We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our busy, friendly teams to work in our progressive laboratories. The post is a broad-based Specialist Biomedical Scientist role supporting the core functions of the department. The post suited to an experienced registered Biomedical Scientist, who possess the Specialist Portfolio or equivalent, seeking a new challenge in a large specialist centre. Candidates close to completion of the specialist portfolio may be considered for shortlisting if appropriate. Successful candidates would need to sign a learning contract.

UHB is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population. Our multiple sites, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic allow people to be treated as close to home as possible. The post-holder will be required to work across the 2 main sites of QE and Heartlands as required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be involved with the day to day activities within the Histopathology Laboratory on a rotational basis. This will include embedding and microtomy of all specimen types, quality checking and allocation of work to Pathologists, digital pathology, specimen loading/dissection, frozen sections, special stains and immunohistochemistry.

Post holders will be expected to undertake any training required and to maintain competency including a specialist level understanding of all the processes they participate in. All professionally registered staff are expected to maintain evidence of Continuing Professional Development which should be up to date and relevant to the post. Specialist training and development will be supported in these roles.

Note: Prior to completing the application you must read the advert, job description and person specification. Within the application you are required to state how your current knowledge, skills and abilities meet the criteria. You must also include if you have a speciliast portfolio or, if you are working through a specialist portfolio, indicate what percentage you have completed. This information will be reviewed as part of the shortlisting process. If you fail to answer specified questions in your application you will not proceed to the shortlisting stage.

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 Offer 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. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in clinical laboratories commensurate with the laboratory position.
• Experience of laboratory techniques and automation.
• Experience of dealing with suppliers, clinical and support staff, the public or customer care.
• A working knowledge of:
• Biomedical Science theory and practice (Haematology, Transfusion, Biochemistry,
• Microbiology and Cellular Pathology).
• Quality control and assurance practices.)
• Laboratory health and safety.
• HCPC and IBMS professional standards, ethics, and proficiencies.

Desirable

• Understanding of accreditation within labs (e.g. ISO 15189, MHRA)

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Numerate and able to undertake scientific calculations with and without the use of aides.
• 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.
• Honesty
• Reliability
• Resilience and adaptability
• Self-motivated.
• Positive attitude.
• Expected to participate in all out of hours periods as required by service provision.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

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