Advanced Biomedical Scientist – Microbiology

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Full time
Location: Ipswich
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Job offered by: Candino CA
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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.

Responsibilities:

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 is responsible for standard and quality of results. Provides specialist advice to clinicians regarding the appropriateness of tests and timescales. Provides specialist service e.g., training, advanced troubleshooting, problem-solving for the 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.

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 organization 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.

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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