Biomedical Scientist

The post is full time, average working hours over the shift pattern 37.5 hours per week. As the post is Band 5 BMS the successful candidate is expected to undertake the IBMS specialist portfolio in Clinical Chemistry. The Pathology Directorate at KGH provides services to primary and secondary care across North Northants. The department has UKAS Accreditation and is well equipped with Roche Cobas 8000 analysers and the C8100 pre-analytics system. Areas of specialist interest include Fetal Anomaly Screening and HPLC.

The department has IBMS training approval, UKAS ISO15189 accreditation and encourages professional development., As a Registered Biomedical Scientist specialising in Clinical Biochemistry, you will be expected to perform a variety of complex analytical procedures on a range of clinical specimens. You will be using graduate level knowledge of Biomedical Sciences and subsequent experience in Clinical Biochemistry to ensure delivery of a quality service.

The post holder will rotate through all sections of the laboratory. This includes Automation, Manual and Fetal Anomaly Screening . It involves performing a variety of complex analytical procedures on a range of clinical specimens.

You will demonstrate skills and knowledge required including the safe handling of hazardous chemical and biological materials.

You must be able to concentrate for extended time periods to successfully complete complex investigations.

Contribute to the future development of the Clinical Biochemistry service.

In your supporting statement please answer the following questions, failure to do so will result in your application form not being shortlisted.'Which of our values do you relate most to and why?'

Candidates must be HCPC state registered as a Biomedical Scientist and it is desirable if applicants have laboratory competences gained in a clinical chemistry laboratory. An ability and commitment to work the shift system is required, participation in the 24/7 shift system, once trained, is expected and brings an additional payment at agenda for change pay rates

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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.