Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level?

Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team in pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw?

Do you want to work in a fully UKAS-accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference?

Then read on.

The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Network is a fully integrated network providing pathology services across five regional sites

• Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT)
• Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTHFT)
• The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRHFT)
• Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT)
• Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT)

We are inviting applications from enthusiastic, driven individuals to join our Haematology teams at the Barnsley and Rotherham sites.

SYB Pathology aims to provide the best possible service for patients and clinicians, improving health outcomes, driving research and innovation, delivering healthcare efficiencies, and ensuring a sustainable workforce, providing job satisfaction and career progression opportunities for all staff.

Interviews will be on 23rd and 24th September 2024.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as an HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist providing scientific services to patients as an aid to clinical diagnosis. The successful candidate will be required to participate on the 24/7 out of hours rota and undertake a wide range of complex analytical procedures, performing a range of manual, semi-automated and automated tests using scientific knowledge and experience to comment upon and validate results in line with ISO 15189.

Suitable candidates will require Haematology experience post-registration and ideally have experience of working out of hours. Candidates must be in possession of an IBMS specialist portfolio in either Haematology or Blood Sciences, or equivalent to be appointed at Band 6. However, registered candidates either working towards or aspiring to complete their specialist portfolio will be considered for appointment at band 5.

About us

The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Network are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications.

The service across the network comprise of automated Blood Science departments on all sites, specialist haematology services including our Haemato-Oncology Diagnostic Service and Haemoglobinopathy services, specialist chemistry including Toxicology and Vitamin services, Paediatric and Newborn screening, and Point of Care.

We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• IBMS accredited BSC in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
• Registered with HCPC as a Biomedical Scientist
• Completion of IBMS post graduate registration portfolio or equivalent
• Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory Training and required Laboratory competencies
• Commitment to complete the relevant Specialist BMS IBMS portfolio

Desirable

• Evidence of continued CPD including relevant courses with regards to H& S, leadership, quality or training

Experience

Essential

• Experience with a range of laboratory techniques
• Understanding of job content
• Ability to work with other colleagues to improve and develop working practices

Desirable

• Discipline specific NHS laboratory experience
• Multi - disciplinary awareness
• Experience in demonstrating leadership qualities

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Experience in demonstrating leadership qualities
• Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
• Can communicate effectively with staff of all grades
• Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach
• Evidence of good manual dexterity
• Able to follow and work to SOP and Policy
• Ability to work individually and part of a team.
• Maintains composure in pressurised situations
• Ability to concentrate for extended periods of time whilst performing scientific analysis

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Keyboard and basic IT skills
• Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
• Can communicate effectively with staff of all grades

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Barnsley/Rotherham

Gawber Road

Barnsley

S75 2EP

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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