Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology and Blood Transfusion
- Grade
- 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Participation in the out of hours rota following appropriate training)
- Job ref
- 269-SFT8915
- Employer
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salisbury District Hospital
- Town
- Salisbury
- Salary
- £29,970 - £44,962 per annum pro rata for part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6/5 Biomedical Scientist - Haematology and Blood Transfusion
6
Job overview
The opportunity has arisen for a well-motivated and enthusiastic Haematology/Transfusion Biomedical Scientist, Band 5 or 6 dependent on experience, to join the Laboratory Medicine team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.
Role is a full time (37.5hrs / week) position.
As a Band 6 Biomedical Scientist, you will already have an IBMS Specialist Diploma in Haematology with hospital Transfusion practice.
As a Band 5, you will benefit from automatic progression to Band 6 once you have completed the Specialist Portfolio.
Main duties of the job
The laboratory is an IBMS registered training laboratory with a strong training ethos.
In your role you will undertake day to day analysis and validation of results, together with the monitoring of quality indicators. You will participate in out of hours shifts once trained and competent in the relevant areas.
Good communications skills, teamwork and an aptitude for problem solving are essential, as is a flexible attitude to work and willingness to adapt to changes in working practice.
The Haematology and Blood Transfusion laboratory is well equipped and benefits from Beckman Coulter DXH900/SMS for Haematology, Bio-Rad IH500 for Blood Transfusion and Stago Star-Max for Coagulation.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science or equivalent
- State Registration as Biomedical Scientist with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Post-graduate, post-registration training in a specialist area, leading to a completed specialist portfolio (or working towards)
Desirable criteria
- Willing to pursue further qualifications.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understands theoretical and practical laboratory procedures within the department.
- Ability to work within all areas of the department.
- Understands quality control / quality assurance procedures
- Evidence of continuing professional development to demonstrate specialist knowledge
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least two years’ experience as an HCPC registered biomedical scientist.
- Detailed working knowledge of laboratory information and management computer system.
- Problem solving
- Working knowledge of standard IT packages
Desirable criteria
- Exhibit competency to work alone during a shift
Skills
Essential criteria
- Possess highly developed technical skills and be adept at all laboratory procedures.
- Ability to operate / troubleshoot complex laboratory equipment and interpret results
- Competent at training other staff
- Ability to organise own workload and that of subordinate staff
- Possess good interpersonal and communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Give presentations as part of laboratory training programme
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual
- Ability to use initiative
- Ability to concentrate for long periods at technically demanding procedures
- Willingness to work flexibly
Others
Essential criteria
- Show an understanding of Health & Safety requirements, including COSHH regulations
- Demonstrate an understanding of UKAS requirements
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
- Anushka Natarajan
- Job title
- Blood Transfusion Laboratory Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01722 336262
- Additional information
If you would like to discuss this position and/or arrange an informal visit to the department, please contact:
Caroline Mathews Interim Haematology Laboratory Manager
Email: [email protected]
Anushka Natarajan Blood Transfusion Laboratory Manager
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01722 336262 ext 4048 / 5274
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