Biomedical Scientist Team Leader - Biochemistry Senior BMS

Job overview

Band 7 - Biomedical Scientist Team Leader/Biochemistry Senior BMS

Full time - 37.5h per week.

Main hours will be Mon - Fri 0900 - 1730. And must be available to cover any of the 24/7 shifts if all other options have been exhausted.

The Pathology department at Stepping Hill Hospital (Stockport NHS Foundation Trust) is seeking a Biochemistry Senior BMS to join the Blood Sciences team.  The successful applicant(s) would be joining a friendly and passionate staffing group providing diagnostic services to the hospital patients a  wider community.

The role supports the delivery of Blood Sciences services. The successful must  deputise for and assist the Technical Heads of Department in order to maintain a high quality service in Blood Sciences satisfying users’ requirements within the resources available.

The successful candidate will take a leading role in delivering many IT configurations for Biochemistry department; therefore they must demonstrate a passion, knowledge, understanding and experience of laboratory IT aspects e.g. using LIMS, setting up and mapping tests on LIMS and analysers, the transmission of information and data between various requesting and reporting applications, instrument middleware, statistics and complex data gathers, troubleshooting departmental IT problems, setting up tests on NPEx etc.

A lab visit is strongly encouraged. Please call or email to arrange [email protected] 0161 419 5630

Main duties of the job

• To ensure the highest scientific standards are maintained and to contribute to the improvement of technical and scientific standards within the department.
• To assist in the setting up, monitoring and maintenance of quality control procedures.
• To oversee the release of authorised results and to ensure such results are checked for accuracy of computer inputting.
• To assist the Technical Heads in formulating the department’s standard protocols in conjunction with the Consultant Haematologist and Clinical Lead.
• To supervise Biomedical Scientists and other staff.
• To deputise for the Technical Heads and senior colleagues as required.
• To oversee decisions made on the validity of results and the need for further or repeat tests, as well as the interpretation of results carried out in the department.
• To assist the Technical Head of Department in ensuring Trust HR policies are followed and to participate in recruitment and selection processes as required.
• To supervise and perform investigations of varying complexity - this includes both routine and specialist work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For detailed job description and main responsibilities of the Biomedical Scientist Team Leader/Biochemistry Senior BMS, please see the accompanying job description and person specification.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.