Job summary
Employer heading
Advanced Practitioner Biomedical Scientist - Dissection
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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Job overview
The friendly team at Ipswich Histopathology department are looking for an experienced HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist to join us as an Advanced Practitioner in Specimen Dissection. The department is busy, processing approximately 24,000 surgical specimens a year from a wide range of specialities.
You must have relevant qualifications including the IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice (DEP) in Histological Dissection and have completed the IBMS Advanced Specialist Diploma (ASD).
You will be expected to dissect the range of specimens we receive including category D and E specimens.
Pathology services are part of the Cancer and Diagnostics division within ESNEFT. Our vision is to deliver innovative, high-performing pathology that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.
We are committed to attracting and retaining the best pathology staff and if you want to work with us to develop your own career and help us achieve our vision then we would like to hear from you.
Please note that this role is subject to job evaluation
Main duties of the job
- Working within the dissection team to assist Consultant Histopathologists in specimen dissection.
•Teaching, training & supervising Biomedical Scientists & junior medical staff in appropriate dissection techniques.
•Provision of support & advice to junior medical staff in the dissection area.
•Ensure that specialised technical assistance required by pathologists is provided by BMS & MLA staff in the department.
•Working under own initiative & referring to the Consultant Histopathologist as required, undertake a role that involves the macroscopic description, dissection & block sampling of specimens that fall within the RCPath designation of category A, B, C, D & E. Accuracy & attention to detail is essential.
• Undertake training to dissect a wider range of category D & E specimens using specialist knowledge as required by the service.
•Be responsible (overseen by the Operational Lead BMS in Histopathology) for the day-to-day organisation of the histological dissection section of Histopathology.
•In liaison with the senior BMS within the department, ensure a timely workflow and assist in maintaining high scientific & technical standards.
• Liaising closely with the other senior BMS staff in Histopathology, the Histopathology Laboratory Manager, Service Lead, & clinical team to ensure provision of a high-quality service within the resources available. They will demonstrate good leadership & management skills, continuously striving for improved performance within the service.
Working for our organisation
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 one of the largest NHS organisations in England, 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 offer a variety of services.
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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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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • HCPC Registration
- • Relevant MSc or equivalent qualification
- • IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice in Histological
- • Dissection and associated experience of specimen dissection in categories A-E
- • Hold the IBMS Advanced Specialist Diploma in Dissection
- • Evidence of ongoing CPD
Desirable criteria
- • Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences
- • Leadership / management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Extensive experience in dissection
- • Extensive experience in an NHS histopathology laboratory Training and supervision of staff including junior medical staff
- • Experience of participation and preparation for an ISO inspection
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of dealing with user complaints
- • Experience in incident investigation/ root cause analysis training
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chris Gratze
- Job title
- Histopathology Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Colchester General Hospital
- Telephone
- 07789651269
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