Senior Biomedical Scientist

Job summary

The friendly team at Warrington Cellular Pathology department are looking for an experienced HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist, to join us as a Senior Biomedical Scientist.

The post will involve leading a section for the laboratory and acting as the departmental Training Officer. The post will involve day to day supervision of Biomedical Scientists and Support workers. The post holder will be expected to uphold and maintain high levels of quality,

This post may close early.

Applications are welcomed with evidence of meeting the personal specification, if a generic application is submitted with likelihood of being artificially generated, this is unlikely be shortlisted.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for leading the routine and special stains section of the laboratory, which includes digital pathology.

The post holder will also act as the departmental Training Officer., supporting staff with various IBMS portfolios.

The post holder will be required to conform to agreed standard operational procedures, Health & Safety procedures, departmental and organisational policies and good laboratory practice. Within their work duties the post holder will be expected to comply with the standards as required of UKAS and other relevant professional and regulatory Bodies e.g. H.T.A

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.