Biomedical Scientist Multidisciplinary

Job description

Job responsibilities

Perform a range of specialist haematology, transfusion, clinical biochemistry, and infection and molecular sciences analyses, giving advice on appropriate techniques, to guide and contribute to clinical diagnoses, treatments and the evaluation of the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.

Prioritise work, using personal knowledge and experience, to meet urgent clinical need and agreed turnaround times, contributing to transfusion best practice, disease reduction and health promotion, and hospital bed occupancy management.

Take personal ownership of scientific decisions that impact on patient care, usually working alone or sometimes leading a small team, by reporting biochemical, haematological or molecular parameters, reporting blood films and parasitology, and issuing compatible blood components and products, to enable prompt and appropriate patient treatment.

Usually working alone, troubleshoot instrumentation and procedures, resolving technical nonconformities, ensuring laboratory work meets pre-agreed quality acceptance criteria.

Take on the lead role for a specific area of responsibility, such as coordination of IT systems, health and safety, audit, supplier management or introduction and verification of a new scientific technique, facilitating an effective structure of management and delegation. Network with other professionals at all levels, sometimes coordinating with off-island consultants, to give advice on guidelines and techniques, appropriate specimens and examinations, to manage users expectations and to give laboratory results.

Coordinate and monitor internal and external quality assurance scheme reports, participate in internal audit and contribute to external accreditation, giving assurance to service users that the quality of laboratory work can be relied upon.

Educate, train and assess the competence of less experienced employees in detailed laboratory processes and scientific principles, and take responsibility for own continuing professional development so as to engender a culture of career-long learning.

Lead on the writing and review of specialist procedures and other documents, keep accurate records of scientific investigations, and participate in verification and control of procedural change, to demonstrate commitment to quality and assurance.

Assess and minimise clinical risk to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner in a relevant
• specialist setting, acquired over approximately three years in a medical
• laboratory, of which, approximately two years is in the relevant speciality.
• Evidence of continuing professional development that conforms to HCPC
• standards

Desirable

• Experience in blood donor testing and blood component manufacturing

Qualifications

Essential

• Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) specialist diploma in blood sciences or equivalent postgraduate diploma level qualification or equivalent experience
• BSc(hons) in biomedical science, accredited by the IBMS or equivalent
• qualification accepted by the IBMS
• IBMS certificate of competence, or legacy equivalent (e.g. CPSM
• logbook)
• Registered with the HCPC and the Jersey Care Commission as a
• biomedical scientist

Desirable

• British Blood Transfusion Society certificate in blood group serology or
• equivalent
• Health and safety qualification or certificate
• Relevant information technology qualification or certificate
• Job-related mandatory training in health and safety, data security and
• safeguarding

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Union Street

St. Helier

Jersey

JE2 3DN

Employer's website

https://www.gov.je (Opens in a new tab)