Job summary
- Main area
- Microbiology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (hours worked across a 7 day pattern between 08:00 -18:00hrs currently)
- Job ref
- 359-6773074-T1
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone Hospital
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Biomedical Scientist
Band 6
Job overview
The Microbiology department at Maidstone Hospital have a permanent post available for Specialist Biomedical Scientists (BMS band 6).
We are looking for candidates who have IBMS Specialist Diploma in Microbiology and ideally at least three years post HCPC registration experience in a microbiology department .
The department has the following main pieces of equipment: Biomeriuex Blood culture analysers and Vitek 2, Bruker Maldi ToF, Enteric bio PCR for bacteria, viruses and some parasites, Perkin Elmer and Bruker Hain molecular equipment for CoVid, and TB PCR ,Roche 5800, BD Midget, Abbott Architect and Biomerieux Vidas for serology. Telepath LIMS. but moving to Winpath in 2025.
Main duties of the job
All HCPC Registered staff will be expected to rotate through all sections of the department and join the on call rota following suitable competency assesment.
In return we offer an interesting and challenging role within the friendly microbiology team. We pride ourselves on being a UKAS 15189:2022 accredited laboratory offering a high quality service to both hospitals and GPs. Specialties covered include : paediatrics, haemato oncology. opthalmology, general surgery and medicine, orthopaedics and sexual health.
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.
Working for our organisation
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
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Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children) |
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At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work. We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Interview Date: To be confirmed. |
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science or equivalent
- HCPC Registration
- IBMS Specialist Portfolio or appropriate equivalent
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working as a member of a team
- Able to demonstrate working in bacteriology, serology and molecular microbiology setting
Desirable criteria
- Working alone during an out of hours service
- Able to train
- Problem solving
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to interpret bacterial cultures
- Ability to undertake technical validation of results
- Command of written and spoken English
- Basic use of Microsoft Word Excel
Desirable criteria
- Use of Qpulse
- Use of Telepath LIMS
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sandra Hobden
- Job title
- Head Biomedical Scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01622 224040
- Additional information
Sandra Hobden (Lead BMS/service manager) or Karen Withell (SBMS) on 01622 224040
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