About The Role
Join a modern, fully UKAS 15189 accredited laboratory as a Biomedical Scientist (HCPC Registered) within the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals pathology network. The role offers the opportunity to work across a collaborative network of four provider organisations, providing efficient, high‑quality diagnostic services using advanced equipment such as Roche Cobas PRO systems, IDS iSYS, Waters Aquity UHPLC, Xevo TQD/TQS mass spectrometers, Perkin Elmer Pinnacle AA, and more.
Staff may be appointed to band 5 or band 6, depending on the criteria listed in the person specification. Candidates who are close to completion of the relevant degree and have completed their pre‑registration portfolio will also be considered.
Support and professional development are valued: the laboratory is IBMS approved for training and offers rotation within the Clinical Biochemistry department and the chance to develop specialised skills.
Responsibilities
* Perform work duties to the standards required as an HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist.
* Undertake the correct procedures for handling of specimens, pre‑ and post‑analysis.
* Maintain and operate equipment used in the preparation and analysis of specimens.
* Perform a range of laboratory tests autonomously and demonstrate an understanding of the scientific basis for tests and the disease processes under investigation.
* Demonstrate awareness of factors affecting sample integrity, risks associated with sample reagents or method, and other tests indicated by the outcome of the analysis.
* Use the main laboratory computer system in accordance with service requirements.
Qualifications
Must be HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientists. Candidates close to completion of the relevant degree and who have completed their pre‑registration portfolio will also be considered.
Pay and Working Hours
Band 5 or Band 6 pay scale. Full time, 37.5 hours per week. Training will enable participation in the 24‑hour shift system, with appropriate AFC enhancements paid.
Location
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, part of a pathology collaboration project within the Lancashire & Cumbria Healthcare Services network.
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