Job summary
Employer heading
Biomedical Scientist- Band 5/6
NHS AfC: Band 5/6
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Biomedical Scientist- Band 5/6
We have a post in Haematology/Blood Transfusion available for a Biomedical Scientist at Band 5 or Specialist Biomedical Scientist at Band 6.
If you are looking for a Specialist BMS or BMS position with a desire to work as part of one of the largest NHS led Pathology Services in the South of England, we can offer:
- Innovative practices.
- Strong, personal, and professional development.
- A laboratory at the forefront of the national Modernising Pathology agenda.
- Forward thinking and team orientated staff.
We can help you to achieve these by supporting your development by providing access to courses up to and including master’s degree. In addition, we support development of staff with internal and external courses for management, Health & Safety and Quality management.
Main duties of the job
- To ensure personal competency in all areas of Haematology and Blood Transfusion.
- To work towards being specialised in an area of Blood Sciences, to meet the knowledge and the competency level of a Specialist Practitioner, via a recognised portfolio route or equivalent experience.
- To highly use specialist knowledge, interpretive skills, complex analysers and I.T. to deliver blood sciences Service to our users.
- To recommend and perform tests in the specialised areas of Haematology and Blood Transfusion.
- To perform the initial screening and further investigation of specialist diagnostic tests producing complex quality diagnostic results to aid patient treatment and care.
- To authorise reports as directed by department procedures and guidelines.
- To train other staff as required and directed.
- To work in such a way to ensure the most effective use of non-pay resources to contribute to the efficiency of the departmental budgets and maintain the competitive advantage of the departments service.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate on the Shift rota which will include nights and weekends.
Working for our organisation
Our laboratory has accreditation for UKAS ISO:15189 and is also accredited with, MHRA, and is accredited as a training laboratory by the IBMS for both registration and specialist portfolios leading to HCPC registration.
Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will work in rotation within the Haematology and Blood Transfusion department participating on the out of hours shift rota. The laboratory is well equipped with Sysmex XN10s, Stagos, and Immucor Neos.
Band 5 applicants will be supported to do the specialist portfolio and on completion be upgraded to Band 6.
Please refer to the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered
- Evidence of CPD
- Minimum one year relevant experience
Desirable criteria
- MSC in Haematology or Blood Transfusion
Experience
Essential criteria
- Worked in a Haematology / Blood Transfusion Laboratory as a stated registered BMS
- Participated on out of hours rota
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Audits and quality management systems
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ibtisam Osman
- Job title
- Site Lead -Blood Sciences
- Email address
- [email protected]
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