Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital Trusts in England serving the populations of Birmingham and Solihull. The Trust is composed of four main hospital sites; Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEHB), Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital (HGS). The department offers a full diagnostic immunology service serving the large autoimmunity, allergy and immunodeficiency population of the region on the Heartlands site. The annual Immunology workload is 500,000 tests

This is an exciting opportunity for a self- motivated individual to take on this stimulating role within a dynamic team in our busy and progressive department. We are seeking to recruit a HCPC registered biomedical scientist with a completed IBMS Immunology Specialist Portfolio, a relevant MSc and experience in a busy Immunology laboratory.

The laboratory is led by a Consultant Clinical Scientist and the team includes one principal clinical scientist, 3 band 7 clinical scientists, Immunology laboratory manager (BMS), 3 band 7 BMS, 9 BMS with other support staff and one STP. The team works closely with the adult and paediatric Clinical Immunology team who include 8 consultants and 4 registrars across the four hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

The role includes management of one of the sections within Immunology, including sample workflow and prioritisation, reagent ordering and management of personnel. The post holder will be involved in the quality management system including document management, IQC and EQA procedures as well as troubleshooting assay poor performance. Candidates are also expected to take a role in assay validation/verification procedures and contribute to reading/reporting of results.

The post-holder will contribute to audits, teaching and training programmes within the department.

The department runs a full repertoire of Immunology assays including:

*Immunochemistry (Sebia Octa and Hydrasys; the Binding Site Optilite)

*Autoimmunity/Allergy (Phadia ImmunoCAP, QL3000, DS2 and Euroimmun Blot One)

*Immunophenotyping and functional cellular assays utilising Beckman Aquios and Navios flow cytometers

*Interferon gamma release assays (TSPOT and QuantiFERON)

The Immunology laboratory runs a 08:00--20:00 service Mon-Fri

We are UKAS accredited to ISO 15189 standards, MHRA approved and IBMS accredited for training, and we support Continuous Professional Development. Encouragement is given to attend and participate in both internal and external lectures / seminars.

Further details and to arrange an informal visit please contact:

Sheryl Gorrie, Immunology laboratory manager (BMS), or email S

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*State registration with Health and Care *Professions Council (HCPC) *MSc, Equivalent academic achievement *ratified by the Institute of Biomedical *Science (IBMS) OR Equivalent Level 7 *Post Graduate Certification or Diploma *Evidence of continuing professional *development and proficiency in *accordance with HCPC guidelines. *Post registration specialty training in *accordance with Institute of Biomedical *Sciences (IBMS) guidelines

Desirable

*Attended formal management course *Good awareness of current issues within *Pathology locally and nationally.

Experience

Essential

*Evidence of continuing professional *Development *Discipline specific proficiency for HCPC *registration *Significant post registration experience in *a specific laboratory discipline *A specialised knowledge of: *biomedical science theory and *practice in the relevant field *Troubleshooting in a specialised *laboratory environment *Quality control and assurance *Practices laboratory health and safety *Knowledge and understanding of *laboratory quality management *systems and relevant regulatory body *accreditation standards. *HCPC and IBMS professional standards, *ethics and proficiencies.

Desirable

*Evidence of supervisory role or experience *Understanding of accreditation within labs ( *ISO 15189, MHRA) *Evidence of HR and Personnel experience

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Reliable *Punctual *Ability to work shifts in order to support *24/7 laboratory service provision on UHB *Laboratory facilities. *Able to participate in Duty Manager Rota *for out of hours service as required