Senior Biomedical Scientist

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Biomedical Scientist to join the Newborn Screening Team within Chemical Pathology Department at GOSH. You will join the team of Healthcare Scientists at one of the largest paediatric clinical biochemistry departments in the UK. The Chemical Pathology Department is part of the Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, and has strongly clinical ties with the Metabolic, Endocrine, Neurology, Gastro-enterology, Transplant and other Clinical Teams. It hosts the UKs largest Newborn screening service screening approximately over 120,000 newborns per year. We also provide a comprehensive diagnostic, treatment, and management service to children with a wide range of different conditions including rare inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs). The laboratory conducts Saturday result review for IMD conditions and successful candidate is expected to participate in this activity.

The Laboratory also has strong links with the Neurometabolic Unit at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and with the GOSH Institute of Child Health and is involved in a variety of research projects in the UK and overseas.

Further professional development and membership is strongly encouraged with regular internal seminars and financial assistance to attend external courses

Main duties of the job

• You should have good communication skills, be able to work well in a team and be able to take initiative and prioritise workload. The work requires consistent attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• You should already be HCPC state registered as a Biomedical Scientist and have worked in an accredited Chemical Pathology or Molecular Pathology Laboratory. MSc degree in Biomedical Sciences or a related subject or evidence of IBMS Specialist Portfolio is desirable.
• To undertake and supervise a range of analytical techniques, following Standard Operating Procedures as directed by the Section Leader
• To take part in the production, review and amendment of Standard Operating Procedures
• To undertake method and laboratory instrument evaluation/ validation/verification and produce required reports
• To attend appropriate seminars, lectures and training sessions as indicated by personal development plan (PDP), agreed with the manager at personal development review (PDR).
• To ensure that all results are reported within agreed turn-around times
• To take responsibility for the internal quality control and the external quality assessment schemes for designated tests
• To assist in the management of the departmental quality systems as directed by the laboratory manager and quality manager

About us

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we'll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women's networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.

We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.