We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level?
Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team in pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw based at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals?
Do you want to work in a fully UKAS-accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference?
Then read on.
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Network is a fully integrated network providing pathology services across five regional sites
• Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTHFT)
• The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRHFT)
• Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT)
• Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT
• Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT)
We are inviting applications from enthusiastic, driven individuals to join our Haematology teams at the Doncaster site.
SYB Pathology aims to provide the best possible service for patients and clinicians, improving health outcomes, driving research and innovation, delivering healthcare efficiencies, and ensuring a sustainable workforce, providing job satisfaction and career progression opportunities for all staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as an HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist providing scientific services to patients as an aid to clinical diagnosis. The successful candidate will be required to participate on the 24/7 shift rota and undertake a wide range of complex analytical procedures, performing a range of manual, semi-automated and automated tests using scientific knowledge and experience to comment upon and validate results in line with ISO 15189.
Suitable candidates will require Haematology experience post-registration and ideally have experience of working out of hours. Candidates must be in possession of an IBMS specialist portfolio in either Haematology or Blood Sciences, or equivalent to be appointed at Band 6. However, registered candidates either working towards or aspiring to complete their specialist portfolio will be considered for appointment at band 5.
Please also note this vacancy is banded dependent upon applicants experience relevant to this post. The banding of the successful applicant/s will start at Band 5 unless applicants meet the necessary threshold of skills and experience required to start on Band 6.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Network are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications.
We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
• IBMS accredited BSC in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
• Registered with HCPC as a Biomedical Scientist
• Completion of IBMS post graduate registration portfolio or equivalent
• Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory Training and required Laboratory competencies
• Completed the relevant Specialist BMS IBMS portfolio or equivalent
Desirable criteria
• Evidence of continued CPD including relevant courses with regards to H&S, leadership, quality or training
Experience
Essential criteria
• Experience with a range of laboratory techniques
• Understanding of job content
• Ability to work with other colleagues to improve and develop working practices
• (Band 6) Detailed understanding of job content
• (Band 6) Ability to work with other colleagues to improve and develop working practices
• (Band 6) Discipline specific NHS experience in a UKAS accredited laboratory (Microbiology/Virology/Histopathology/ Bood sciences * laboratory)
• (Band 6) Multi – disciplinary awareness
• (Band 6) Experience with a wide range of laboratory techniques in use across Blood sciences
• (Band 6) Experience working within a laboratory providing local, regional or national tertiary reference facilities
• (Band 6) Experience in the implementation of new methodologies and /or equipment
• (Band 6) Experience with the UKAS accreditation process
• (Band 6) Experience in demonstrating leadership qualities
Desirable criteria
• Discipline specific NHS laboratory experience
• Multi – disciplinary awareness
• Experience in demonstrating leadership qualities
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
• Keyboard and basic IT skills
• Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
• Can communicate effectively with staff of all grades
• (Band 6) Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach
• (Band 6) Evidence of good manual dexterity
• (Band 6) Able to follow and work to SOP and Policy
• (Band 6) Ability to work individually and part of a team.
• (Band 6) Maintains composure in pressurised situations
• (Band 6) Ability to plan and prioritise allocated work
• (Band 6) Ability to concentrate for extended periods of time whilst performing scientific analysis