Advanced Biomedical Scientist – Microbiology

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Full time
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Advanced Biomedical Scientist who is professional, reliable, innovative and flexible to join our friendly, hardworking team to assist with the running of the Microbiology service at Ipswich Hospital.

Our Microbiology laboratory provides a full microbiological service for the diagnosis of infection including bacteriology, serology, parasitology, TB, and molecular sections. We consist of over 50 members of staff and working closely with our other ESNEFT Microbiology laboratory situated in Colchester, we perform a wide repertoire of both traditional and automated testing.

Our vision is to deliver an innovative, high-performing service that is focused on high quality results for effective patient care.

We are clinically led and designed to achieve the benefits of scale that can be realized by working together to meet the needs of our service users and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.

We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining the best pathology staff. You will play an integral part in the development of the Microbiology team and their careers.

Join us to develop your career and help us achieve our vision.

Main duties of the job

Responsible as lead Biomedical Scientist for a specialist area Manages and coordinates the day to day activities of the team Leads on service improvement Processes specialist investigations and responsible for standard and quality of results Provides specialist advice to clinicians as to appropriateness of tests and timescales. Provides specialist service e.g. training, advanced troubleshooting, problem solving for specialist area. To work flexibly in reflection of service needs which may include an extended working day and/or participation in delivery of a 24 hour, 7 day per week service. The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues and hazardous chemicals. This may include blood, pus, urine, faeces, and respiratory secretions.

About our Pathology Service:

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About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist Biomedical Science Degree or equivalent Appropriate Post Graduate qualifications e.g. IBMS Higher Specialist diploma or IBMS Diploma in Biomedical Science, Masters or equivalent or working towards Additional appropriate specialist qualification if required. Evidence of CPD

Desirable

Holding or working towards a qualification that supports management responsibilities such as health and safety, training officer, or quality management associated with post

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Highly specialist knowledge and experience across a range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theory and practice relevant to post Extensive practical experience of working in a Biomedical Science laboratory Experience of managing people Experience of Pathology IT systems Practical experience of Quality Management and Quality Management Systems Experience of performing and evaluating Risk Assessments

Desirable

European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS Previous experience working as an Advanced Biomedical Scientist.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

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