Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join our Biochemistry team at Barnet Hospital as a Senior Biomedical are looking for a candidate with a passion for training and preferably, but not essentially, experience in maintaining staff competencies, ensuring mandatory and statutory training requirements are met, experience in quality management, interpretation of external report and providing support and guidance to staff undertaking the registration and specialist portfolios. You must be a Health and Care Professions Council HCPC Registered Biomedical and holding post graduate qualification in Blood science.

Main duties of the job

Please include details of your HCPC registration on your CV and in the application form and any relevant training experience or qualifications that might support your application.

The Clinical biochemistry Service at Barnet Hospital NHS Trust is provided by Health Services Laboratories (HSL).

The role will involve working alongside other members of the laboratory team and management, undertaking Biochemistry investigations, providing a 24/7 service. However, as a Senior Biomedical Scientist, we would see you typically working9:00AM to 5:30PM weekdays and in the event of sickness/emergencies, you would be expected to cover late shift (12:00-20:30PM) or night shift. (20:00PM-08:00 AM)

An experienced Biomedical Scientist to lead a team of staff in a section of the department with responsibility for providing a comprehensive , high quality medicine service to all HJSL clients. The senior Biomedical Scientist must use a combination of knowledge, decision making organizational and supervisory skills to ensure that the appropriate testing is performed safely, accurately and in a timely manner, on each sample received

About us

At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

Training and development opportunitiessupporting professional development

Annual performance related salary review

As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience. This also means that annual salary reviews do not hit a band ceiling.

Discounted gym membershipwe have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms

Cash healthcare plancash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians

Sick Pay Entitlement5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter

Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover

Life Assuranceproviding salary continuation for long term illness -six months qualifying period

Employee Assistance Programmesupporting staff wellbeing

Season Ticket Loan Schemeinterest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket

PerkboxAccess to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts

Company Pension Schemecompany and staff contributions which increase with service

Competitive annual leave allowance-28 days

Flexible working hourshours standard working week

Job description

Job responsibilities

Overall Job Purpose:An experienced Biomedical Scientist to lead a team of staff in a section of the department with responsibility for providing a comprehensive, high quality laboratory medicine service to all HSL clients. The Senior Biomedical Scientist must use a combination of knowledge, decision making, organisational and supervisory skills to ensure that the appropriate testing is performed safely, accurately and in a timely manner, on each sample received.Main duties1. To co-ordinate and participate in the routine processing of specimens; and to allocate work to the other BMS and MLA staff to ensure a smooth workflow. 2. To ensure that for each sample the appropriate requested investigations are performed in a timely manner.3. To ensure that specialised and urgent specimens are appropriately dealt with. 4. To participate in the technical work as required.5. To ensure appropriate maintenance and safe use of equipment.6. To assist in the development of rotas in conjunction with the other senior biomedical staff and ensure that they are operated correctly, and to liaise with the other senior BMS staff to provide continuous cover from the start of each day.7. To co-ordinate adequate supplies of laboratory consumables and reagents and co-ordinate their stock control. 8. To contribute to audit activities.9. To contribute to the maintenance and development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).10. To be involved in staff recruitment for Medical Laboratory Assistant and Biomedical Scientist grades, and to conduct appraisals as required.11. To undertake method development and evaluation as directed by departmental manager, with inputting into service development.12. Deputise for departmental manager as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualification in pathology disciplines consistent with State Registration requirement. MSc or equivalent experience in a relevant subject Current registration with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Specialist Diploma in relevant discipline

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Good organisational skills. To work accurately, neatly and efficiently. Attention to detail is very important. To work in a team. Basic Keyboard skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite. To maintain patient confidentiality at all times. To work on own initiative To communicate efficiently in English Use of laboratory equipment relevant to the specialty Experience of utilising statistical analysis software. To be able to write and review SOPs

Experience

Essential

Working in a routine diagnostic laboratory Demonstrate experience of working to a laboratory Quality Management System proficiency in relevant techniques Minimum 3 years HCPC registration Experience of using a Laboratory Information System Experience of supervising staff