Biomedical Scientist - Haematology/Transfusion
NHS Jobs Blackburn
The post holder is an experienced specialist Health Care Professions Council Registered Biomedical Scientist who provides a continuous and comprehensive blood science service as an aid to effective diagnosis and treatment. The post entails confirmation of the analytical and technical validity of investigations, liaising with clinical and blood science staff to ensure diagnostically abnormal results are urgently acted upon.Where undertaken, staff committing to working unsocial hours will have significantly different working patterns and responsibilities to routine core hours.
This is because these staff operate and communicate as a lone front line self-governing service provider and assume first line responsibility. MAIN DUTIES:o Provide a rapid, reliable and efficient service by performing a comprehensive range of routine and specialized analyses.o Perform investigations and analytical techniques unsupervised whilst organizing own work tasks, normally under the direction of a Section Leader. o The post holder is required to rotate through all the sections of the department including specimen reception.
o Apply the approved Standard Operating Procedures used in the Department. o Assist in the development of Standard Operating Procedures, and recommend improvements and amendments as necessary. o Perform complex manual and automated analytical investigations requiring specialist skills.
o Operate complex, high value analytical equipment without supervision. o Maintain, troubleshoot and repair faults in complex laboratory instruments, ensuring essential services are maintained in the event of technical failure. o Prepare reagents, control materials and calibrators with a high degree of accuracy and precision.
o Required to work with hazardous and noxious chemicals, and with frequent exposure to uncontained body substances. o Check reliability of results to ensure accuracy and precision by applying quality assurance statistical criteria. o Interpretation of results requiring subjective judgement and analytical expertise.
o Recognise grossly abnormal and life threatening results. o Validate and report test results in a timely fashion so that they may be acted on as necessary by clinicians. o Provide technical interpretation and comment on validity of results. o Maintain accurate and detailed records of patient results, quality control data and calculations.
o Participate in departmental audit and internal / external Quality Assurance programs. o Work with laboratory and Trust information systems. o Maintain, troubleshoot and repair faults with laboratory point of care equipment in clinical areas and liaise with service engineers and ward staff as required.
o Supervision of MLA and Trainee BMS staff. o Assist in the departments stock control procedures. o Adhere to the departmental Quality management systems. o General clerical and administrative tasks. o Selection, matching and timely issuing of correct blood products in response to medical prescription, o Maintain adequate supplies of all blood products, liaising with Blood Transfusion Service and other outside agencies.
o Maintain an accurate audit trail of the fate of all blood products. o Ensure that blood products are stored in compliance with NationalGuidelines
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustBlackburn
Cellular Pathology has a vacancy for a Band 6 Specialist Biomedical Scientist. This is a permanent position, 37.5 hours per week. The successful
candidate will be hardworking, reliable, flexible and must work well within a team.
Cellular Pathology...
Salford Royal NHS Foundation TrustOldham, 23 mi from Blackburn
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Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester, 24 mi from Blackburn
from the existing MFT internal workload or be referred by regional pathology laboratories in other trusts.
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Advanced Biomedical Scientist, you will be experienced and operating as a Biomedical Scientist...