Job summary An exciting 12 month secondment has arisen for a suitably qualified HCPC registered individual to become a member of the Derbyshire Pathology Clinical Biochemistry Team as a full time Senior Biomedical Scientist in the Specialist Clinical Biochemistry section at the Royal Derby Hospital.Applicants for the post will need to be enthusiastic, maintain and develop high standards of quality and enjoy working as part of a team as well as being able to work alone under their own initiative.Understanding of UKAS ISO 15189 standards, staff training, Health & Safety requirements, and analytical troubleshooting techniques is essential.The Biochemistry Laboratory provides a wide range of assays on our state-of-the-art Roche Cobas analytical platforms (Cobas 8000 and Cobas 6000), linked with both pre-analytics (Roche MPA 8100) and post-analytics (Roche p612 RSA), and also on our Phadia ImmunoCap250 platforms, giving plenty of variety in our busy automated laboratory.
We also have a Specialist laboratory providing a proteins service, using agarose gel and capillary zone electrophoresis (Sebia Hydrasys and Capillarys), together with HPLC Chromsystems, and Sciex Tandem MS .As part of a University Hospital the training and development of staff is one of our five Trust objectives.
You will be provided with support in your professional career development and encouraged to be involved in the development of others.
Main duties of the job As a Health Professions Council (HCPC) registered Biomedical Scientist, to lead and supervise the day to day delivery of a diagnostic service, within the specialist clinical biochemistry section of Clinical Biochemistry, which includes tandem mass spectrometry, HPLC, capillary zone, agar gel and isoelectric focusing electrophoresis and specific protein analysis.
To provide advanced Biomedical Science technical support within a section by providing training, advice, technical development, troubleshooting and supervision To prepare, and process diagnostic investigations on biological specimens in accordance with agreed protocols and standard operational procedures (SOP) ensuring the department maintains standards for UKAS (ISO15189), Health and Care Professions Council, Institute of Biomedical Science, and Health and Safety regulations.
Provides training to staff, updating training documents, and ensuring training is undertaken according to the training policy and training programmes of the department to maintain IBMS training approval and UKAS standards.
Closing date of applications: 13 January 2025 Interview date: 27 January 2025 If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application.
Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.
About us As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer: Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts: We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job description and Person Specification.
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Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers Person Specification Qualifications Essential Biomedical Science degree or equivalent qualification HCPC registration as Biomedical Scientist IBMS Specialist portfolio in Clinical Biochemistry or equivalent qualification or experience Desirable Studying for or willingness to study for a Management course Membership of professional body such as IBMS Experience Essential Significant experience working as a Band 6 in a Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Experience of training staff (competencies and IBMS portfolios) Experience of Pathology QMS and UKAS accreditation assessments Experience of some level of staff supervision Desirable Experience working as a Band 7 BMS in a Clinical Biochemistry laboratory Experience of using complex Biochemistry analytical platforms Experience of using Tandem Mass Spectrometry, and HPLC techniques Human Resource management experience and skills