Job overview

As a Biomedical Scientist the post holder will be expected work within the professional standards of the Health Professions Council (HCPC) and maintain a portfolio of evidence to support their continuous professional development (CPD).

After training the post holder will be required to participate in out of hours rota's including extended working days, weekends and oncall.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work within the Microbiology department undertaking a range of scientific procedures using automated and manual processes with a range of biological samples to contribute to the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of infectious diseases. 

All staff within the department are encouraged to actively participate in the departments quality management system.

The Microbiology department is an IBMS accredited training laboratory and supports staff in completion of the IBMS Specialist Portfolio.

See attached job description for further information.

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.