Biomedical Scientist / Specialist Biomedical Scientist - POCT

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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW CHALLENGE for 2024? ARE YOU STAGNATING IN A BAND 5 OR 6 ROLE AND NOT PROGRESSING?

Would you like to join the largest and most forwarded thinking NHS Trust in the UK which has delivered the biggest digital transformation in 2022? Our new EPR has revolutionised how we deliver our Biochemistry and POCT services including a fully integrated single LIMS (beaker) and Atellica Connect middleware across all our 4 sites.

In addition, Biochemistry have invested in training and staff development appointing a dedicated Training Lead to support and deliver all aspects of academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications. The department also has dedicated funding to support MSC’s, top up modules or IBMS Certificates of Expert Practice. Due to our vast array of services from Routine Roche automation, Specialist Chemistry, Paediatric and Newborn screening and UKAS accredited Point of Care, we pride ourselves in growing our own and enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.

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The Directorate of Biochemistry POCT team is across 4 sites and all sites are fully connected through IT middleware.

The post holder will act as a registered Biomedical Scientist providing scientific services to patients as an aid to clinical diagnosis across the POCT team. The successful candidate will be required to work across sites, although they will have a primary site at Oxford Road Campus and undertake a wide range of complex analytical procedures, performing a range of manual, semi-automated and automated tests using scientific knowledge and experience to comment upon and validate results in line with ISO 15189 .

 Suitable candidates will require POCT experience post-registration. Candidates must be in possession of an IBMS specialist portfolio in Clinical Biochemistry or equivalent to be appointed at Band 6 however, candidates working towards their specialist portfolio will be considered for appointment at band 5.

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MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.