Job summary
We have recently extended our service and are looking for more people now to join our fantastic team. Are you a HCPC registered and looking for a new opportunity? Do have 3 years NHS histology experience as Associate Practitioner? You will receive a Royal Surrey welcome when you come and join us and start your induction.
We have a modern and spacious laboratory and of course, you'll be joining our friendly and supportive team. Some facts and figures:
As part of the Berkshire & Surrey Pathology Services between hospitals across the South East, we are the hub for processing approximately 105,000 surgical specimens per annum.
We are an exemplar site in terms of NHSI networks.
We have recently automated tinctoral staining and utilises market leading HE600 H&E staining with tracking systems due to be installed in the coming months.
We have just installed state of the art digital pathology scanners with a view to go live in later this year
Main duties of the job
What we can offer:
Support in ensuring you can progress by assisting you in completing the IBMS Specialist Portfolio.
We will train you to undertake dissection to category B and C in a sub-specialised manner, under the guidance of our Advanced Practitioner in Histological Dissection.
We have a dedicated Histology Training Officer with extensive and recent experience of IBMS Specialist Portfolio completion.
There are opportunities to study for online MSc modules via BioMed Online once trained to the appropriate level and as funding is released.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HsiGn9joTQ
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full job description & person spec
37.5 hours per week Band 5 + HCAS (see details below)
Base - Surrey Histology Hub in Guildford (with occasional travel to other sites across Surrey)
We employ over 20 Pathologists, 21 Biomedical Scientists, 5 Associate Practitioners and 13 support staff.
The laboratory supports St Luke's Cancer Centre, a regional centre providing complex cancer surgery and radiotherapy and performs over 400 frozen sections per annum.
There is an expansiveImmunohistochemistry service, supported by Roche Diagnostics Ultra platforms, encompassing over 140 antibodies,skin immunofluorescenceand in-situ hybridisation with a projected 70,000 tests per year.
We act as a secondary referral centre for Her-2 ISH and performs PDL-1 testing for the region.
We were instrumental in the introduction of OSNA into the UK and has recently undergone a £300k upgrade to the latest OSNA equipment and offers the per-operative technique at all 3 Surrey sites and full training will be given in this ground-breaking technique.
We support advanced BMS practice
The post holder will be a HPC registered Biomedical Scientist with welldevelopedspecialist knowledge and skills appropriate to their Pathologyservice. They will be required to work unsupervised (including on shift or oncallsystems where appropriate and necessary), either as part of a team orindependently, receiving, analysing and reporting specimens for Pathologicalinvestigations.The post holder will be required to perform a complex range of tests usingdedicated scientific equipment on all samples received, including high-riskspecimens, i.e., those from HIV and hepatitis B positive patients. They will berequired to interpret and report results in accordance with agreed serviceprotocols to clinicians and nursing staff in primary & secondary care. They willalso be required to ensure their appropriate continual professional developmentand evidence such, in accordance with the requirements of the HealthProfessions Council (HPC), and train and supervise less experienced staff asdirected by their line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full job description & person spec
37.5 hours per week Band 5 + HCAS (see details below)
Base - Surrey Histology Hub in Guildford (with occasional travel to other sites across Surrey)
We employ over 20 Pathologists, 21 Biomedical Scientists, 5 Associate Practitioners and 13 support staff.
The laboratory supports St Luke's Cancer Centre, a regional centre providing complex cancer surgery and radiotherapy and performs over 400 frozen sections per annum.
There is an expansiveImmunohistochemistry service, supported by Roche Diagnostics Ultra platforms, encompassing over 140 antibodies,skin immunofluorescenceand in-situ hybridisation with a projected 70,000 tests per year.
We act as a secondary referral centre for Her-2 ISH and performs PDL-1 testing for the region.
We were instrumental in the introduction of OSNA into the UK and has recently undergone a £300k upgrade to the latest OSNA equipment and offers the per-operative technique at all 3 Surrey sites and full training will be given in this ground-breaking technique.
We support advanced BMS practice
The post holder will be a HPC registered Biomedical Scientist with welldevelopedspecialist knowledge and skills appropriate to their Pathologyservice. They will be required to work unsupervised (including on shift or oncallsystems where appropriate and necessary), either as part of a team orindependently, receiving, analysing and reporting specimens for Pathologicalinvestigations.The post holder will be required to perform a complex range of tests usingdedicated scientific equipment on all samples received, including high-riskspecimens, i.e., those from HIV and hepatitis B positive patients. They will berequired to interpret and report results in accordance with agreed serviceprotocols to clinicians and nursing staff in primary & secondary care. They willalso be required to ensure their appropriate continual professional developmentand evidence such, in accordance with the requirements of the HealthProfessions Council (HPC), and train and supervise less experienced staff asdirected by their line manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- IBMS accredited BSc biomedical Science and Cellular Pathology laboratory experience,
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of traditional and modern histopathological techniques including embedding, microtomy, special staining, frozen sections and IHC.
- Experience of a busy histology laboratory
- Experience of undertaking surveys and audits
Desirable
- Experience of specimen transfer
- Experience of OSNA and certified trained by Sysmex UK
- Experience of training more junior staff
- Experience of supervising staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- IBMS accredited BSc biomedical Science and Cellular Pathology laboratory experience,
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of traditional and modern histopathological techniques including embedding, microtomy, special staining, frozen sections and IHC.
- Experience of a busy histology laboratory
- Experience of undertaking surveys and audits
Desirable
- Experience of specimen transfer
- Experience of OSNA and certified trained by Sysmex UK
- Experience of training more junior staff
- Experience of supervising staff
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.
