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Job Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Biomedical Scientist who is professional, reliable, innovative and flexible to join our friendly and hardworking team in our Histopathology department at Ipswich Hospital as an Advanced Biomedical Scientist. In this role you will be involved in the co-ordination and supervision of the daily operations within the service and the completion of complex and routine Histopathology investigations. The department handles approximately 26,000 requests per annum (including non-gynae cytology). The laboratory has full UKAS accreditation, and full training status granted by IBMS. Our vision is to deliver innovations, high-performing pathology services that is focused on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services. We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best pathology staff. You will play an integral part in the development of the team and their careers. If you want to work with us to develop your career and help us achieve our vision then we would like to hear from you.
Main Duties of the Job
In this role, you will be involved in the day to day supervision and delivery of the Histopathology service, and as such you will be a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist. You will use your significant experience of working within a Histology laboratory, knowledge and experience of the requirements for accreditation, and will exhibit a commitment to the development of the discipline. You will have day to day management of the service, managing and coordinating day to day activities of the team. You will process specialist investigations and be responsible for standard and quality of results.
About Us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Job Responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification Education Essential HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist. Biomedical Science Degree or equivalent. MSc in Pathology / Cellular Pathology or significant post registration experience. Evidence of CPD. Desirable Holding or working towards a qualification that supports management responsibilities such as health and safety, training officer, or quality management associated with post. Appropriate Post Graduate qualifications e.g. IBMS Higher Specialist diploma, IBMS Diploma in Biomedical Science, Masters or equivalent. Knowledge and Experience Essential Highly specialist knowledge and experience across a range of Cellular Pathology work procedures and practices underpinned by theory and practice relevant to post. Extensive practical experience of working in a Cellular Pathology Biomedical Science laboratory. Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS. Experience of managing people. Experience of Pathology IT systems. Practical experience of Quality Management Systems. Experience of performing and evaluating Risk Assessments. Desirable European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent. 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Employer name: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich, IP4 5PD
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