Senior Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

The successful candidate will assist in managing the delivery of a robust Microbiology laboratory service to ELHT. Some duties include:

• Will work as a key member of the Departmental Management Team, which is responsible for the effective operational management and strategic direction of Microbiology at ELHT.
• Lead on sections within the laboratory.
• Will work in partnership with the Lead Biomedical Scientist, Laboratory Operations Manager and other senior staff, to develop and promote efficient and effective systems and processes in the management of the resources including finance, staff, information, equipment and space.
• Will take a proactive role in the continuing provision of a high quality and responsive service meeting UKAS accreditation requirements (ISO 15189).
• Will promote the continuous improvement in service delivery and quality within Microbiology.
• To assist in first line management for Biomedical Scientists and Associate Practitioners and Medical Laboratory assistants.
• Will actively participate in departmental meetings within Microbiology.

Main duties of the job

To lead on the sections which includes managing the day to day aspects of those sections (and the wider service), to ensure that the needs of service users and performance targets are consistently met.

Working for our organisation

The post is full time (37.5h/w) and a flexible working approach will be required. The successful candidates will be required to work as part of the BMS team and will participate in the evenings, weekends, Bank Holiday and on call rotas.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

More detail about the role can be found in the attached job description which contains the main duties and responsibilities that the successful candidate will be expected to carry out.

Person specification

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential criteria

• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (H.C.P.C)
• MSc (Biomedical Science) and/ or F.I.B.M.S or equivalent
• Able to work in a busy environment
• Comprehensive knowledge of, and skills in the application of, microbiological techniques and procedures
• Experience in the supervision of staff at various grades
• Effective knowledge of legislation and regulation relating to relevant safety and quality standards
• Effective keyboard skills and experience in working with Microsoft Office applications

Desirable criteria

• Experience of current analysers and methodologies in use within the Trust
• Experience of diagnostic molecular techniques

Special aptitudes

Essential criteria

• Clear and accurate written and verbal communication skills
• Willing to adapt to the changing needs of the service including weekends, bank holidays and on call
• Effective skills in the motivation/supportive of others
• Friendly and caring manner, pleasant disposition
• Actively seeks to develop personal knowledge and skills and teach others
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Able to deal with information confidentially

Desirable criteria

• Able to work extra hours on occasions and provide reasonable flexibility in terms of hours worked

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 512.6KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 298.5KB)
• Privacy Notice (PDF, 305.1KB)
• Benefits of working at ELHT (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Additional Candidate information 2024 (PDF, 408.6KB)