Job Summary
You will be working as part of a clinical team, including doctors, nurses and other health care professionals and the role you perform will directly contribute to saving and improving patient’s lives.
There are many opportunities for career advancement. You may use your knowledge to specialise in an area vital to the operation of a modern diagnostic service such as Quality Control, training and education or research and development.
We will provide you with an extensive induction and training programme and ongoing development to support you in your role and achieving your career ambitions.
Main duties
In this role you with Red Cell Immunohaematology, you will be:
1. Performing, analysing, recording and interpreting a wide range of laboratory investigations and technical procedures relating to patient test results and blood products, with the support of the team.
2. Monitoring workflow, procedures, equipment and storage facilities and taking appropriate action to resolve problems within agreed timescales.
3. Analyse, validate, interpret, record, transmit and report the results of routine and complex investigations.
4. Handling blood samples and operate a range of laboratory analysers and equipment.
5. Supervising, training and mentoring junior scientific and support staff.
6. Providing specialist advice to a range of service users.
You will be required to participate in a shift working rota which will include evening, weekend and public holiday workings.
You will be required to provide cover in times of operational difficulty, with reasonable notice.
About You
Experience and Knowledge
7. Broad science knowledge with a specialist knowledge of transfusion gained through previous experience working as a Biomedical Scientist.
8. Evidence of working to the standards of Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Laboratory Practice, UKAS and other relevant or statutory guidelines.
9. Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint).
10. Experienced in prioritising and issuing work to other staff and monitoring progress to ensure deadlines are met.
11. Experienced in specialised laboratory techniques using a wide range of complex equipment.
12. Evidence of training and mentoring staff.
Qualifications and Training
13. Science graduate with relevant post graduate training e.g. British Blood Transfusion Society specialist certificate or equivalent.
14. Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) registered Biomedical Scientist (which must be maintained).
15. Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).