Job summary
Jersey is a unique place to live and work and being a Biomedical Scientist in Jersey is different. As a crown dependency, we are an Island nation which includes our own healthcare Service. And it is a service on the move. With our patients and health professionals at the centre of all we do, as a Biomedical Scientist you have more time to deliver your role and we give more time to you, for your development and wellbeing.
Our Infections Sciences laboratory is seeking a motivated, friendly and enthusiastic individual to provide professional leadership and line management to a Team of Biomedical Scientists and support staff.
This post forms part of a small leadership team within a total staff of 23. They will also be required to participate in the day to day operational laboratory work and oversee staff training and competency.
The main additional responsibility will be Training Officer. The post is full time in Bacteriology, participation in the weekend and bank holiday rota is required.
Our UKAS accredited laboratory processes over 120,000 samples per annum and provides a comprehensive service to Health and Community Services; the Jersey Blood Service and island GPs.
You must be HCPC registered with experience of working as an autonomous specialist practitioner acquired over approximately six years.
With an MSc, Fellowship, IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma or equivalent in medical microbiology.A qualification in Training would be an advantage.
Main duties of the job
Lead a team of specialist biomedical scientists and support staff, and oversee training, competency assessment and continuing professional development for the infection sciences laboratories, to guide the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases, protecting the health of islanders.
About us
Jersey
Step into a world where breath-taking scenery unfolds, where safety and inclusivity thrive and where miles of sandy beaches beckon during warm summers and mild winters.
Jersey is idyllically situated between England and France. As an Island it offers the best of both worlds; a beautiful coastline with a great beach vibe, plus quaint and quiet countryside. A small population with clear parish identities, our Islanders benefit from true community spirit and a relaxed lifestyle.
Our Organisation
We want you to be your best, and we know that to achieve this we need to support the whole you. Thats why our offer is much more than pay and pension.A career with the Jersey Public Service comes with a range of benefits, as well as offering the opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of Islanders. When you join us, youre stepping into a role where your work makes a real difference - and where youll be recognised, supported, and empowered along the way.We offer various benefits and initiatives designed to help you grow, thrive, and balance your personal and professional life, which reflects our commitment to being an extraordinary place to build your career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead a team performing a range of advanced infection and molecular sciences analyses on a
variety of samples, giving advice on appropriate techniques, to guide and contribute to clinical
diagnoses, treatments and the evaluation of the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
- Manage the work of a laboratory specialism, using personal knowledge, experience and
interpersonal skills, to meet urgent clinical need and agreed turnaround times, and contributing
to the control of infection, preventive programmes, and hospital bed occupancy management,
aligned with evidence-based best practice and prioritising resources.
- Support and mentor the team to take personal ownership of scientific decisions that impact on
patient care by enabling prompt and appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
- Network with other professionals at all levels, some of whom may be off island, to give advice on
guidelines and techniques, appropriate specimens and examinations, to manage users
expectations and to collaborate on new service developments.
- Implement systems for the introduction of new employees to the organisational environment,
training, the supervision of training, the assessment of employees competency, reassessment at
regular intervals and retraining as required, to ensure a competent workforce.
- Maintain with the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), the laboratorys approval for the
training of support staff, and registration and post-registration training of biomedical scientists, so
that the island is able to recruit and train a sufficient number of employees to deliver a high
quality service.
- Establish a system for IBMS portfolio review and completion, including obtaining and collating
appropriate evidence, and facilitate external portfolio assessments and assessor visits, ensuring
employees obtain IBMS qualifications relevant to their roles.
- Encourage a culture of career-long learning, through the provision of a variety of continuing
professional development opportunities, focussing on reflective and evidence-based practice.
- Coordinate and monitor internal and external quality assurance, participate in internal audit,
contribute to external accreditation, lead on document writing and review, and participate in
verification and control of procedural change, giving assurance to service users that the quality
of laboratory work can be relied upon.
