Band 5 Biomedical Scientist

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join University Hospitals Birmingham, one of the largest teaching hospitals in England with state of the art facilities and employing over 20,000 colleagues across 4 sites (Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals).

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist with experience in all aspects of Microbiology and who must be a HCPC registered. This role is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital but there may be future requirement to work across all sites that are part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

Microbiology is part of the Clinical Pathology department, providing a patient focused quality service that is committed to the trust values of being Kind, Connected and Bold).

The Microbiology department provides a dynamic service that actively promotes innovation and service development. We are committed to staff health and well-being, training and development enabling and equipping staff with the tools to embark on an exciting and fulfilling career.

You will be part of a UKAS accredited service, made up of a specialist and experienced team of 50+ staff, all working towards a common goal. The department uses a range of state of the art equipment including lab automation in bacteriology and the latest molecular technology in virology.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The candidate will be expected to have a good understanding of all areas within Microbiology and Virology, working in different sections on a rotational basis maintaining skills and competency. We are looking for people who work well in a team and are excellent communicators.

The post holder will be responsible for performing technical tasks, following standard operating procedures ensuring that the needs of the laboratory are met to deliver a quality clinical service including:

*Safely analyse biological samples including blood, urine, faeces, CSF and semen, body fluids/samples and hazardous chemicals, being aware of ACDP hazard group 2&3 organisms.

*Maintain compliance with good laboratory practice, quality assurance procedures in accordance with UKAS ISO 15189:2003 standards.

*Technically validate, interpret and report results within the agreed turnaround times.

*To be familiar with and ensure compliance to national, trust and departmental Health and Safety policies e.g. risk & COSHH assessments.

*Be proficient in using a range of lab automated instruments including maintenance and troubleshooting.

*Support and train peers/junior staffs, ensuring competencies are completed for staff within your remit.

In providing a 24 hour, 7 day health service, there is requirement to work weekends and statutory and public holidays. In addition the participation of overnight shifts, as well as late shifts is a requirement for the successful post holder.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science or equivalent academic achievement that is ratified by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)

State registration with Health Professions Council (HPC)

Evidence of continuing professional development and proficiency in accordance with HPC guidelines.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in clinical laboratories.

Experience of laboratory techniques and automation.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Ashok Dadrah 

Ashok.Dadrah@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213716583