Job responsibilities
At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. For now, the job you are applying for will be based at one of our hospital sites however, from 1 April 2024 our people and services will start to move to our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, with some work remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests. Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more.
Who we are
Synnovis is a partnership between SYNLAB UK & Ireland, Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, and Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Our organisation brings together the very best in clinical, scientific and operational expertise, and displays in action the core values at the heart of our brand: science for life, collaboration for the benefit of everyone, and innovation and quality.
This role sits within Synnovis Analytics, which is responsible for the provision of Pathology testing services to Synnovis patients and customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain standards of conduct required by the HCPC to practice as a registered Clinical Scientist/Biomedical Scientist.
- Perform laboratory tests in line with local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), data analysis/reporting and authorisation of results.
- Perform necessary action on the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), ensuring all Information Governance (IG) requirements are met.
- Provide specialist expertise and technical advice to other laboratory and clinical colleagues as required and within limits of competency.
- Participate in the strategic development and service improvement of the analytical service, being responsible for the implementation of new techniques, equipment, and tests, including all verification and validation work. Where necessary this may include analysing clinical trial samples.
- Ensure all non-conformances and RADAR incidents are correctly reported by junior staff in Q-Pulse quality management database and other relevant software and support them in learning quality procedures and investigations.
- In conjunction with the Quality team, monitor, report and action errors, hazards, and incidents logged in the CAPA module of Q-Pulse. This may include taking part in investigations of incidents and providing expert insight into making improvements based on outcomes.
- Monitor, and report on EQA and IQC procedures and be responsible for corrective action on problems that have been identified.
- Ensure compliance with all legislative and quality requirements of regulatory directives, accreditation bodies, and local management including:
- Care Quality Commission
- UKAS
- Synnovis policies and SOPs
- Any other body in area of responsibility.
- Develop, prepare, write, and review relevant documents, including SOPs, COSHH and risk assessments in line with the ISO 15189 standard.
- Ensure that all Synnovis policies and procedures are implemented and maintained.
- Encourage junior employees in their scientific expertise, knowledge and professional development, including the safe use of highly complex and sensitive equipment.
- Demonstrate professionalism, patience and empathy when explaining complex subjects, and when communicating with people who do not share same level of knowledge or understanding.
- Attend, and where required, chair regular departmental meetings and contribute to effective communication within the department.
- Work closely with Principal Biomedical Scientist to ensure stock inventory compliance.
- Deputise for the Principal Biomedical Scientist including attendance at meetings, as required.
- Take part in CPD activities to ensure that your practices and knowledge are always relevant and up to date to your specific area.
Purpose of Job
This role is key to the delivery of Clinical Science as part of the laboratory team in Synnovis. Reporting to the Principal Biomedical Scientist, you will have a high level of responsibility, including training, management of EQA/IQC processes and research to ensure the successful delivery of pathology services, in line with our corporate objectives.
What you will do
You will hold a variety of accountabilities in the laboratory environment. These include, but are not limited to:
- Day-to-day responsibility for the provision of a range of clinical, technical and scientific diagnostic activities, including interpretation and clinical validation of results; communicating complex information and advice that will aid and determine clinical diagnosis.
- Supervise and provide specialised training to less experienced employees, students, trainees and other healthcare professionals
- Undertake research in your own field under the direction of more senior clinical scientist colleagues, contributing to the development of specialist investigations, identifying better ways of working and finding efficiencies in service delivery.
- Participate in research activities and publications; attend and present at regional, national and international meetings.
- Spend a proportion of time focused on quality and UKAS orientated activities, service development and technical and clinical validation of results.
Key Responsibilities for Clinical Scientist
- Communicate complex results, including making clinical and differential judgements involving complicated facts or situations that impact on patients. This will include exchanging specialist information with colleagues from your own and other disciplines.
- Keep up to date with new developments by regular literature reviews and attendance at relevant conferences.
- Undertake research projects in specialised area in collaboration or as requested by Principal Biomedical Scientist. Ensure outcomes from research and development are placed in the public domain by publication and presentation at relevant local, national and international conferences.
- Participate in appropriate clinical audits and take part in all Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activity in your area.
- Prepare statistical reports for use in meetings, quality assurance, and development events.
- Provide supervision for employees, including participating in the departmental clinical rota, potentially including out of hours cover.
- Deliver training and supervision of less experienced colleagues in your area of specialism.
Purpose of the Job
This role delivers specialist biomedical investigations and provides first line people management as part of the laboratory team in Synnovis. Reporting to the Principal BMS or Operations Manager, you will have a high level of responsibility, including leading in an area of expertise, to ensure the successful delivery of pathology services, in line with our corporate objectives.
What you will do
You will hold a variety of accountabilities in the laboratory environment. These include, but are not limited to:
- Responsible for a specialist area, providing specialised technical scientific services and communicating complex information that will aid and determine clinical diagnosis.
- Contribute to the development of specialist investigations, identifying better ways of working and finding efficiencies in service delivery.
- Manage day-to-day staffing with the Operations Manager to ensure all resourcing needs are met, manage workflow and relevant training to meet turnaround times, cover bench work and where required supervise others as part of early or late or weekend shifts.
- Take part in other activities such as audits, training, and potentially clinical trials as required.
Key Responsibilities for Biomedical Scientist
- Analyse samples in line with local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including but not limited to recording results and necessary action on the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), ensuring all Information Governance (IG) requirements are met.
- Participate in appropriate clinical audits as required and directed.
- Provide supervision for all employees, including participating in early, late and weekend shifts if necessary and as required.
- Line manages employees, as required. This includes delivering all aspects of people management, such as recruitment, performance management, absence management, learning and development, employee health and wellbeing.
- Demonstrate ongoing laboratory-based competency against training plans.
Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London.
The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services.
The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.
Kings College Hospital Foundation Trust is one of the UKs leading NHS Foundation Trusts in specialist teaching. Kings has various divisions including Neurosciences, Haematology, Cancer and Cardiovascular sciences, where there are unlimited opportunities to develop and perfect your career.
Over the last 170 years, Kings has delivered nothing but world class service to all its patients from deprived communities as well as some of the wealthiest in London.
