own career and help us achieve our vision then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Processes investigations in the department
Provides advice to clinicians as to appropriateness of tests and timescales
Provides specialist service e.g. training, problem solving for specialist requirement
Work independently and lead on specialist area as directed by Lead BMS
Acts as mentor for more junior scientific and support staff
To work flexibly in reflection of service needs this may include an extended working day.
Supervises and/or trains less experienced staff in own area of work
The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues and hazardous chemicals. This may include blood, pus, urine, faeces, and respiratory secretions
Maintain and promote professional image of the pathology department.
Where required, to lead and supervise a section of the laboratory.

Our pathology department is part of the collaborative East Coast Pathology Network (see attached document)

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Date posted

23 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR849-24

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist
Biomedical Science Degree or equivalent
Evidence of CPD
Appropriate Post Registration IBMS Specialist Diploma or IBMS diploma in Biomedical Science or equivalent.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Theoretical knowledge and practical experience of specialist biomedical procedures relevant to post.
Substantial practical experience of working in a Biomedical Science laboratory.
Experience of Pathology IT systems.
Experience of Quality Management Systems.

Desirable

European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent
Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS
Previous experience of line managing staff
Experience of performing Risk Assessments.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist
Biomedical Science Degree or equivalent
Evidence of CPD
Appropriate Post Registration IBMS Specialist Diploma or IBMS diploma in Biomedical Science or equivalent.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Theoretical knowledge and practical experience of specialist biomedical procedures relevant to post.
Substantial practical experience of working in a Biomedical Science laboratory.
Experience of Pathology IT systems.
Experience of Quality Management Systems.

Desirable

European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent
Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS
Previous experience of line managing staff
Experience of performing Risk Assessments.

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).