Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Immunology

The post holder will be expected to utilise specialist knowledge and skills to operate highly specialist equipment and interpret and report all results.

Professional knowledge and skills are essential to provide guidance to service users when required.

The post holder will be expected to work in all areas of the department and on completion of training will be expected to participate in the on call rota.

The post holder will be expected to maintain highly complex analytical equipment in optimum operational condition and to utilise necessary interpersonal skills to ensure effective liaison with service users and to provide the best care for our patients., To develop the knowledge and expertise necessary to perform specialised investigations / procedures during rotation through the highly specialised laboratory sections associated with Clinical Immunology.

To maintain the knowledge and expertise necessary to perform specialised procedures.

To maintain State Registration with the HCPC

To conform to the HCPC Code of Conduct for Biomedical Scientists and to maintain CPD.

To ensure compliance with departmental Policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which reflect local and national standards of work practice

To interpret technical validity of results, which may be anomalous, incomplete, complex or conflicting, using professional knowledge and experience.

To make technical assessments of method and instrument performance by monitoring quality control used on specialist laboratory methods and analytical systems.

To troubleshoot and carry out maintenance on specialist equipment. To repair specialist equipment when required to do so.

To participate in the development of Standard Operating Procedures when required.

To contribute to the training and / or supervision of support staff and trainee Biomedical Scientists when requested.

To participate in the development and evaluation of new techniques, methodologies and equipment when requested.

To be aware of procedures for working with hazardous chemicals, awareness of COSHH regulations, risk assessments and hazard data sheets.

To be aware of procedures for dealing with potentially infectious materials, awareness of departmental and trust health and safety policies.

To take appropriate remedial action in the event of spillage of hazardous chemicals or bio-hazardous materials, The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £18+£5 (standard disclosure) or £38+£5 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

Liverpool Clinical Laboratories are looking to recruit a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist to become part of our Immunology team. We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic and hardworking individual with good communication and team work skills. You will be responsible for performing all aspects of routine diagnostic work. Ideally you will have a specialist diploma in Immunology, and/or be able to demonstrate equivalent specialist knowledge through experience.

Applications from newly HCPC registered Biomedical Scientists are encouraged, and any newly registered candidates would be employed under the Annex 21 Agenda for Change terms and conditions whilst they are working towards their specialist portfolio.,

• Command of spoken and written English.


• Willing to adapt to the changing needs of the service.


• Friendly and caring manner.


• Commitment to team work


• Able to undertake training to maintain competence with new equipment and methodologies.


• Excellent manual dexterity for safe sample handling and processing.


Desirable criteria


• Medical / scientific awareness.


• Medical terminology, High level of accuracy and attention to detail in all duties.


• Ability to organise and manage workload including frequent short term adjustments to allow prioritisation of urgent specimens


• Able to demonstrate high levels of concentration.


• Multitasking ability.


• Ability to undertake technical validation taking appropriate action and alerting senior staff of abnormal and clinically actionable results.


• Able to train and supervise less experienced members of staff, junior grades and non-state-registered laboratory staff.


• Excellent communication skills combined with the ability to liaise and negotiate with colleagues and other health care professionals in a positive and empathic manner.


Desirable criteria


• Supervisory skills


• Teaching skills, Thorough knowledge and practical experience of specialised procedures within immunology.


• Knowledge of Health & Safety Regulations.


• Knowledge of COSHH. Quality systems and CPA


• Good understanding of immunology in health and disease., Post registration experience in immunology in a diagnostic medical laboratory.


• Experienced in fluorescent microscopy


• Competent to work alone and independently


• Experience with PCs' and operation of windows based systems.


• Ability to work well in a busy and challenging team based environment


• Ability to work under pressure


• Able to use own initiative and work without supervision.


Desirable criteria


• Experience of audit to CPA standards.


• Experience of evaluating new methodology and/or technology, B.Sc. (Hons) Biomedical Science Degree.


• Certificate of Competence


• Current state registration with the Health Professions council as a Biomedical Scientist.


• Specialist knowledge in Immunology


• Evidence of ongoing CPD


• Specialist Diploma or equivalent in relevant specialty or equivalent experience.


Desirable criteria


• Specialist qualification in Immunology
  
  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.


The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.