Trainee Biomedical Scientist - Prescot, United Kingdom - St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Prescot, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic Trainee Biomedical Scientist to work in the busy Clinical Biochemistry/Immunology Department of Blood Sciences.

The post holder would be expected to achieve HCPC registration within 12 months, dependent on previous experience, and the Department is committed to providing full training to support this.

Following HCPC registration the post holder will transfer to A4C Band 5 scale.

Upon commencement of full participation in our out of hours shift rotas the post holder will transition to the bottom of Band 6 salary.

The salary is fixed for 3 years and progression on the scale is dependent on meeting set criteria linked to training and competence.

Progression may be realised sooner than 3 years upon successful completion of IBMS Specialist Diploma.

The Clinical Biochemistry laboratory has full UKAS accreditation.

The department is equipped with 2 x Siemens Atellica platforms (SCCI) connected to a Siemens Aptio automated tracking system which includes online centrifugation, capping and re-capping, sample aliquoting, refrigerated online sample storage and a tracked Themo Phadia 250.

Additionally, there is a MAST iOc sensor for FIT testing and 4 x Sebia Capillarys3 systems for analysis of HbA1c.

The Department also comprises an Immunology section equipped with a Sebia CapillaryS CZE and Hydrsys2 scan for protein electrophoresis, 2 x Phadia 250's and IIF microscopy.

The Southport site uses Roche Cobas 6000's and cITm middleware.

Trainee Biomedical Scientists (BMS) undergo a period of training of not less than twelve months leading to registration as a Biomedical Scientist.

Trainee BMSs undergo in-house training and external education as necessary to complete the IBMS Registration Portfolio and have it successfully assessed by the Institute of Biomedical Sciences external assessor.

The post will lead through a registered post to a specialist BMS post assuming successful completion of all assessments along the way including the Specialist portfolio.

Biomedical Scientists are engaged in Continuing Professional Development to maintain and improve their knowledge of techniques and to increase the breadth of basic skills acquired for registration.

Trainee BMSs rotate through all sections of the appropriate department and are able to carry out the full routine analytical repertoire of tests and will have gained a greater depth of knowledge in specific areas.

The post holder is required to fully participate in the 24 hours shift pattern when registered and deemed competent.

St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside and one of the few in the country to achieve OUTSTANDING rated by the Care Quality Commission.

We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 360,000 and provide tertiary services across the North West, North Wales, and Isle of Man.

We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.

Our '5 Star Patient Care' strategy is at the heart of what we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.

Our latest achievements include:

Acute Trust of the Year HSJ Awards November 201
Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 201
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Best acute Trust in the North West for quality of care (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
Best place to work in the North West (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

In the NHS Staff Survey 2021 the Trust scored the highest marks in the North West for the following areas:

Standard of care
Best place to work
Care of patients being the Trust's priority
Staff engagement
Staff morale
Compassionate & inclusive
Providing safe environments for staff

Please see attached Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our benefits for staff. Accessible version available upon request.

KEY DUTIES
Technical Diagnostic

Responsibility to work towards sign off of own training log and Certificate of Competence for Registration as a BMS and do not undergo any procedures you have not been authorised to carry out unless during a training exercise. Deliver a quality service to clients within agreed timescales to provide a specialist diagnostic service to patients
Undertake manual, semiautomated and fully automated laboratory investigations on a rotational basis through all sections within the Department as required.
Follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Participate in the regular review and update of SOPs.
Ensure that equipment is used in accordance with Departmental policies and suppliers instructions.
Carry out appropriate internal maintenance procedures and maintain maintenance records.
Plan and organise their work within the demands of the team.
Undertake