Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) for a Senior Specialist Biomedical Scientist to join our Cellular Pathology Team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated, hardworking individual to oversee the operations and staff within our department; providing leadership, expertise and troubleshooting in the Histology laboratory; including specimen reception, tissue dissection, processing, sectioning, routine staining, immunocytochemistry and digital pathology. The post holder will work with the Cellular Pathology Management team to maintain quality and governance standards across Cellular Pathology as a whole; participate in development projects within the department and to help us continue to deliver exceptional, high-quality care to our patients.
The successful candidate must be positive, motivated, resilient and able to demonstrate a flexible approach to work. Appointment will be dependent on experience; you should have 24 months post specialist registration experience in a UKAS or IBMS accredited laboratory.
This position is primarily based at the Conquest Hospital in Hastings however the post holder may be required to work at our Eastbourne site as and when necessary.
Applications are invited from HCPC Registered individuals with an MSc or equivalent qualification (such as the IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma in Cellular Pathology, Cytopathology or Leadership and Management) to join our fully UKAS accredited department.
Main duties of the job
(For the full duties of the job, please see attached full job description and person specification).
- Management and participation in the day-to-day running of the main histopathology laboratory.
- To ensure, supervise and monitor the quality of the work produced in the main histopathology laboratory.
- To develop, implement and maintain departmental standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- To ensure that the performances in EQA and IQA programmes are satisfactory.
- To ensure routine operative maintenance on laboratory instruments is undertaken.
- To use specialist knowledge to troubleshoot any issues as they arise.
- To participate in the conduct of annual staff appraisals, continual professional development (CPD) and the educational activities of the department.
- To assist in the recruitment, appointment and induction of staff into the department.
- To assist with departmental training and competency assessment.
- To participate in quality and governance management of the department.
- To participate in ensuring that the department complies with the requirements of UKAS accreditation to ISO15189:2012/2022.
- To adhere to Health and Safety legislation and guidelines that apply in a pathology department.
About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- B.Sc (Hons) in Biomedical Science or equivalent.
- State Registration (Health Professionals Council)
- Postgraduate specialised training evidenced by completion of IBMS specialist portfolio or equivalent
- MSc or equivalent qualification such as the IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma in Cellular Pathology, Cytopathology or Leadership and Management
- Demonstrable knowledge and skills achieved through ongoing professional development and attendance on educational and practical courses
Desirable
- FIBMS
- Evidence of management training
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of all aspects in Cellular Pathology
- Experience of service improvement
- Experience of working as part of a team
Desirable
- Evidence of supervising a team
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed Histological/Cytological skills and techniques.
- Good knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and procedures as applied in Pathology.
- Sound Knowledge of Good Laboratory Practice.
- Good communications and interpersonal skills.
- Capable of leading and working as part of a team.
- Capable of working on own initiative and managing own workload.
- Ability to organise and delegate work to junior members of staff
- Capable of working under pressure.
- Ability to cut and stain frozen sections
- Ability to train others
- Good concentration skills.
- Good keyboard and IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook
Desirable
- Capable of working in difficult environmental conditions.
- Experience of successful UKAS inspection participation
- Experience of validating new equipment
- Knowledge of the Roche Ultra and BSS special stains platform
- Ability to carry out and troubleshoot special stains and immunohistochemical techniques
- Knowledge of APEX and/or Winpath Enterprise.
- Knowledge of Vantage for specimen tracking, SECTRA PACS for imaging data access and TalkingPoint Voice Recognition for documentation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- B.Sc (Hons) in Biomedical Science or equivalent.
- State Registration (Health Professionals Council)
- Postgraduate specialised training evidenced by completion of IBMS specialist portfolio or equivalent
- MSc or equivalent qualification such as the IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma in Cellular Pathology, Cytopathology or Leadership and Management
- Demonstrable knowledge and skills achieved through ongoing professional development and attendance on educational and practical courses
Desirable
- FIBMS
- Evidence of management training
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of all aspects in Cellular Pathology
- Experience of service improvement
- Experience of working as part of a team
Desirable
- Evidence of supervising a team
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed Histological/Cytological skills and techniques.
- Good knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and procedures as applied in Pathology.
- Sound Knowledge of Good Laboratory Practice.
- Good communications and interpersonal skills.
- Capable of leading and working as part of a team.
- Capable of working on own initiative and managing own workload.
- Ability to organise and delegate work to junior members of staff
- Capable of working under pressure.
- Ability to cut and stain frozen sections
- Ability to train others
- Good concentration skills.
- Good keyboard and IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook
Desirable
- Capable of working in difficult environmental conditions.
- Experience of successful UKAS inspection participation
- Experience of validating new equipment
- Knowledge of the Roche Ultra and BSS special stains platform
- Ability to carry out and troubleshoot special stains and immunohistochemical techniques
- Knowledge of APEX and/or Winpath Enterprise.
- Knowledge of Vantage for specimen tracking, SECTRA PACS for imaging data access and TalkingPoint Voice Recognition for documentation.
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).
