Trainee Biomedical Scientist

Job summary

Job overview

The University Hospital of North Midlands, Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire NHS Trusts form th North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service, a pathology network formed in line with an NHSI directive.

Trainee Biomedical Scientist

AFC Band 5 (Band 5 annex U where HCPC registration is not yet obtained).

Department of Infection Science (Virology)

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Biomedical Scientist to join the Virology department at North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology service. You must be a strong team player who has a positive attitude to change. You must have excellent organisational and communication skills. The successful applicant will work as part of a team of virology staff based at the Royal Stoke University Hospital site.

The Infection Science Department at Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic and clinical services for two acute Hospitals, local GUM clinics and a wide range of community based health providers.

We also provide laboratory services to GPs and wider service users in the surrounding area. The Virology department is equipped with Roche Cobas 801, Roche Cobas 8800, Diasorin Liaison XL, Biomerieux Vidas, Cepheid GeneXpert and GeneXpert Infinity. The hours of work for this post will be 37.5 hours per week over a 24/7 period. Applicants will be expected to have significant virology experience preferably in an NHS Lab.

Having an IBMS accredited Biomedical Science degree or equivalent is essential. HCPC registration is not essential, but is desirable. Should the successful candidate not have HCPC registration, we will support an IBMS registration portfolio within the 12 months term of the contract.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal stoke University Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke On Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal stoke University Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke On Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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