Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist at Liverpool Clinical Laboratories in Haematology/Transfusion. This service is provided across four separate hospital sites.
The laboratory based at the new CSSB facility at Royal Liverpool supports the Clatterbridge Cancer Care Hospital Liverpool and regional specialists' services such as Haemophilia centre and the Haemoglobinopathy and Antenatal Screening Service.
The laboratory based at Aintree University Hospital supports the regions Trauma Centre. This laboratory also serves the Walton Neurological Centre.
Broadgreen Hospital, which is co-located with Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, is home to a number of elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist rehabilitation.
The Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is the main hospital delivering the highest standards of care for women, babies and families.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of this role are to perform the validation of analytical data prior to result reporting and the selection and provision of suitable blood and blood products. You will have experience of LIMS, other IT systems and of Quality Management Systems and you will be expected to train all other appropriate grades of staff and support the Senior Biomedical Scientists.
You will also support the operational functionality of the laboratory areas including calibrating, maintaining and operating complex analytical equipment and regularly reviewing internal quality control and external quality assurance data trends.
The department is UKAS ISO 15189:2012 accredited and accredited by the IBMS as a training laboratory.
Our staff rotate across the sites so are experiencing different clinical needs and requirements specific to the hospital which adds to the interest in the role. Some areas require autonomous working which instils a great sense of achievement delivering the service.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1st October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
The post holder will be an experienced HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist and will perform routine and specialist procedures to aid the effective diagnosis and treatment of patients. They will liaise with scientific and medical staff, both internally and externally. The post holder will be required to fulfil all their duties on a rotational basis supplying their skills to all sections and hospital sites covered by this service.
Key responsibilities
Provide timely and accurate results using the appropriate automated and manual processes.
Provide routine and specialist haematology and transfusion analyses, validation, interpretation and reporting of results.
Maintain complex analytical equipment.
Requisition and maintain blood stock levels.
Authorise and issue compatible blood and pharmaceutical products to patients.
Supervise, teach, advise and inform all grades of staff.
Comply with HCPC Standards of Proficiency and Conduct.
Main Tasks include those associated with:
Knowledge and Personal Development
Communication and Relationships
Scientific and Technical
Resources
Research and Development
Supervisory Responsibilities
Out Of Hours service
For more details, please see full Job Description
Person Specification for HCPC registered BMS
Qualifications
Essential
BSc in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
HCPC registered
Up to date CPD Record
Desirable
One or more of following:
MSc in Biomedical Sciences / haematology
MSc or FIBMS in another discipline in conjunction with IBMS
Experience Essential
Demonstrable post registration experience in Haematology.
Desirable
Out of Hours working in a medical laboratory
Knowledge
Essential
Health & Safety awareness
Skills
Essential
Demonstrable ability to meet deadlines
Excellent communication skills
Numerate
Desirable
IT and keyboard skills
+
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
The post holder will be an experienced HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist and will perform routine and specialist procedures to aid the effective diagnosis and treatment of patients. They will liaise with scientific and medical staff, both internally and externally. The post holder will be required to fulfil all their duties on a rotational basis supplying their skills to all sections and hospital sites covered by this service.
Key responsibilities
Provide timely and accurate results using the appropriate automated and manual processes.
Provide routine and specialist haematology and transfusion analyses, validation, interpretation and reporting of results.
Maintain complex analytical equipment.
Requisition and maintain blood stock levels.
Authorise and issue compatible blood and pharmaceutical products to patients.
Supervise, teach, advise and inform all grades of staff.
Comply with HCPC Standards of Proficiency and Conduct.
Main Tasks include those associated with:
Knowledge and Personal Development
Communication and Relationships
Scientific and Technical
Resources
Research and Development
Supervisory Responsibilities
Out Of Hours service
For more details, please see full Job Description
Person Specification for HCPC registered BMS
Qualifications
Essential
BSc in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
HCPC registered
Up to date CPD Record
Desirable
One or more of following:
MSc in Biomedical Sciences / haematology
MSc or FIBMS in another discipline in conjunction with IBMS
Experience Essential
Demonstrable post registration experience in Haematology.
Desirable
Out of Hours working in a medical laboratory
Knowledge
Essential
Health & Safety awareness
Skills
Essential
Demonstrable ability to meet deadlines
Excellent communication skills
Numerate
Desirable
IT and keyboard skills
+
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Health & Safety awareness
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- MSc In Biomedical Sciences
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable laboratory experience
Desirable
- Out of hours laboratory working
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
- Numerate
Desirable
- IT skills
- Keyboard skills
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Health & Safety awareness
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- MSc In Biomedical Sciences
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable laboratory experience
Desirable
- Out of hours laboratory working
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
- Numerate
Desirable
- IT skills
- Keyboard skills
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).
