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Job summary

Main area
Cytology
Grade
Band 8b
Contract
Permanent: Monday and Tuesday weekly
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week (Monday and Tuesday 7.5 hrs each day)
Job ref
320-SNR-0128
Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Derby Hospital
Town
Derby
Salary
£58,972 - £68,525 pro rata pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2024 23:59
Interview date
15/05/2024

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant Biomedical Scientist

Band 8b

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services.  The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds.  All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for; 

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work part-time in one of the 8 English cervical screening laboratories, delivering a clinical cervical cytology  service to the East Midlands region. We are a friendly team, with a strong ethos of staff support and development.

Ideally 7.5 hrs Mondays and Tuesdays are required but this can be flexible.

Main duties of the job

  • Work at consultant level in cervical cytopathology, independently reporting cervical screening samples.
  • Participation in MDTs across the laboratory footprint, primarily by Teams.
  • Participation in training of departmental staff, both medical and non-medical.

Closing date of applications - 1st May 2024

Interview date - 15th May 2024

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together 

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. 

In return we will offer: 

  • Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development 
  • On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. 
  • A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes 

Key Facts about our Trust: 

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day. 
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week. 
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country. 
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. 
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. 
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. 
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to Master’s degree level or equivalent as Healthcare Scientist
  • Advanced Specialist Diploma Cervical Cytopathology

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Senior clinical experience within speciality
  • Experience of reporting into MDTs
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of delivering training for medics / non-medics

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthArmed Forces CovenantNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Susan Guy
Job title
Cytology Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07864536022
Additional information

Caron Roberts

[email protected]

01332 789327

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Recruitment Team, Workforce Management
Training Centre
Rehab Block, Level 3
Royal Derby Hospital
Derby
Derbyshire
DE22 3NE
Telephone
01332 788466
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