Job summary
- Main area
- Biomedical Scientist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Includes participating in 24/7 shift pattern)
- Job ref
- 275-2412BIOSCI-RT
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Point of Care Testing- Rapid Testing
- Town
- Gillingham
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 10/01/2025
Employer heading
Biomedical Scientist (Point of Care Testing)-Rapid Testing
Band 6
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.
Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
Job overview
Job Title: Biomedical Scientist (Point of Care Testing)-Rapid Testing
Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services
Band: 6
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata
We are recruiting for a Biomedical Scientist (Point of Care Testing)-Rapid Testing who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Point-of-Care Testing (PoCT) is analytical testing that is performed near or at the site of a patient. It is a laboratory-medicine discipline that is evolving rapidly, expanding in both the repertoire of tests offered and their clinical applications. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the development of this service for patients at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and to join our Diagnostics and Therapies Care Group which is responsible for this service.
As a Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered Biomedical Scientist the post holder will lead a small team of Associate Health Care Scientists in delivering 24/7 Rapid Testing in acute care pathways. They will take a lead in developing the Rapid Testing service test repertoire to meet the needs of users. The team are based in the Rapid Testing Facility which is located within the Emergency Department.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take a supervisory role to a team of Associate Health Care Scientists (AHCS) providing a 24/7 Rapid Testing service. They will be responsible for the testing, validation and reporting of laboratory results. They will be committed to working towards ISO 15189 accreditation for Medical Laboratories.
The post holder will be responsible for training the AHCS so we are looking for someone with experience of training others in laboratory procedures.
The role will involve the testing of new PoCT devices/tests and so experience of verification processes is desirable.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B – Bold
E – Every person counts
S – Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working with PoCT Manager to obtain ISO 15189 (2022) accreditation for the Rapid Testing Laboratory.
To lead in test repertoire development and participate in evaluation implementation and delivery of new equipment and techniques.
To ensure that staff under their supervision adhere to the appropriate health and safety and infection control practices including working with biohazards and noxious chemicals.
Perform rapid molecular based tests and other analytical tests unsupervised whilst organising own work tasks.
Report results requiring subjective judgement and analytical expertise in a timely fashion so that they may be acted on as necessary by clinicians. Use of EPR and LIMS systems for reporting.
Responsibility for local Quality Management Systems (QMS) Assist in the development of standard operating procedures, polices, risk and COSHH assessments.
To maintain accurate and detailed records of patients’ results, internal quality control (IQC) data and external quality assurance (EQA) data.
To take responsibility for IQC and EQA for the Rapid Testing service, including receipt, handling, return of results and interpretation.
Responsibility for departmental audits and adherence to KPIs. To prepare and present reports to the PoCT committee
Responsibility for managing stock control, including ordering, rotation and acceptance testing.
Responsibility for maintaining specialised PoCT equipment including trouble shooting and liaising with external suppliers' technical teams.
To organise and deliver departmental training ensuring competency assessment records are maintained and are up to date.
Responsibility for organizing and maintaining a 24/7 shift pattern and managing annual leave.
Responsible for departmental staff recruitment including shortlisting and interviewing candidates.
Supervision of Band 4 Associate HealthCare Scientists including appraisal, sickness and performance management.
Arrange departmental meetings and provide reports for governance meetings.
Communicating any issues affecting the department to the PoCT Manager.
Fulfil all relevant mandatory and statutory requirements.
To cover Associate Healthcare Scientist shifts as required.
Participate in personal training offered, including maintaining mandatory CPD requirements for HCPC registration, and keep up to date with current practice.
Communicating in person and by telephone with all stakeholders’ enquiries.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- IBMS approved Biomedical Sciences Degree
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- IBMS specialist portfolio and/or MSc in a relevant subject
- Level 3 management qualification or higher
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Working to ISO 15189 standards for Medical Laboratories
- A thorough knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of the chosen discipline, including automated techniques and interpretation of results.
- Health and Safety legislation and procedures within a clinical laboratory
- Demonstrate recent knowledge of advances in point of care testing and management.
- Knowledge of molecular techniques used in clinical laboratories
- Pulse or similar quality management system.
Desirable criteria
- Recruitment processes including Trac system or similar.
- UK working time directive (WTD) and shift patterns
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial laboratory experience in the applicable pathology discipline. This would be a minimum of 2 years post HCPC Registration.
- Performing verifications on new equipment/methods and preparing verification reports
- Use of specialized laboratory equipment to perform tests, including maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Validating and reporting test results on IT systems
- Processing, reporting and reviewing IQC and EQA, including raising non conformances.
- Managing stock control and acceptance testing
- Experience of training and supervising staff
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with molecular techniques
- Experience of working in a medical microbiology laboratory
- Experience of lone working
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Confident using Microsoft Word and Excel
- Can think clearly and react appropriately under stress while remaining calm
- Capability to organise own workload and a team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lucy Coutts
- Job title
- Point of Care testing Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01634 976452
- Additional information
If you wish to arrange an informal visit please email [email protected].
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