Band 5 Biomedical Scientist - Haematology

Band 5 Biomedical Scientist - Haematology

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

2024 saw our new 45 million elective hub at Solihull Hospital open, Heartlands Treatment Centre is now fully operational, and our services continue to expand at Good Hope and QE.

Our clinical Laboratories department are thrilled to receive new investment from the Board which is being directly invested within the Haematology teams.

With progress comes opportunity- starting with recruitment of Biomedical Scientists.

As a band 5 HCPC registered biomedical scientist within the team, you will be trained and supported in the analysis, technical validation, interpretive decisions, and reporting of samples to achieve the objectives of efficient and effective patient care.

The post holder will be required to undertake their responsibilities within any of the sections of the Department and at laboratory supported facilities across UHB, including Haematology, Coagulation and Blood transfusion.

Main duties of the job

Our team receive over half a million requests annually and our laboratories are ISO 15189 and IBMS accredited with MHRA approval.

Each member of our Laboratories team has a direct impact on the patients who rely on us. Your role will see you safely handle, use and dispose of biological samples including blood, urine, CSF and other body fluids/samples and hazardous and/or radioactive chemicals.

You will be motivated to ensure compliance with good laboratory practice, quality assurance procedures in accordance with the standards of UKAS ISO 15189: 2022/23 and in line with Trust and departmental health and safety policies.

Supported by the wider team you will ensure all results are reported within the agreed turnaround time and report any non-compliance.

If applying from outside of the UK and this is the first job in the UK then sponsorship is potentially not viable for this role due to the new salary thresholds.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

• Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
• Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science or equivalent academic achievement that is ratified by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)
• State registration with Health Professions Council (HPC)
• Evidence of continuing professional development and proficiency in accordance with HPC guidelines.
• Working towards completion of post registration specialist competency portfolio.

Experience

• Experience of working in clinical laboratories.
• Experience of laboratory techniques and automation.
• Experience of dealing with suppliers, clinical and support staff, the public or customer care.

Additional Criteria

• Numerate and able to undertake scientific calculations with and without the use of aide.
• Perform in a team.
• Manual dexterity to undertake automated, manual and specialised techniques.
• Good and accurate IT input and MS Office skills.
• Effective communication skills both written and oral.
• Demonstrate logical thought processes and the ability to solve problems and plan remedial action.
• Reliability.
• Resilience and adaptability.
• Self-motivated.
• Expected to participate in all out of hours periods as required by service provision.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust