Expected Shortlisting Date

01/10/2024

Planned Interview Date

12/10/2024

We currently have a vacancy for a Specialist Biomedical Scientist, Band 6, in the Clinical Immunology laboratory at Leeds General Infirmary. The post is full time, working from 8.30am to 5pm, although some flexibility may be possible within the needs of the service. We invite applications from enthusiastic and committed individuals with proven experience working within a busy Immunology laboratory environment. The successful applicant will be an excellent team player and will be able to demonstrate a strong work ethic.

The Clinical Immunology department provides laboratory support to the wider Yorkshire region and processed over 530,000 requests last year.. As a department we aim to provide a consistently high quality and professional service to all our users. The successful candidate will join our team in the delivery of this service and be involved in the managerial and quality aspects of the day to day running of the lab.

Candidates will be HCPC registered Biomedical Scientists and will hold, be working towards or wanting to work towards an IBMS specialist portfolio in Immunology. Previous immunology laboratory experience, experience in specialist immunology testing techniques such as capillary zone electrophoresis and/or autoimmune immunology and a demonstrable record of post registration professional development are essential.

Main duties of the job

As a specialist biomedical scientist in Clinical Immunology you will be a fully competent member of the department. Normally working as part of a team, you will be expected to perform a wide range of specialist clinical technical investigations, including the technical interpretation of specialist immunology tests, and managing automated high-throughput analysis. Working in different sections of the department you will have the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute towards the provision of an accurate and timely service for patients. You will be expected to apply professional judgements and specialist skills to technically complex and sometimes difficult situations. Within the team you may be required to organize the tasks of support workers and provide training and support to unregistered staff and colleagues. You will be required to communicate highly complex information, often related to patient management and care, to colleagues, healthcare staff and other organizations.

About us

The Pathology Service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) operates across two large sites, Leeds General Infirmary and St James' University Hospital in the Leeds Metropolitan area, serving a population of around 2.3 million people. We also act as a referral centre serving the wider Yorkshire region and across the country. The Clinical Immunology Laboratory is currently located on the Leeds General Infirmary site but will be relocating to the purpose-built facility, the Centre for Laboratory Medicine on the St James' University Hospital site in 2025.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will assist in the day to day running of the laboratory or lead in a particular section of the laboratory, under supervision/delegation of the advanced biomedical scientist. This will involve QC and EQA, authorisation of results, specialist technical interpretation of tests, training, risk and incident assessment and investigation and HR procedures. The post holder will be expected to have an awareness of budgets and resource responsibility. Please see attached job description for full job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered as a Biomedical Scientist with the HCPC
• Specialist portfolio in Clinical Immunology, or equivalent, or post-registration experience working as a BMS in a Clinical Immunology Laboratory

Experience

Essential

• Experience of undertaking technical interpretation of autoimmune immunofluorescence and/or capillary-zone protein electrophoresis
• Experience in managing high-throughput automated analytical platforms
• Experience in troubleshooting and problem-solving

Desirable

• Experience in using Q-pulse and NPEx would be an advantage

Skills & behaviours

Essential

• Leadership skills
• Able to work well as part of a team
• Able to work on own initiative
• Excellent ability to communicate

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

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