An opportunity has arisen for a Registered Biomedical Scientist (BMS) at Band 5 (Monday to Friday) in the Cytology department of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust at Oxford Road Campus. The post holder must be a Biomedical Scientist registered with the HCPC and will act to provide scientific services to patients and clients as an aid to clinical diagnosis.
The post holder will join our friendly team at this busy teaching hospital which offers many specialist services. Our hospital has a bright and busy future; our staff has a proven record in providing high quality work, good teamwork and compassionate care for our patients. The post holder will assist and provide leadership, strategy and day to day support to the Diagnostic Cytopathology BMS and support teams.
The Cytopathology Department provides diagnostic service to MFT, Trafford General Hospital and the Christie Hospital. We have a BMS assistance at a wide range of FNA clinics including adequacy assessment at Head &Neck clinics. The department also offers a comprehensive specialist service, reporting on a wide range of samples including serous fluids, urine and respiratory samples. The department is the largest provider of synovial fluid and cervical cytology services in the North West.
The post holder will work within the diagnostic cytopathology team. Routine work will involve specimen reception, preparation of a wide range of specimen types in a Category 3 containment laboratory, attendance at scheduled and ad hoc fine needle aspiration cytology clinics and participation in quality control of all sample types. They will provide scientific services to patients and clients as an aid to clinical diagnosis. Accuracy and attention to detail is essential.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rosebina Zafar Job title: Lead Biomedical Scientist Email address: rosebina.zafar@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01612765110
For Further Details / Informal Visits Contact
rosebina.zafar@mft.nhs.uk
0161 276 5110
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