- Assess and minimise clinical risk to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead a team performing a range of advanced infection and molecular sciences analyses on a
variety of samples, giving advice on appropriate techniques, to guide and contribute to clinical
diagnoses, treatments and the evaluation of the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
- Manage the work of a laboratory specialism, using personal knowledge, experience and
interpersonal skills, to meet urgent clinical need and agreed turnaround times, and contributing
to the control of infection, preventive programmes, and hospital bed occupancy management,
aligned with evidence-based best practice and prioritising resources.
- Support and mentor the team to take personal ownership of scientific decisions that impact on
patient care by enabling prompt and appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
- Network with other professionals at all levels, some of whom may be off island, to give advice on
guidelines and techniques, appropriate specimens and examinations, to manage users
expectations and to collaborate on new service developments.
- Implement systems for the introduction of new employees to the organisational environment,
training, the supervision of training, the assessment of employees competency, reassessment at
regular intervals and retraining as required, to ensure a competent workforce.
- Maintain with the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), the laboratorys approval for the
training of support staff, and registration and post-registration training of biomedical scientists, so
that the island is able to recruit and train a sufficient number of employees to deliver a high
quality service.
- Establish a system for IBMS portfolio review and completion, including obtaining and collating
appropriate evidence, and facilitate external portfolio assessments and assessor visits, ensuring
employees obtain IBMS qualifications relevant to their roles.
- Encourage a culture of career-long learning, through the provision of a variety of continuing
professional development opportunities, focussing on reflective and evidence-based practice.
- Coordinate and monitor internal and external quality assurance, participate in internal audit,
contribute to external accreditation, lead on document writing and review, and participate in
verification and control of procedural change, giving assurance to service users that the quality
of laboratory work can be relied upon.
- Assess and minimise clinical risk to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in medical
- microbiology or virology,
- accredited by the Institute
- of Biomedical Science
- (IBMS)
-
- Or
-
- IBMS Higher Specialist
- Diploma in medical
- microbiology or virology
-
- Or
-
- Fellowship of the IBMS by
- a route demonstrably relevant to infection
- sciences
-
- And
-
- Registered with the HCPC
- and the Jersey Care
- Commission as a
- biomedical scientist
-
- And
-
- IBMS certificate of expert
- practice in training
Desirable
- IBMS certificate of expert
- practice in quality
- management
-
- Health and safety
- qualification or certificate
-
- Relevant information
- technology qualification
- or certificate
-
- Job-related mandatory
- training in health and
- safety, data security and
- safeguarding
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as
- an autonomous specialist
- practitioner in a relevant
- setting, acquired over
- approximately six years
-
- Evidence of continuing
- professional development
- that conforms to HCPC
- standards
Desirable
- Experience of leading
- supervising and
- motivating a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in medical
- microbiology or virology,
- accredited by the Institute
- of Biomedical Science
- (IBMS)
-
- Or
-
- IBMS Higher Specialist
- Diploma in medical
- microbiology or virology
-
- Or
-
- Fellowship of the IBMS by
- a route demonstrably relevant to infection
- sciences
-
- And
-
- Registered with the HCPC
- and the Jersey Care
- Commission as a
- biomedical scientist
-
- And
-
- IBMS certificate of expert
- practice in training
Desirable
- IBMS certificate of expert
- practice in quality
- management
-
- Health and safety
- qualification or certificate
-
- Relevant information
- technology qualification
- or certificate
-
- Job-related mandatory
- training in health and
- safety, data security and
- safeguarding
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as
- an autonomous specialist
- practitioner in a relevant
- setting, acquired over
- approximately six years
-
- Evidence of continuing
- professional development
- that conforms to HCPC
- standards
Desirable
- Experience of leading
- supervising and
- motivating a team
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Health and Community Services
Address
Government Of Jersey
Jersey General Hospital
St. Helier
Jersey
Channel Islands
JE1 3QS
Jersey
Employer's website
https://www.gov.je (Opens in a new tab)