Job summary
Band 5 Biomedical Scientist/Healthcare Science Practitioner
Full time 37.5 hours per week. Permanent post.
Applications are invited for a band 5 HCPC registered Biomedical Scientists or AHCS registered Healthcare Science Practitioner to join our professional team.
You will be expected to support the department in ensuring a high quality service that meets national standards and expectations for fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP).
Main duties of the job
You will perform routine procedures involving scientific, technical and interpretive work to assist midwives and clinicians. Communication with users of the service will also play a role in the day to day work.
For the main duties of the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Bolton Antenatal screening laboratory is one of the largest in the country and undertakes screening for the north west of England, the Midlands and Scotland, currently processing around 53,000 samples per annum for calculating the chance of Down's, Edwards' and Patau's syndromes per annum.
The laboratory is equipped with three Perkin Elmer AutoDELFIA analysers and a Perkin Elmer Delfia Xpress analyser. The laboratory uses Perkin Elmer Life Cycle software and is fully UKAS ISO 15189 accredited.
About us
Based just off the M61, twenty minutes from the centre of Manchester and with excellent transport links to the rest of the North West, we are a forward thinking Foundation Trust.
The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of our people and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. Staff are valued and we can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find the attached job description for full details regarding the main responsibilities of this role. If you have any further questions relating to this job role please do not hesitate to contact us via the details below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find the attached job description for full details regarding the main responsibilities of this role. If you have any further questions relating to this job role please do not hesitate to contact us via the details below.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
Desirable
- Experience of working in laboratory
Experience
Essential
- Blood science laboratory experience
Desirable
- Experience of a wide range of techniques
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of Essential Criteria skills
Desirable
- Evidence of training, leadership or other desirable skills
Other
Essential
- Evidence of Essential Critera
Desirable
- Evidence of Desirable Criteria
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
Desirable
- Experience of working in laboratory
Experience
Essential
- Blood science laboratory experience
Desirable
- Experience of a wide range of techniques
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of Essential Criteria skills
Desirable
- Evidence of training, leadership or other desirable skills
Other
Essential
- Evidence of Essential Critera
Desirable
- Evidence of Desirable Criteria
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).
