Senior Biomedical Scientist - Biochemistry

Senior Biomedical Scientist - Biochemistry

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join our Biochemistry team at Barnet Hospital as a Senior Biomedical Scientist. We are looking for a candidate with a passion for training and preferably, but not essentially, experience in maintaining staff competencies, ensuring mandatory and statutory training requirements are met, experience in quality management, interpretation of external reports, and providing support and guidance to staff undertaking the registration and specialist portfolios. You must be a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Biomedical Scientist and hold a postgraduate qualification in Blood Science.

Main Duties of the Job

The Clinical Biochemistry Service at Barnet Hospital NHS Trust is provided by Health Services Laboratories (HSL). The role will involve working alongside other members of the laboratory team and management, undertaking Biochemistry investigations, providing a 24/7 service. However, as a Senior Biomedical Scientist, we would see you typically working 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM weekdays and, in the event of sickness/emergencies, you would be expected to cover late shifts (12:00 PM - 8:30 PM) or night shifts (8:00 PM - 8:00 AM).

An experienced Biomedical Scientist will lead a team of staff in a section of the department with responsibility for providing a comprehensive, high-quality medicine service to all HSL clients. The Senior Biomedical Scientist must use a combination of knowledge, decision-making, organizational, and supervisory skills to ensure that the appropriate testing is performed safely, accurately, and in a timely manner on each sample received.

About Us

At HSL, we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

• Training and development opportunities supporting professional development
• Annual performance-related salary review
• Discounted gym membership through our corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms
• Cash healthcare plan providing cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians
• Sick Pay Entitlement 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter
• Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover
• Life Assurance providing salary continuation for long-term illness - six months qualifying period
• Employee Assistance Programme supporting staff wellbeing
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme interest-free loan for the cost of the annual travel ticket
• Perkbox access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts
• Company Pension Scheme with company and staff contributions that increase with service
• Competitive annual leave allowance - 28 days

Job Responsibilities

Overall Job Purpose: An experienced Biomedical Scientist to lead a team of staff in a section of the department with responsibility for providing a comprehensive, high-quality laboratory medicine service to all HSL clients. The Senior Biomedical Scientist must use a combination of knowledge, decision-making, organizational, and supervisory skills to ensure that the appropriate testing is performed safely, accurately, and in a timely manner on each sample received.

1. To co-ordinate and participate in the routine processing of specimens; and to allocate work to the other BMS and MLA staff to ensure a smooth workflow.
2. To ensure that for each sample the appropriate requested investigations are performed in a timely manner.
3. To ensure that specialised and urgent specimens are appropriately dealt with.
4. To participate in the technical work as required.
5. To ensure the appropriate maintenance and safe use of equipment.
6. To assist in the development of rotas in conjunction with the other senior biomedical staff and ensure that they are operated correctly, and to liaise with the other senior BMS staff to provide continuous cover from the start of each day.
7. To co-ordinate adequate supplies of laboratory consumables and reagents and co-ordinate their stock control.
8. To contribute to audit activities.
9. To contribute to the maintenance and development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
10. To be involved in staff recruitment for Medical Laboratory Assistant and Biomedical Scientist grades, and to conduct appraisals as required.
11. To undertake method development and evaluation as directed by the departmental manager, inputting into service development.
12. Deputise for the departmental manager as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualification in pathology disciplines consistent with State Registration requirement.
• MSc or equivalent experience in a relevant subject.
• Current registration with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Specialist Diploma in relevant discipline.

Skills and Abilities

• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to work accurately, neatly, and efficiently. Attention to detail is very important.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Basic keyboard skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to communicate efficiently in English.
• Experience with laboratory equipment relevant to the specialty.
• Experience of utilising statistical analysis software.
• Ability to write and review SOPs.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience of working to a laboratory Quality Management System proficiency in relevant techniques.
• Minimum 3 years HCPC registration.
• Experience of using a Laboratory Information System.
• Experience of supervising staff.

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.

Depending on experience, up to £60,100 DOE Inc. HCA.