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Job overview

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist to join our Cellular Pathology Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic BMS to join our department as a key team player. We are passionate about personal development and will support you to gain experience of quality assurance and service improvement while working with modern equipment and helping to maintain our UKAS accreditation. We are also developing our scope of digital pathology reporting, looking to expand our capability. As such an interest in Laboratory IT would be advantageous. 

The Histopathology team consists of Histopathology Consultants and trainees, Biomedical Scientists (BMS), Associate Practitioners (AP), support and secretarial staff working together to deliver a high quality service.

***Please note this advert may close early***

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role will include rotation around the different sections of the laboratory, processing biological samples. 

Working to high standards, with in the boundaries of all regulatory bodies and department SOP's including health and safety, COSHH, HTA and ISO 15189 standards.   

The post holder will be expected to deputise for the Specialist Biomedical Scientists and be involved in supervision and training of support worker staff.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.