Job summary
- Main area
- Cervical Cytology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (30 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 349-CSS-6199980*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oxford Road Campus
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 £37,570 - £43,772 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Biomedical Scientist
Band 7
Job overview
The post holder must be a Biomedical Scientist (BMS) registered with the HCPC. The Cytopathology Department receives approximately 450,000 cervical screening samples per annum generating approximately 70,000 LBC slides. The department offers a comprehensive cervical screening service in accordance with NHSCSP guidance.
The post holder will assist the Cervical Cytology senior management team in order to maintain a high-quality service within the resources available. The post holder will participate in the duty manager rota for operational issues along with other Advanced BMS staff. They will supervise and perform scientific services to patients and clients as an aid to clinical diagnosis, and access external Trust systems to collate information to aid patient management. Accuracy and attention to detail is essential.
The post holder will provide leadership and day to day support to the technical staff including Cytology screener, BMS and laboratory support teams. Managerial support will be provided to the BMS Team Leader by the Cervical Cytology senior management team, and the post holder may be required to take individual responsibility for the day-to-day management of a section or function within the department.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead a team of Cytology Screeners, BMS and support staff, ensuring that cervical samples are received, entered on to the LIMS and progressed to Virology for HPV testing, with appropriate cases processed, slides generated and stained for screening, checking and reporting by cytology screeners, Biomedical Scientists, Consultant Biomedical Scientists and the Consultant Cytopathologists. They will have responsibility for the day to day management of the cervical screening service including equipment management, financial management, staff training and supervision and consumables monitoring.
The post-holder will ensure the specialised technical assistance required by Consultants is provided by BMS, Cytology Screeners and MLA staff in the department.
The post-holder will liaise closely with the Cervical Cytology management team, the Cellular Pathology Laboratory Manager and Clinical team to ensure provision of a high-quality service.
Working for our organisation
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating the most exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 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’re proud to be one of the major academic research centres and education providers in England and Research and Innovation is the heart of all we do, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We’re also excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable and tackling climate change.
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.
Join us and you’ll work with some of the best people in the NHS, thriving in a Trust united in its values, purpose and commitment to our patients and a drive for continual innovation and improvement.
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 Biomedical Scientist
- IBMS accredited degree acceptable to the HCPC.
- IBMS Specialist Diploma in Cellular Pathology or equivalent
- Relevant qualification to Masters level or HCS Apprenticeship level 7 or IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma or equivalent
- City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Cervical Cytology or the NHSCSP Certificate in Cervical Cytology
Desirable criteria
- Health and Safety qualification
- Quality/UKAS/ISO related qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience in Cervical Cytopathology
- Proven leadership and supervisory experience.
- Extensive experience of the ISO 15189 standards and service provision
- A wide knowledge of current methodology and developments
Desirable criteria
- A thorough understanding of Health & Safety legislation.
- A thorough understanding of ISO accreditation
- Knowledge and understanding of screening incidents and their investigation
Skills and attributes
Essential criteria
- Evidence of accuracy and attention to detail
- Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and patients.
- Competent user of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Able to work flexibly across a rota pattern including Saturdays
- Able to plan and organise work effectively to achieve agreed objectives.
Desirable criteria
- Advanced auditing skills
- Ability to multi-task
- Ability to train staff effectively, providing constructive criticism as required
- Evidence of collaborative working
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sehrish Chaudhry
- Job title
- Lead Biomedical Scientist Cervical Cytopathology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 276 5119
- Additional information
adanna.ehirim@mft.nhs.uk or Tel: 0161 276 5175
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