Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Chemistry
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Working 9am-5pm Monday and Tuesday, and 9am-12:15pm on Wednesday.)
- Job ref
- 190-7983-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sheffield Children's Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/08/2024
Employer heading
Advanced Biomedical Scientist- Blood Sciences (Newborn Screening)
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) is on a transformational journey to deliver high-quality and innovative laboratory medicine solutions to patients, clinicians and partners to improve health, add value to patient care, safeguard best clinical outcomes and support the transformation of healthcare across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw and beyond.
A vacancy has arisen in the Clinical Chemistry department for an Advanced Biomedical Scientist (Band 7 Senior Biomedical Scientist) to join our Newborn Screening team based at the Sheffield Children's site. The Newborn Screening laboratory is one of the largest in the country and is currently one of four centres in England participating in SCID screening.
There is a requirement for the successful candidate to participate in the Saturday checking rota as well as the potential to assist with on-call provision in the Acute laboratory.
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Biomedical Scientist to help drive excellence in laboratory operations.
Applications are welcomed from external candidates as well as those individuals within SYBP who wish to take on these hours but retain 0.5wte of their existing role.
Applicants must possess an IBMS accredited degree in Biomedical Sciences, IBMS Specialist Diploma in Clinical Chemistry/ Blood Sciences and a relevant MSc/ Higher Specialist Diploma/ FIBMS.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Laboratory Oversight
- Quality Assurance
- Method Development and Validation
- Staff Supervision and Training
- Results Interpretation
- Workflow Optimisation
- Instrument Troubleshooting
- Data Analysis and Reporting
- Research and Development
- Regulatory Compliance
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. SYBP is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it’s staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.
As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The SYB Pathology network includes:
- Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT)
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT)
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTHFT)
- The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT)
- Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered
- FIBMS or MSc (in Discipline or equivalent Discipline) or IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma (Blood Sciences)
- Evidence of continual professional development
- IBMS Specialist portfolio (Blood Sciences) or other BMS (Blood Sciences) specialist qualification
Desirable criteria
- Further Management training.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory training and required laboratory competences
- Ability to plan, prioritise and allocate work and work under pressure.
- Ability to work individually and as part of a team
- Prepared to work flexibly including participation in weekend work and out of hours rota as required
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in a UKAS accredited clinical (Blood Sciences) Laboratory.
- Experience with a wide range of Blood Sciences Diagnostic techniques
Desirable criteria
- Experience in application and monitoring of UKAS standards.
- Experience in demonstrating leadership qualities
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good IT skills (e.g. Microsoft Office, QPulse, LIMS etc)
- Ability to Lead a Team
- Effective Communication skills, written and oral
- Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach
- Ability to motivate oneself and other staff
Desirable criteria
- Ability to deliver new services
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Harry Benn
- Job title
- Chief Biomedical Scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2717500
- Additional information
Phil Craddock-Jones
Discipline Lead for Paediatrics
Telephone: 0114 271 7444
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