Job summary
The EPA Blood Sciences laboratory provide a multidisciplinary 24/7 service to the James Paget University NHS Foundation Trust. The laboratory occupies an open plan area, operating Abbott Alinity analysers in Haematology and Chemistry, together with ACLTOPS in coagulation and staffed by a multidisciplinary team of MLA, AP and BMS.
The JPUH spoke laboratory is a part of the Eastern Pathology Alliance providing a Pathology service to Norfolk and North Suffolk that also includes the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Hub Laboratory and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital spoke laboratory at Kings Lynn.
The Blood Science IT systems that the successful candidate will have a good working knowledge of are:
- Dedalus APEX LIMS
- Clinisys ICE requesting
- Abbott AMS and Werfen Modulab middleware
- Qpulse Quality Management system
Main duties of the job
The post holder will ideally be an experienced BMS and advocate of multidisciplinary blood science working with a passion for quality management, overseeing the day-to-day operational service of the laboratory and all its staff.
Reporting and accountable to the CBMS, the essential responsibilities are covered in the Job description, including working alongside the Transfusion Lead BMS in deputising for the CBMS by taking on additional responsibilities for conducting return to work interviews, staff appraisals, organizing roster cover etc.
With a passion for Quality Management, the post holder will lead the drive to improve training and competency completion in all Blood Science areas and be actively involved in error logging, audit and review of key performance areas of the laboratory in our focus to achieve and maintain accreditation to ISO 15189 standards. You will take a technical lead on change processes in the lab, including assay verification and validation, oversight of blood science document control, process validation, interval reviews (CAPA monitoring) and ensuring bench SOP's are relevant and up to date.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communicates complex clinical scientific service related test information to managers, consultants, nurses, other health care colleagues, patients and patient carers.
- Answers complex telephone inquiries from pathology users, patients and patient carers about test results and provide information that is highly complex about methodologies and service requirements.
- Explains complex results and reassures the users that the information is correct when results do not agree with the clinical presentation and investigate.
- Manage and maintain specialised databases in laboratory computer systems and patient storage databases.
- Responsible for inputting and amending advanced specialist patient data and results, which includes other colleagues work.
- Responsible for use, retrieval and storage of patient information on several patient database systems for access by external and internal users.
- Regularly use research & development protocols to provide statistical presentations of internal quality control to assess equipment performance in line with Westgard rules to check the quality of the analyses.
- Evaluate and develop methods to improve the service and patient care diagnostic tests.
- Investigate abnormal and unusual results by recognised research & development protocols to explain and correct the anomalies and to produce a report on corrective action taken.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communicates complex clinical scientific service related test information to managers, consultants, nurses, other health care colleagues, patients and patient carers.
- Answers complex telephone inquiries from pathology users, patients and patient carers about test results and provide information that is highly complex about methodologies and service requirements.
- Explains complex results and reassures the users that the information is correct when results do not agree with the clinical presentation and investigate.
- Manage and maintain specialised databases in laboratory computer systems and patient storage databases.
- Responsible for inputting and amending advanced specialist patient data and results, which includes other colleagues work.
- Responsible for use, retrieval and storage of patient information on several patient database systems for access by external and internal users.
- Regularly use research & development protocols to provide statistical presentations of internal quality control to assess equipment performance in line with Westgard rules to check the quality of the analyses.
- Evaluate and develop methods to improve the service and patient care diagnostic tests.
- Investigate abnormal and unusual results by recognised research & development protocols to explain and correct the anomalies and to produce a report on corrective action taken.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc Biomedical Sciences or equivalent (Extensive experience as a Specialist BMS)
- State registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Skills
Essential
- Has a working knowledge of the assays performed within their service
- Understands clinical analyser performance evaluation to include complex instrumental
Desirable
- Has developed a comprehensive knowledge, understanding and ability to use current laboratory software
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Be able to adapt to the changing exigencies of the service
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc Biomedical Sciences or equivalent (Extensive experience as a Specialist BMS)
- State registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Skills
Essential
- Has a working knowledge of the assays performed within their service
- Understands clinical analyser performance evaluation to include complex instrumental
Desirable
- Has developed a comprehensive knowledge, understanding and ability to use current laboratory software
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Be able to adapt to the changing exigencies of the service
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
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.
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
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. 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).
