Biomedical Scientist Team Manager in Haematology

Step into a world where breath-taking scenery unfolds, where safety and inclusivity thrive and where miles of sandy beaches beckon during warm summers and mild winters. This is your invitation to embrace a life that's far from ordinary in Jersey. Jersey is a unique place to live and work and being a Biomedical Scientist in Jersey is different. As a crown dependency, we are an Island nation which includes our own healthcare Service and it is a service on the move. Our patients and health professionals are at the centre of all we do, as a Biomedical Scientist you have more time to deliver your role and we give more time to you, for your development and wellbeing. Every day, our dedicated team takes immense pride in their work, delivering exceptional care of the highest calibre to our Island community.

At Health and Care Jersey, we are committed to providing exceptional care and service to our Islanders, thanks to our dedicated and compassionate team of professionals.

Main duties of the job:

• Lead a team of specialist biomedical scientists and support staff applying advanced scientific knowledge, methods and technology to the investigation of blood samples, to guide the clinical diagnosis and management of disease and to ensure the safety of the islands blood supply, to the benefit of islanders health.
• Manage the work of a laboratory section, using personal knowledge, experience and interpersonal skills, to meet urgent clinical need and agreed turnaround times, aligned with evidence-based best practice, and contributing to cancer treatment targets, transfusion best practice, disease reduction and health promotion, and hospital bed occupancy management.
• Support and mentor the team to take personal ownership of scientific decisions that impact on patient care by reporting blood films, issuing compatible blood components and products, or investigating malignant, haemostatic, parasitic or other haematological conditions, to enable prompt and appropriate patient treatment.
• Oversee instrumentation and procedures, researching and investigating latest techniques, verifying techniques, ensuring the laboratory repertoire remains current and that results of investigations meet quality acceptance criteria.
• As the lead specialist for a laboratory section, manage and delegate effectively to specialist biomedical scientists the lead roles for specific areas of responsibility, such as coordination of IT systems, health and safety, audit, supplier management, or introduction and verification of new scientific techniques.
• Network with other professionals at all levels, some of whom may be off island, to give advice on guidelines and techniques, appropriate specimens and examinations, to manage users expectations and to collaborate on new service developments.
• Coordinate and manage internal and external quality assurance schemes, lead on internal audit and external accreditation, giving assurance to service users that the quality of laboratory work can be relied upon.
• Educate, train and assess the competence of less experienced employees in detailed laboratory processes and highly specialised scientific principles, take responsibility for their competency and continuing professional development so as to engender a culture of career-long learning.
• Supervise the writing and review of highly specialist documentation, the verification and control of procedural change, and accurate record keeping of scientific investigations to demonstrate commitment to quality and assurance.
• Assess and minimise clinical risk to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients.

Qualifications:

• Essential: MSc in haematology or transfusion science, accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS); IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma in haematology or transfusion science; Fellowship of the IBMS by a route demonstrably relevant to haematology and transfusion; Registered with the HCPC and the Jersey Care Commission as a biomedical scientist.
• Desirable: IBMS certificate of expert practice in quality management; IBMS certificate of expert practice in training; Health and safety qualification or certificate; Relevant information technology qualification or certificate; Job-related mandatory training in health and safety, data security and safeguarding.

Experience:

• Essential: Experience of working as an autonomous specialist practitioner in a relevant setting, acquired over approximately six years; Evidence of continuing professional development that conforms to HCPC standards.
• Desirable: Experience of leading, supervising and motivating a team.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.