Trainee Biomedical Scientist Generic - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are pleased to offer several exciting opportunities for Trainee Biomedical Scientists to work across all disciplines in Liverpool Clinical Laboratories.

We are looking for people who are willing to undertake a work-based training programme within IBMS approved training laboratories. You will complete the IBMS Registration Portfolio for the Certificate of Competence as part of your new role.

You will have an accredited degree in Biomedical Science, and currently work in LCL.

We value our staff and fully support professional development, providing regular lunch time meetings and Case Study Presentations.

We are always keen for Biomedical Scientists to undertake further training and therefore very much support our staff in achieving the IBMS Generic and Specialist registration.

Please note:

this is an Annex 21 training post**The post holder is required to carry out technical duties in the diagnostic laboratory areas under the supervision of qualified Biomedical Scientists whilst gaining the education, training and experience necessary to obtain Registration with the Health Professions Council.

The post holder will be expected to utilise all training and experience to fulfil to requirements of the IBMS training portfolio.

Supported by a designated training leads and training and development manager at LCL.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Professional

To attend relevant trainee tutorials and talks as directed by the Training Officer.

To take responsibility for the continuous update and maintenance of personal

training records or portfolio under the guidance of the Training Officer.

To learn and to become competent in the performance and interpretation of analytical procedures and laboratory results under the direction of an appropriately qualified member of staff.

To participate in Continual Professional Development meeting HPC professional requirements.

Technical and Scientific

To undertake manual, semi-automated and fully-automated laboratory investigations, under appropriate supervision, ensuring Standard Operating Procedures are adhered to at all times.

To undertake preventative maintenance on laboratory instruments under the supervision of a Biomedical Scientist.

To develop the skills required to prepare specialist reagents required for immunological investigations.

To undertake technical validation of results from laboratory investigations under the direct supervision of a Biomedical Scientist.

To learn how to interpret diagnostic laboratory results and to take appropriate actions where necessary, under the direction of senior staff

To include procedures for:
- authorisation of results
- ordering relevant follow-up laboratory procedures
- adding technically and clinically relevant comments
- referring results for a second opinion
- informing the requestor of clinically significant results

To report to the section supervisor any instance or event which may compromise service delivery.

To undertake method evaluations under the supervision of senior staff.

To participate in research and development as directed by senior staff.

To effectively liaise and communicate with all members of staff and to actively participate in laboratory meetings.

To deal helpfully, competently and confidentially with patients, staff and laboratory visitors; to deal with all enquiries and to orally transmit results as laid down in SOP.