Job overview

The Northern Care Alliance Microbiology service is currently delivered from two main laboratories situated at The Royal Oldham and Salford Royal Hospital sites. The Royal Oldham site provides services for Bury, Rochdale and Oldham and the surrounding GPs; the laboratory at Salford Royal also provides Microbiology services for The Christie under a Service Level Agreement and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust as part of a joint venture (Pathology at Wigan and Salford – PAWS). The formation of the Northern Care Alliance has led to us transforming service delivery for our patients and Microbiology is actively working towards planning a single service model in the near future. 

Main duties of the job

The opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Biomedical Scientist to join our team and actively participate in shaping the future of service delivery for Microbiology in these exciting and challenging times. This post will be initially sited in the Oldham Royal laboratory but applicants should be aware that this may change as part of the transformation agenda.

Applications are invited from HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientists with an IBMS accredited MSc, FIBMS or equivalent.  We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly and well-motivated individual who is a good team player to take charge of a departmental section and assist in the day-to-day organisation, management and supervision of the department as a whole.  You will have a wide experience of all aspects of Microbiology diagnostic testing including molecular techniques and a keen interest in future developments and their impact on emerging service provision in the NHS.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.  

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack.