University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Pre-Specialist Biomedical Scientist

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Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital Trusts in England, serving the populations of Birmingham and Solihull. The Trust is composed of four main hospital sites; Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEHB), Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital (HGS).

The post-holder will be expected to be based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEHB) unless service provision required across UHB. The department will be looking into taking on a Trainee Biomedical Scientist if we are unable to find a suitable HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist.

The department provides a 24/7 diagnostic and monitoring service for routine and urgent automated investigations. The Clinical Chemistry department is equipment with Abbott Alinity c and i series analysers and the Abbott a3600 track.

Specialist Chemistry provides a wide range of services to the Trust as well as other Hospital Trusts. Equipment includes IDS iSYS, Cascadion, Shimadzu HPLC and Sciex Tandem Mass Spectrometry analysers, with several tests measured including immunosuppressant's and steroids. There are manual methods using radio-immunoassay for alpha-subunits and ELISA for faecal Elastase.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our busy, friendly team and support our progressive department in providing high quality, timely and specialised services. We are UKAS accredited to ISO 15189 standards, MHRA approved and IBMS accredited for training.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience of working in a fast-paced department that is continually growing, and to expand and develop your existing knowledge and skills.

You must have a BSc in Biomedical Science or equivalent with HCPC registration or hold an IBMS accredited degree. The Department will consider a Trainee Biomedical Scientist on a learning contract with an accredited BSc in Biomedical Scientist or equivalent, in the view of completing their IBMS registration portfolio in the next 18 months.

The laboratory operates a 24/7 service and, after appropriate training, you will be expected to support the departmental shift system as required - including weekends. Shifts include Early (7:30-3:30pm), Day (9:00-5:00pm), Late (2:00-10:00pm) and Nights (9:45pm-7:45am).

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.

Date posted

10 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1072471DH

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

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 Health Professions Council (HPC)
* Evidence of continuing professional development and proficiency in accordance with HPC guidelines.

Desirable

* Working towards completion of post registration specialist competency portfolio.

Experience

Essential

* Experience of working in clinical laboratories.
* Experience of laboratory techniques and automation.

Desirable

* Experience of dealing with suppliers, clinical and support staff, the public or customer care

Additional Criteria

Essential

* Numerate and able to undertake scientific calculations with and without the use of aide.
* 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.

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 Health Professions Council (HPC)
* Evidence of continuing professional development and proficiency in accordance with HPC guidelines.

Desirable

* Working towards completion of post registration specialist competency portfolio.

Experience

Essential

* Experience of working in clinical laboratories.
* Experience of laboratory techniques and automation.

Desirable

* Experience of dealing with suppliers, clinical and support staff, the public or customer care

Additional Criteria

Essential

* Numerate and able to undertake scientific calculations with and without the use of aide.
* 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.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)