Biomedical Scientist
The place to work in pathology
We are looking for top talent to join the UK’s leading and fastest growing pathology company – a scientific organisation with a clinical purpose.
Working in partnership with our service partners, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, King’s College Hospital and Princess Royal University Hospital we aim to set the standard for the future of pathology.
Job overview
This is an exciting new opportunity to join our Blood Sciences department in Synnovis Analytics. The department is one of the largest consolidated Blood Sciences Laboratories in a new purpose-built Hub laboratory based at Blackfriars in London.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and proactive individual to join our department as an HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist, with experience in working in busy automated laboratories.
This role is part of the team of BMS providing the 24/7 service within the multi-disciplinary Blood Sciences service.
You will be reporting to the Operations Managers and hold a variety of responsibilities to ensure the successful delivery of Blood Sciences services, in line with our corporate objectives.
The ideal candidate will be a quick learner and good team player and someone with aspirations of developing their biomedical scientist career in a diverse and multi-disciplinary setting. This is a great opportunity to experience working on fully automated track systems, with a variety of automated analysers.
The post holder will join our team of BMS staff and following all the appropriate training, will be expected to participate in the 24/7 Blood Sciences services provision. Depending on circumstances, cross-site working may become necessary when the Hub and Spoke service is fully established.
Main duties of the job
This role is primarily based on Floor 2 of the Hub, automated multi-disciplinary Blood Sciences Department.
As HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist your main duties will include, but not limited to:
- Perform and interpret routine biomedical investigations by participating in regular daily workloads, as directed by management, in line with your skills, experience, and competencies.
- Maintain standards of conduct required by the HCPC to practice as a registered Biomedical Scientist.
- Process specimens and handle sensitive information with care and due diligence, such as patient results, in line with local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Support MLAs and APs by ensuring performance is in line with laboratory standards.
- Ensure compliance with all legislative and quality requirements of regulatory directives, accreditation bodies, and local management, including UKAS and Synnovis policies and SOPs.
- Participate in quality management activities, including inspections, audits, and incident reporting as required.
- Utilise the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Q-Pulse quality management database, and other relevant software to ensure high-quality, reliable data capture and entry.
Working for our organisation
Your development and learning
Our organisation brings together the very best in clinical, scientific and operational expertise, and displays in action the core values at the heart of our brand: science for life, collaboration for the benefit of everyone, and innovation and quality.
You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through The Synnovis Way Development programme, the Scientific Learning and Development Fund and the Synnovis Academy through which you can receive funding / support for advanced qualifications.
Through our Innovation Accelerator Fund, you can apply for finance to get that new innovative scientific project off the ground, and participate with the wider scientific community through symposiums, conferences and other peer group meetings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London, from 1 April 2024 our people and services have moved to our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, with some work remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests.
You will hold a variety of accountabilities in the laboratory environment. These include, but are not limited to:
- Complete routine biomedical investigations in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and within specific turnaround times.
- Operate a variety of automated analysers to provide an efficient service.
- Develop specialist expertise in complex investigations and troubleshooting techniques.
- Maintain the provision of a 24/7 out-of-hours service.
- Deliver work autonomously within all regulations and legislative requirements.
- Operate and maintain complex laboratory equipment within all safety standards relevant to your area.
- Support colleagues with guidance and answering questions as required.
- Use cost-effective methods in your practice and maintain levels of consumable goods and supplies in your area, and report shortages accordingly.
For further details please see the attached JD.
Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London.
The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services.
The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- BSc Hons Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
- State Registration as Biomedical Scientist (Biochemistry) with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Documented Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Membership of Institute of Biomedical Sciences
Experience
Essential criteria- Demonstrable Experience in an Automated Laboratory Analysers (e.g Alinity, Roche, DiaSorin, Phadia analysers)
- Good working knowledge of Laboratory Information Systems e.g Epic Beaker, AMS, cITM
- Demonstrable competence and problem solving of automated biochemistry equipment
- Technical problem solving e.g. equipment failure, quality control failure
- Working as an effective member of a diverse team
- Experience of working shifts and unsocial hours
- Relevant and recent experience in any of the following disciplines Serology, Immunology, Haemostasis and Immunochemistry
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria- Competent in the interpretation and technical validation of results
- Competent in the investigation of abnormal and critical results
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English
- IT competency and problem solving (including use of Office 365 suite; Outlook, Sharepoint etc)
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to prioritise and manage own work
- Good understanding of Quality Management System
- Experience in Stock Management processes
- Experience in assay validation and verification processes
- Experience in incidence reporting and investigations
Equality of opportunity is our policy.
Our Bank workers enjoy competitive market rates and flexible contract assignments across all of our sites, dependent on your availability and location.
For our Permanent workforce we offer a competitive benefits package.
All employees are entitled to:
- Contributory pension scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Ground breaking development
opportunities
Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
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If you decide to apply for this post but do not hear back from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion.
Thank you for your interest in Synnovis.