Job summary
- Main area
- Microbiology
- Grade
- Band 5 or 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (late shift and weekend/bank holiday rota participation)
- Job ref
- 153-SP03101
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £28,407 - £42,618 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Biomedical Scientist (Specialist)
Band 5 or 6
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified Biomedical Scientist to gain experience in a busy UKAS accredited and IBMS registered training laboratory.
The position is for a band 5 or band 6 Biomedical Scientist, dependent upon qualifications and experience.
Candidates should have as a minimum, current HCPC registration and previous experience of working in an NHS Microbiology laboratory. It would be desirable to have completed IBMS registration portfolio but consideration will be given to candidates who are nearing completion of this. There will be the opportunity to work in all sections of the department and will receive full training and support relevant to their level of experience.
Working hours are 37.5 per week, which includes participation in a weekend rota and an extended working day rota.
You will be required to participate in the weekend and evening rota.
Base Location: The Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
Duties will include all aspects of diagnostic bacteriology, parasitology, mycology, serology and molecular virology.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
The microbiology laboratory is well-equipped, fully computerised, holds UKAS accreditation and is approved for training. We currently offer diagnostic microbiology to University Hospital Dorset and other healthcare providers from two laboratories based at The Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital.
The configuration of the Microbiology service across Dorset is currently under review with a vision to provide a Dorset wide service supported by laboratories based in a new pathology hub laboratory at The Royal Bournemouth Hospital and at Dorset County Hospital.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist providing a specialised, diagnostic, clinical microbiology service contributing to clinical care of patients and control of infectious diseases within the hospital and community. The post holder will be competent to work independently in all areas of the laboratory. The post holder will supervise, train and mentor Biomedical Support Workers and trainee Biomedical Scientists.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Biomedical Science Degree or equivalent
- Registration with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- IBMS specialist portfolio in Microbiology or equivalent post registration experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- IBMS registration portfolio
- Experience of working in a clinical UKAS accredited Microbiology laboratory
- Working knowledge of routine microbiology procedures
Technical skills
Essential criteria
- A good understanding of practical and theoretical medical microbiology
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- Clear communicator
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent organisational skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Hayter
- Job title
- Laboratory Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4846
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