Band 7 Senior Biomedical ScientistNHS

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital Trusts in England, serving the populations of Birmingham and Solihull. The Trust is composed of four main hospital sites; Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEHB), Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital (HGS). The post-holder may be required to rotate across all sites, although the main base for the Senior BMS role in Automated Chemistry will be at Heartlands.

The department provides a 24/7 diagnostic and monitoring service for routine and urgent automated investigations. The Clinical Chemistry department is equipped with Abbott Alinity c and i series analysers and the Abbott a3600 track on the Heartlands an QEH sites enabling processing of millions of patient tests every year. The main sites also have their own spectrophotometer, Osmometer and IStat equipment. Senior staff are expected to take part in an out of hours duty manager rota to help support service.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our busy, friendly team and support our progressive department in providing high quality, timely and specialised services. We are UKAS accredited to ISO 15189 standards, MHRA approved and IBMS accredited for training.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience of working in a fast-paced department that is continually growing, and to expand and develop your existing knowledge and skills within high through put labs. As a Senior BMS in Automated Chemistry at HGS, you will work with and be responsible for other motivated and highly dedicated staff with shared goals of improving the quality of our service for our patients. Candidates should be able to demonstrate technical chemistry skill as well as experience in leadership, quality and training.

The post holder must have a BSc and MSc in Biomedical Science or equivalent with HCPC registration and have experience of working in Chemistry labs. If the post holder does not have an MSc or Higher Specialist Diploma then a learning contract may be considered.

The laboratory operates a 24/7 service and, after appropriate training, you will be expected to support the departmental shift system as required - including weekends. Shifts include Early (7:30-3:30pm), Day (9:00-5:00pm), Late (2:00-10:00pm) and on rare occasions Nights (9:45pm-7:45am).

Job description

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About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.