Biomedical Scientist in Medical Microbiology

The suitable candidate must be HCPC registered and hold, or be working towards, an IBMS Specialist Portfolio in Microbiology. Job Purpose: To undertake scientific tasks within all appropriate sections of the department as delegated by Senior staff including when appropriate, monitoring the performance of Trainee Biomedical Scientists and (S)AHCS. To process laboratory samples and produce timely, accurate and relevant results and reports in accordance with laboratory policies and procedures. To undertake routine analytical work involving both automated and manual techniques. To make timely and accurate decisions regarding the efficient and safe functioning of the laboratories considering health and safety and other relevant legislation. Develop and implement systems and procedures within the Department to enable the service to run effectively, and to ensure it complies with legal requirements. Assist in service developments including evaluation of new assays. The postholder will be expected to use initiative in all areas of work.

• Support Weekend working and out-of-hours emergency on-call service
  
  Applicants should be effective leaders, have significant Microbiology knowledge and experience, and have a good track record of managing staff and laboratory resources. You must be able to demonstrate achievement of targets, of implementing service developments and service transformation initiatives, a high attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
  
  We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Kent and Medway Pathology Network (KMPN) is a formal partnership of seven laboratories across three pathology services in four acute Trusts. Our 1000 colleagues provide services across the health and care sector to a population of nearly 2 million. KMPN are at an exciting point of our network development with a recommendation to form a joint venture across the four Trusts leading transformation. Our projects including single IT solutions, procurement and digital projects, to ensure our services are able to meet growing demand for our service users, patients and communities.