Senior Bms Cellular Pathology - Bedford, United Kingdom - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Bedford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

To perform as a HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist [BMS] assisting in the management of the service.

To assist the laboratory manager in the implementation and delivery of a cohesive service, in conjunction the clinical lead for the department.

To implement the quality policy including the agreed quality objectives.

To contribute to the implementation of UKAS standards using the Pathology Quality Management System as established, to fulfil the quality circles and audit inherent to the ISO 15189 standards of compliance.

To deputise in the absence of the laboratory manager when required to do so.

To manage and provide action plans to resolve nonconformities that are recorded by internal and/or external audits or complaints to ensure the completion of corrective and preventative actions that have been identified.

Where delegated, to be responsible for the formulation and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures [SOP] for the department utilising the Document Management Module of the Q-Pulse system.

To manage the delivery of training in conjunction with the training officer, ensuring tutorials, one to one training and competency assessments are fulfilled in accordance with ISO 15189 and utilising the Training Module of the Q-Pulse system.

To comply with Policies and Procedures commensurate to the role. To manage the day-to-day operation of the department within the teams.

This will include ensuring monitoring and review of equipment, its maintenance, performance monitoring and EQA is completed and recorded in a timely way.

In the absence of the laboratory manager ensure that there is a continuation of key services when short term staff absences occur, including when the absence will affect out of hours staffing provision as appropriate.

To manage the quality aspects of the service ensuring that test requests are met according to the agreed turnaround times and within the policies.