Biomedical Scientist - Biochemistry

Job summary

We have a vacancy for a Biomedical Scientist in Biochemistry Department based in Blood Sciences at Colchester Hospital, part time 26 hours per week.

This is a wonderful opportunity for a biomedical scientist to be part of a growing, energetic, highly motivated and dynamic team to provide an efficient and effective service to our patients.

To apply for this post you must be a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist.

You will enjoy a varied range of responsibilities from maintaining the quality management system and UKAS accreditation, training of less experienced members of staff, validating and authorizing results and most importantly providing quality service for our patients.

The Biochemistry Department has Cobas 8000 (C701/E801), P612 and NORTHSTAR Bio-UV analysers.

You will be required full participation full in a 24/7 shift working pattern and will received enhanced pay in line with Agenda for change unsocial hours payments for maintaining round the clock services.

We are clinically led and designed to achieve the benefits of scale that can be achieved by working together to meet our service users needs and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.

We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best pathology staff. We encourage our staff to undertake internal and external courses to aid their development. You will play an integral part in helping to train our junior staff to develop their skills and careers

Main duties of the job

• Undertake testing and processing of biomedical specimens, analysis and entering of results onto the compute
• Supervises and/or trains less experienced staff in own area of work and competency
• The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues and hazardous chemicals. This may include blood, pus, urine, faeces, and respiratory secretions
• Maintain and promote professional image of the Pathology Department
• Perform manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations within a defined service area accurately and efficiently.
• Undertake quality control procedures and the processing of quality control material as per established protocols.
• Participate in the day to day management of stock control and usage. This may include maintaining Blood Transfusion stock levels and records and monitor usage to ensure efficient use where appropriate.
• Be aware of current advances and appraise new techniques.
• Evaluate, interpret and validate test results and escalate where appropriate in line with established protocols.
• Clean and maintain equipment to achieve the optimum instrument performance and maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Perform basic troubleshooting in line with established protocols and report any faults to a senior member of staff.
• Participate in Research and Development, clinical trials and equipment testing.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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