Job overview
We are looking for an experienced HCPC Registered Senior Specialist Biomedical Scientist to join the Blood Transfusion Laboratory. You will join the friendly team of Biomedical Scientists & support staff being responsible for the daily management at Worthing as the main base with some rotation across UH Sussex sites. The role will be supporting Quality and training within Blood Transfusion at both Worthing and St Richards Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the daily management and Quality of the Blood Transfusion department at Worthing alongside general leadership duties directed by the Senior Lead BMS.
Supervising Biomedical Scientists, trainees and MLAs, including training junior staff completing their Registration & Specialist Portfolios.
Practice as a Senior Specialist HCPC Registered BMS providing a high-quality service.
The individual will be expected to apply professional judgement and utilise specialist skills and detailed scientific knowledge to provide a high quality and timely result service.
Staff development is actively encouraged through CPD.
The successful candidates must be HCPC registered, have a MSc Biomedical Sciences Degree and the BBTS qualification and demonstrate a high level of knowledge and commitment aimed at maintaining and developing a quality service in their specialisation.
The laboratory has full training status with the HCPC and IBMS.
The department offers support and encouragement of your CPD and the opportunity to attend approved external courses when available. The laboratory is modern and well equipped with the Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Vision Analysers.
The Laboratory is currently UKAS accredited to ISO 15189 standards.
Excellent communication and organisational skills.
Excellent written and spoken English
Experience of the above mentioned analysers would be an advantage
Able to plan and priorities own workload.
IT Literate with experience of LIMS systems .
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To comply with BSQR, maintaining quality with the Blood Transfusion department.
To ensure that departmental policies/procedures are followed by staff within the work area.
To establish and maintain the communication of any relevant information within the team to ensure the continual and efficient running of the service.
To support BMS, Trainee BMS and MLA staff in answering more complex enquiries.
To actively participate in team meetings taking the lead as appropriate and to communicate effectively at all times.
To communicate regularly with Lead BMS’s, to ensure high quality standards and the smooth running of the department.
To conduct, co-ordinate and minute departmental technical meetings as required by the Lead BMS.
To attend, address, and lead meetings outside of the Department as appropriate.
To plan and prioritise the work of allocated sections to ensure that reporting of results is carried out in a timely fashion, deputising to cover for the absence of other Senior Specialist BMS staff.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
1. HCPC Registration
2. Band 6 working in Haematology/Blood Transfusion
3. NHS Experience
4. Quality Qualification
5. FIBMS or Relevant MSc
Desirable criteria
6. Evidence of CPD
7. Management Qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
8. Evidence of Working within a Blood Transfusion Department
9. Troubleshooting of equipment/results
10. Use of LIMS
11. Evidence of Training Other Staff
Staff management
Essential criteria
12. Roster use
Desirable criteria
13. IPR training
14. Staff Management eg Capability
Quality
Essential criteria
15. Use of Q-Pulse
16. SOPs written
17. Evidence of knowledge of UKAS
18. Evidence of BSQR
Qualifications
Essential criteria
19. BBTS qualification
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Essential criteria
20. Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
21. Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
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