Specialist Biomedical Scientist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The department provides a specialist Haematology and Blood Transfusion service to both acute and primary care, and to other trusts within the Sussex area. It holds accreditation with UKAS, and is approved by the Institute of Biomedical Sciences as a training laboratory.

At UHS East, the laboratory is divided into sections: on the Royal Sussex County Hospital site: Haematology, Blood transfusion, Coagulation and Immunohaematology and on the Princess Royal Hospital site Haematology, Blood transfusion and Coagulation. The post-holder will work all in areas and sites of the laboratory on a rotational basis, performing the work according to standard operating procedures, producing high quality scientific results..

The department provides a service covering 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There will be a requirement to work out of hours/night/weekend shifts. Local agreements are in place for payment to cover working patterns outside of the Agenda for Change hours. The post holder may participate in overtime and out of routine hours working arrangements, and as an autonomous practitioner in the emergency call service, after satisfying competency assessment.

As a Specialist Biomedical Scientist the post holder will undertake an extensive range of complex investigations to assist in the diagnosis of disease, and monitoring of treatment. This will involve rotation through Haematology, Coagulation, Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology. These investigations include manual, semi-automated and automated techniques on highly specialised analytical equipment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc Biomedical Sciences or Degree accredited by IBMS as suitable for HCPC registration
• Specialist portfolio and/or MSc

Registration

• Current HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist

Knowledge/experience

• Already undertaking Band 6 Role
• substantive post registration experience / competency in required activities referably in UK
• Experience of use of relevant instrumentation within the laboratory
• Evidence of CPD
• Able to work to appropriate standard of competency in all sections , and through rotation, maintain those skills
• Sufficient Skill and knowledge to deputise for Band 7 staff in their absence to maintain workflow and manage staffing
• Able to assist with training and management of Practitioner BMS staff
• IT skills appropriate to the department

Equality, Diversity, and inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Brighton

BN2 5BE

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/