Biomedical Scientist

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Main area: Haematology/ Blood Transfusion

Grade: Band 5/6

Contract: Permanent: Full time, 37.5 hours with shifts, includes day, evening, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays

Job ref: 438-PB3056

Site: Chorley District General Hospital

Town: Chorley

Salary: £29,970 - £44,962 Per annum, pro rata for B6 - Specialist Portfolio in Haem/ BT (or pre AFC equiv)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 15/06/2025 23:59

Interview date: 25/06/2025

Job overview:

Are you enthusiastic? Do you work well under pressure? Are you looking for a new challenge? If yes, this job may be perfect for you!

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals with specialist experience in haematology, blood transfusion or biochemistry for a full time Band 6 post to work in our modern and well-equipped Multi-disciplinary Laboratory at Chorley Hospital.

Please Note: to be recruited straight to Band 6, applicants will be a HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist with a Specialist Portfolio (or equivalent, e.g. IBMS discipline specific log book) in Haematology/ Blood Transfusion/ Biochemistry. Applicants with experience but without the Specialist Portfolio/ equivalent are welcome to apply; after initial recruitment to Band 5 level, an applicant without the specialist portfolio will move to Band 6 once allocated a position on the out of hours rota. Please note that progression beyond the second point of the Band 6 scale will require a completed Specialist Portfolio.

Main duties of the job:

• Our Multilab is based at Chorley District General Hospital and provides Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Biochemistry analyses.
• The site provides specialist Oncology and Orthopaedic services along with routine services.
• Our major equipment comprises Sysmex XN and CS series analysers in the Haematology section and the Roche Pure C303/ E402 combined Chemistry and Immunoassay modules in Biochemistry.
• Automation in Transfusion is provided by state of the art Diamed IH1000 analysers.
• The Trust has remote access Haemobank fridges which allows remote electronic issue of blood units.
• You will be based at Chorley Hospital, however you may be required to work across sites at both Chorley and Preston hospitals.
• The role can sometimes be quite physical, with moderate moving and handling requirements, therefore you will need to be able to move around the laboratory and assist in the movement of loads.
• You will be expected to work a 37.5 hr/ week (average) shift rota pattern that includes daytime, evenings, overnight, weekends and Bank Holidays once you have achieved competence during a satisfactory probationary period, for which appropriate AFC enhancements will be paid.

Working for our organisation:

We have 10,000 fantastic people delivering quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria. Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• Performs work duties to the standards required as a HCPC Biomedical Scientist.
• Undertake the correct procedures for the handling of specimens, pre and post analysis.
• Maintain and operate equipment used in the preparation and analysis of specimens.
• Perform a range of laboratory tests autonomously and demonstrate an understanding of the scientific basis for tests and the disease processes under investigation.
• Demonstrate awareness of factors affecting sample integrity, risks associated with the sample reagents, or method and other tests indicated by the outcome of the analysis.
• Use the main laboratory computer system in accordance with service requirements.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

• HCPC registered BMS.
• Uses continuing professional development as a means of self-development.
• Degree suitable for HCPC registration.
• IBMS membership/ equivalent to MIBMS Specialist.
• NBTS Certificate BBTS Specialist Certificate.

Knowledge:

• Experience of working in a Clinical Pathology laboratory as a BMS.
• Understanding of health and safety legislation pertaining to clinical laboratories.
• Understand the use of quality management systems in a laboratory.
• Understanding of pathology accreditation bodies.
• Understanding of factors affecting laboratory quality.
• Evidence of working with Pathology LIMS.
• Evidence of training others in a pathology laboratory.
• Evidence of working out of routine hours.

Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post.

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