Job summary
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides services within the Northumberland and North Tyneside areas serving a population of 500,000 people and an area of 2000 sq. miles. Laboratory services are located at North Tyneside General Hospital, Wansbeck General Hospital and the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) which opened in 2015 as England's first purpose-built specialist emergency care hospital, with emergency consultants on site 24/7, as well as consultants in a range of specialities working seven days a week.
We are looking for a qualified, enthusiastic and motivated Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered Biomedical Scientist.
Candidates should have a flexible approach to working, demonstrate good organisational skills and the ability to work without close supervision.
This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.
For further information on Annex 20, please see:
http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-16-to-20/annex-20-development-of-professional-roles
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
o The post holder will practice as a registered Biomedical Scientist in the Haematology /Blood Transfusion Department, working as part of a team in the provision of a high quality diagnostic service to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust and General Practitioners. They will also participate in the supervision, training and development of Trainee Biomedical Scientists and Medical Laboratory Assistants.o To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The candidate will be able to gain experience of a wide range of methods and will beencouraged to develop their scientific skills. Continuous Professional Development isactively encouraged. The department is committed to supporting further study and has an ongoing programme of education and training.
Our UKAS accredited departments are well equipped with Beckman-Coulter DxH900 Unicell track systems. Beckman-Coulter AutomatedSample Sorter, Stago STAR-Max2 coagulation instrumentation, Beckman-CoulterDxI 800s and Alegria Immunoassay platform, Alifax ESR analyser, TOSOH G11 Analyser, as well as the Winpath LIMS system,Remisol Advance middleware and iPAW sample sorting and archiving systems. TheBlood Transfusion laboratory is centralised at the Northumbria Specialist EmergencyCare Hospital providing services to all acute, general and community sites and iswell equipped with multiple Ortho analysers, Ortho middleware, Winpath LIMSsystem and MSoft blood tracking system.
Although the post will be based at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospitalwe are one team and you will also be required to work in Haematology at NorthTyneside General Hospital and Wansbeck General Hospital. You will work in allsections of Haematology and Blood Transfusion and participate in the 24/7 shift rotaat NSECH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The candidate will be able to gain experience of a wide range of methods and will beencouraged to develop their scientific skills. Continuous Professional Development isactively encouraged. The department is committed to supporting further study and has an ongoing programme of education and training.
Our UKAS accredited departments are well equipped with Beckman-Coulter DxH900 Unicell track systems. Beckman-Coulter AutomatedSample Sorter, Stago STAR-Max2 coagulation instrumentation, Beckman-CoulterDxI 800s and Alegria Immunoassay platform, Alifax ESR analyser, TOSOH G11 Analyser, as well as the Winpath LIMS system,Remisol Advance middleware and iPAW sample sorting and archiving systems. TheBlood Transfusion laboratory is centralised at the Northumbria Specialist EmergencyCare Hospital providing services to all acute, general and community sites and iswell equipped with multiple Ortho analysers, Ortho middleware, Winpath LIMSsystem and MSoft blood tracking system.
Although the post will be based at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospitalwe are one team and you will also be required to work in Haematology at NorthTyneside General Hospital and Wansbeck General Hospital. You will work in allsections of Haematology and Blood Transfusion and participate in the 24/7 shift rotaat NSECH.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential
- HPC State Registered
- BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science or equivalent in Biomedical Science
Desirable
- Evidence of Continuing professional development
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential
- HPC State Registered
- BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science or equivalent in Biomedical Science
Desirable
- Evidence of Continuing professional development
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
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).
