Job summary
- Main area
- Cellular Pathology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: 7 day working contract. Shifts; 7am - 3pm / 9am - 5:30pm / 12 - 8pm
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working contract. Shifts; 7am - 3pm / 9am - 5:30pm / 12 - 8pm)
- Job ref
- 205-7374125
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke University Hospital
- Town
- Stoke on Trent
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Histopathology Specialist Biomedical Scientist
Band 6
Job overview
We are seeking a capable, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our friendly and dedicated team in the Cellular Pathology Department at The Royal Stoke University Hospital.
If suitable applications from candidates with a completed Specialist Portfolio are not received, applications will be considered from current Band 5 Trainee Biomedical Scientists who have already completed at least 50% of their Specialist Portfolio (Banding will increase to Band 6 upon completion of Portfolio).
Main duties of the job
To be an efficient and flexible member of the laboratory team providing a high quality diagnostic service through specialist scientific and technical activities commensurate with the training and education of a Biomedical Scientist registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
To provide specialist advice to clinicians (and to other laboratory users).
To work within the written Policies and Procedures of the Department especially in relation to Health and Safety and Quality.
To maintain competence to practice and to improve professional expertise through engagement in Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
To supervise team members; providing training and problem solving for specialist equipment.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.
The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) Biomedical degree of equivalent.
- IBMS Specialist Portfolio (or equivalent).
- Registered with HCPC.
- Evidence of CPD.
- Competence in basic tissue transfer and/or dissection.
- Advanced working knowledge of Histopathology techniques and practices.
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 5 years post registration experience
- Staff management experience
- Experience working with complex, specialist equipment
- Experience of Pathology IT systems
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in an acute trust
- Experience of working in a busy Microbiology Laboratory
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to work as part of a team and independently
- Knowledge of Laboratory Health & Safety regulations and governing bodies
- Good oral and written communication
- Ability to work to SOPs, review and contribute to their implementation
- Ability to analyse and problem solve
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Prepared to work flexibly, including participating out of routine hours service arrangements when required to do so.
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
- Arvy Jones
- Job title
- Lead Biomedical Scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 674237
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