Senior Specialist Biomedical Scientist

Job description

Job responsibilities

At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. The post is based in the Biochemical Sciences department within Synnovis Analytics Reference Services which is currently migrating most of the routine service to the Synnovis Hub laboratory in Blackfriars.This is a unique opportunity for an individual with the appropriate technical skills, leadership and initiative to gain experience in a specialist area of laboratory medicine and contribute to the efficient delivery of specialist services. Reporting to the Principal Biomedical Scientist or Operations Manager you will have a high level of responsibility, including leading in an area of expertise to ensure the successful delivery of pathology services.

You will hold a variety of accountabilities in the laboratory environment. These include, but are not limited to: Responsible for a specialist area, providing specialised technical scientific services and communicating complex information that will aid and determine clinical diagnosis. Contribute to the development of specialist investigations, identifying better ways of working and finding efficiencies in service delivery. Manage day-to-day staffing with the Operations Manager to ensure all resourcing needs are met, manage workflow and relevant training to meet turnaround times, cover bench work and where required supervise others as part of early or late or weekend shifts.Take part in other activities such as audits, training, and potentially clinical trials as required.Key Responsibilities Analyse samples in line with local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including but not limited to recording results and necessary action on the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), ensuring all Information Governance (IG) requirements are met. Maintain standards of conduct required by the HCPC to practice as a registered Biomedical Scientist. Provide technical advice to clinical colleagues as required and within limits of competency. Participate in the strategic development and service improvement of the analytical service, be responsible for the implementation of new techniques, equipment, and tests, as directed including all verification and validation work. Where necessary this will include analysing clinical trial samples. Ensure all incidents and events are correctly reported by junior staff in Q-Pulse quality management database and other relevant software and support them in learning quality procedures and investigations. In conjunction with the Quality team, monitor, report and action errors, hazards, and incidents logged in the CAPA module of Q-Pulse. This may include taking part in investigations of incidents and providing expert insight into making improvements based on outcomes. Participate in appropriate clinical audits as required and directed. Monitor, and report on EQA and IQC procedures and be responsible for correcting problems that have been identified. Ensure compliance with all regulatory and quality requirements of regulatory directives, accreditation bodies, and local management including: Care Quality Commission UKAS Synnovis policies and SOPs Any other body in area of responsibility. Provide supervision for all employees, including participating in early, late and weekend shifts if necessary and as required. Line manage employees, as required. This includes delivering all aspects of people management, such as recruitment, performance management, absence management, learning and development, employee health and wellbeing. Encourage junior employees in their scientific expertise, knowledge and professional development, including the safe use of highly complex and sensitive equipment. Develop, prepare, write, and review relevant documents, including SOPs, COSHH and risk assessments in line with the ISO 15189 standard. Demonstrate ongoing laboratory-based competency against training plans. Ensure that all Synnovis policies and procedures are implemented and maintained. Demonstrate professionalism, patience and empathy when explaining complex subjects, and in particular when communicating with people who do not share same level of knowledge or understanding. Attend, and where required, chair regular departmental meetings and contribute to effective communication within the department. Work closely with Operations Manager to ensure stock inventory compliance. Deputise for the Operations Manager including attendance at meetings, as required. Take part in CPD activities to ensure that your practices and knowledge are always relevant and up to date to your specific area

Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London.The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services.The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.KCHKings College Hospital Foundation Trust is one of the UKs leading NHS Foundation Trusts in specialist teaching. Kings has various divisions including Neurosciences, Haematology, Cancer and Cardiovascular sciences, where there are unlimited opportunities to develop and perfect your career.Over the last 170 years, Kings has delivered nothing but world class service to all its patients from deprived communities as well as some of the wealthiest in London.The HubThe hub is an eight-storey building, and we are working across 10 floors including the ground and lower ground floors. Synnovis corporate function operates from the hub on the 8th floor, above the laboratories underneath. This is a total net internal area of almost 10,000m squared across the 10 floors.Based in Blackfriars, its less than a 5 minute walk from Southwark Tube or Blackfriars station and nestled closely to a vast array of entertainment and fabulous places to dine, relax and meet people.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc (Hons) IBMS accredited degree or equivalent
• HCPC State registration as a Biomedical Scientist Specialist portfolio in relevant discipline or equivalent experience (if HCPC Registration via IBMS Portfolio route) or FIBMS
• MSc, FIBMS or equivalent experience in a similar role
• Specialist portfolio in relevant discipline or equivalent experience (if HCPC Registration via IBMS Portfolio route) or FIBMS

Desirable

• Quality or Management qualification
• IBMS Membership

Experience

Essential

• Leadership qualities with experience of coaching, co-ordinating and managing a team
• Significant demonstrable discipline specific practical experience
• Experience in and ability to supervise analysis, interpretation and technical validation of routine, complex and specialist results
• Lead in area of special interest and expertise in one or more areas of the laboratory, for example Quality, Health & Safety, Training or IT

Desirable

• Specialist BMS with skills in research, clinical or analytical areas
• Experience in Mass spectrometry
• Experience in inherited metabolic diseases or newborn screening
• Experience in reference chemistry
• Line management experience
• Experience with manual extraction techniques

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Manage the resolution of troubleshooting activity for highly technical and precision equipment and assays

Desirable

• Knowledge of relevant techniques used in Biochemical Sciences

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.

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

Synnovis Analytics

Address

Friars Bridge Court

41-43 Blackfriars Road

London

SE1 8NZ

Employer's website

http://www.synnovis.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)