Bank Biomedical Scientist in Manchester

Bank Biomedical Scientist/Spire Manchester / 0 Hours

Spire Manchester Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Biomedical Scientist to join the team on a Bank 0-hour contract.

Duties and responsibilities

• Plan, analyse, assess and report pathology investigations.
• Analyse, interpret and report information and knowledge related to ideas and concepts.
• Develop and evaluate the movement of laboratory specimens, blood and tissues.
• Assist with research and development.
• Plan, monitor and quality assure the application of technology for measuring and monitoring pathology investigations.
• Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information.
• Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others.
• Promote best practice in health and safety and security.
• Assist in maintaining and developing services.
• Contribute to quality improvement.
• Support and enable equality, diversity and rights.
• Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI.

Who we're looking for

• Degree qualified, HNC Medical Laboratory Sciences or equivalent which would allow individual to be eligible for Associate Membership of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences.
• Biomedical Scientist with the Health & Care Professions Council.
• Working within a performance driven culture while maintaining safe standards.
• Assists in meeting financial and budgetary targets.
• Supporting the commercial development of pathology services locally.
• Experience in a scientific laboratory.
• Experience of independent sector.
• Strategically commercial and familiarity with service developments.
• Experience of working in partnership with consultants and participating in helping to create innovative solution for new pathology services.
• Uses evidence based practice.
• Shares evidence based practices with colleagues to enhance pathology service and standards.
• Possess the mandatory training requirements for role including infection control and health and safety competencies.
• Possess medical device competencies.
• Numeracy Skills.
• Keeps abreast of developments in pathology practice.
• Have an awareness of current healthcare issues.
• Flexible in thinking about work patterns.
• Trained on MS Office and other relevant packages.
• Teaching others.
• Auditing skills across clinical standards and departments.
• Root cause analysis.
• Professional assessment skills.
• Basic business Development skills e.g. helps in the creation of business cases.

Benefits

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly.
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave.
• Unsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (won’t be applicable for all).
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension.
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts.
• Smart spending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via ‘Spire for You’.
• Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You’.
• Free uniform.
• Free DBS.Full induction, including mandatory training updates.
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts.
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team.

Our Values

• Driving clinical excellence.
• Doing the right thing.
• Caring is our passion.
• Keeping it simple.
• Delivering on our promises.
• Succeeding and celebrating together.
• Our people are our difference; it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.