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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The department of Blood Sciences plays a pivotal role in provision of diagnostic services, which are essential for the delivery of high quality clinical care, both within the Trust and in Primary Care. 
• The post holder will act as an experienced and specialist registered Biomedical Scientist to provide a comprehensive and continuous 24/7 Blood Sciences service as an aid to effective diagnosis and treatment. They will confirm analytical and technical validity of investigations, liaising with clinical staff to ensure diagnostically 
  abnormal results are acted upon urgently.
• Responsibilities:
• The post holder may rotate through different sections of Blood Sciences as required.
• Perform analytical and other laboratory work as directed by senior staff within Blood Sciences. 
• Ensure satisfactory completion and validation of routine and specialist analyses. 
• Ensure data integrity when entering demo graphics and results into the laboratory information system. 
• Operate subject to manufacturer's constraints and laboratory policy, instruments and analysers in, or associated with, the laboratory. 
• To troubleshoot, repair and maintain instruments and analysers in, or associated with, the laboratory for correct operation, keeping equipment in optimal condition for use, making adjustments as necessary. 
• Check the validity and reliability of analytical processes, maintaining and monitoring satisfactory performance by use of internal quality control. 
• Ensure prompt referral of results that exceed action limits in accordance with departmental policy. 
• Adhere to laboratory quality control and Health & Safety policies, ensuring documentation of maintenance procedures, lot numbers and control material. 
• Maintain an up to date relevant knowledge of the technical aspects of the laboratory. 
• To continually improve service provision by, when necessary, contributing to the development of SOPs or undertaking development work. 
• In the absence of the Section Leaders supervise the work of a section. 
• Assist Section Leaders in the organisation of work within a subsection of Blood Sciences. 
• In the absence of the Section Leader ensure adequate stocks of reagents and consumables are available for the efficient running of the section. 
• Undertake, when required, training of rotational Section Leaders staff within a section of Blood Sciences. 
• Undertake training of Registered Biomedical Scientists and Trainee BMS staff within a section of Blood Sciences. 
• Participate, under the supervision of the Section Leader, in any audit connected with a section of Blood Sciences

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.