We are looking to recruit into a band 7 Section Lead Biomedical Scientist- Quality Supervisor position in the Histology department at Queen's Hospital - Romford. The department receives 41,000 requests per annum amounting to 75,000 plus specimens from a full range of care group specialties.
For this post you must be HCPC registered, possess a Specialist Diploma in Cellular Pathology (or have 8 years' experience in a routine histology laboratory) an MSc or FIBMS with extensive demonstrable experience across the full range of histology investigations as a necessity. As this position has extensive responsibility for quality and governance you must be fully conversant in quality and risk management and continual improvement.
You should be friendly, professional, self-motivating, innovative and be able to demonstrate excellent communication (verbal and written), organisation and manual dexterity skills. You need to demonstrate a patient focused approach to work and detail how you are committed to continual improvement of self, the service, and your team.
Main duties of the job: The post holder will be the responsible person for the day-to-day running of the Histology Specimen Reception which includes macroscopic examination and dissection. They will be the main point of contact for specimen reception related issues and between the Speciality Doctors that work in dissection. Delegated duties will include supervision of trainees, training of all staff in the section, quality and health and safety.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.
Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
Person Specification
Essential:
* Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
* Specialist Diploma in Cellular pathology or equivalence (8 years working as a HCPC registered BMS in histology (not multi-discipline).
* Evidence and knowledge of in-depth Histological practice and theory.
* Experience and awareness of quality management systems and supporting software.
Desirable:
* Evidence of supporting training.
* Knowledge of pathology LIMS and software applications. (QPulse/ Pathmanager / Digital dictation applications).
* Incident management.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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