Job summary
- Main area
- Biomedical Scientist
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 349-CSS-7246266*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Manchester Cytology Centre
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Biomedical Scientist
Band 5
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Registered Biomedical Scientist (BMS) at Band 5 (Monday to Friday) in the Cytology department of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust at Oxford Road Campus. The post holder must be a Biomedical Scientist registered with the HCPC and will act to provide scientific services to patients and clients as an aid to clinical diagnosis.
The post holder will join our friendly team at this busy teaching hospital which offers many specialist services. Our hospital has a bright and busy future; our staff has a proven record in providing high quality work, good teamwork and compassionate care for our patients. The post holder will assist and provide leadership, strategy and day to day support to the Diagnostic Cytopathology BMS and support teams.
The Cytopathology Department provides diagnostic service to MFT, Trafford General Hospital and the Christie Hospital. We have a BMS assistance at a wide range of FNA clinics including adequacy assessment at Head &Neck clinics. The department also offers a comprehensive specialist service, reporting on a wide range of samples including serous fluids, urine and respiratory samples. The department is the largest provider of synovial fluid and cervical cytology services in the North West.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within the diagnostic cytopathology team. Routine work will involve specimen reception, preparation of a wide range of specimen types in a Category 3 containment laboratory, attendance at scheduled and ad hoc fine needle aspiration cytology clinics and participation in quality control of all sample types. They will provide scientific services to patients and clients as an aid to clinical diagnosis. Accuracy and attention to detail is essential.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration as a BMS
- A degree in a Biomedical Science related subject
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Working towards IBMS Specialist Diploma
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Previous knowledge within the discipline at BMS level
- Awareness of quality systems
- Able to work unsupervised
- Able to contribute to assessing and suggesting changes to laboratory operating procedures
- Aware of Liquid Based Cytology
Desirable criteria
- A working knowledge of health & safety
- Experience of Fine Needle Aspirations
Experience
Essential criteria
- Diagnostic cytology laboratory experience at a BMS level
- Evidence of accuracy and attention to detail
- Evidence of working as part of a team
- Able to operate laboratory equipment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rosebina Zafar
- Job title
- Lead Biomedical Scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01612765110
- Additional information
For further details / informal visits contact:
[email protected]
0161 276 5110
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