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About

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Contact

Address: 20 Churchill Place; Canary Wharf; London; E14 5HJ
Contact Number: 020 7377 7000

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Ref: 259-6804816ESEL Vacancy ID: 6804816

Senior Specialist Biomedical Scientist (Point of Care)

Accepting applications until: 01-Dec-2024 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 01-Dec-2024 23:59

Location

Site: Homerton Hospital
Town: London
Postcode: E9 6SR
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 Per annum inc
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: POINT OF CARE TESTING

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Successful Band 7 candidates MUST be registered with the HCPC as a Biomedical Scientist AND hold the following

· CPSM Log book (Clinical Biochemistry) if qualified before 2003.

Registration portfolio IBMS (Clinical Biochemistry 2003 to 2004) and Diploma in Biomedical Science IBMS (Blood Sciences 2005).

· Specialist Diploma IBMS (Clinical Biochemistry 2005 onwards) AND Fellowship (Clinical Chemistry), MSc Biomedical Science or equivalent qualification at MSc level. Compliance to these criteria is mandatory and must be clearly recorded on application.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. If you require further information or would like to arrange an informal visit please contact

Greg Dearman, Biochemistry Scientific Lead: 0203 246 0443

([email protected])

Please note: -

All staff identified as AT-RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritised accordingly. Priority will initially be given to Barts Health employees. This does not apply to Comprehensive Local Research Network (CLRN) roles.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate. To demonstrate our commitment we use the disability symbols on NHS Jobs.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

All new appointments (excluding all Medical & Dental doctors) are subject to 6 months’ probation period.

In submitting an application form, you authorise Barts Health to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.

All vacancies followed by INTERNAL ONLY, have been classified as an internal role and only internal candidates will be considered.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage we will contact you via NHS Jobs e-Mail and text message with details of your interview. Please continue to check your e-Mails and also your NHS Jobs account for correspondence.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date, once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

At least 5 years post HCPC registration working in a busy, acute medical clinical chemistry laboratory environment
Demonstrate ability to cope with competing priorities
Demonstrates an ability to respond to change
Experienced in a variety of diagnostics techniques in Clinical Biochemistry.
Experienced using computerised laboratory information system
Experienced evaluating the authenticity of patient results

Desirable criteria

Experience of effectively managing staff
Experience of teaching staff
Experienced at optimizing, maintaining and troubleshooting the named equipment; • Osmometer 3320 (Advance Instruments Inc.) • Osm1 (Advance Instruments Inc.) • AQT90 (Radiometer). • ABL90 Flex (Radiometer). • ABL800 series (Radiometer). • GEM 5000 (Werfen). • Clinitek Status (Siemens). • i-Stat1 (Abbott). • i-Stat Alinity (Abbott). • Freestyle Precision Pro (Abbott) • Accuchek Informa II (Roche diagnostics). • StatStrip (Nova Biomedical). • StatSensor (Nova Biomedical). • Traige Meter Pro (Quidel). • CoaguChek Pro II (Roche Diagnostics). • Rapid fFN PeriLynx (Hologic). • Rotem Sigma (Werfen). • TEG 6 (Haemonetics). • DCA Vantage (Siemens). • HemoCue Series (Radiometer). • ID NOW (Abbott). • Afinion 2 (Abbott). • ACTIM 1NGENI (Abbott).
Experienced using the following named IT systems • WinPath Enterprise (Clinisys). • PathManager (Clinisys). • Infinity (Roche Diagnostics). • Cobas Inventory Management System (Roche Diagnostics). • Q-Pulse (Ideagen). • Unity (Biorad Laboratories). • UniPOC (Abbott). • GEMWeb (Werfen). • Nova Net (Nova Biomedical). • Biconnect (Nova Biomedical). • Infinity POC (Roche Diagnostcs

Skills

Essential criteria

Competent in routine laboratory techniques and troubleshooting
ability to analyse, interpret and present routine data/results/concepts
Working knowledge of word processing & spreadsheet packages
Able to communicate effectively (written and verbal

Desirable criteria

Good keyboard skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria

H&S legislation and procedures
Specialist knowledge in Clinical Biochemistry
Quality management system Detailed understanding of UKAS

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of current requirements for training and career progression

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Biomedical Scientist. AND Hold the following; • CPSM Log book (Clinical Biochemistry) if qualified before 2003. or • Registration portfolio IBMS (Clinical Biochemistry 2003 to 2004) and Diploma in Biomedical Science IBMS (Blood Sciences 2005) or • Specialist Diploma IBMS (Clinical Biochemistry 2005 onwards) AND MSc Biomedical Science or equivalent qualification at MSc level or IBMS Fellowship in Clinical Biochemistry.