Senior Biomedical Scientist – Cytology Quality

Job overview

Senior Biomedical Scientist - East of England HPV Primary Screening Service

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Cytology department was chosen to be the provider of HPV primary testing for the East of England. This means that we are testing up to 450,000 cervical screening samples per year for HPV using the high throughput Roche Cobas systems.

The laboratory also currently processes around 3,000 diagnostic cytology samples per year.

It is a very busy department, and is sited in modern, well-equipped accommodation at the Cotman Centre, on Colney Lane.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the senior Cytopathology team you will be required to undertake a range of duties to assist in the provision of a comprehensive screening service and assist in the daily workload management of the department. It is essential in a fast paced high throughput department to be able to, work closely and supportively with your colleagues responding to the needs of the service on a daily basis.

You will play a key role in  the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service.

All staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity and Excellence.

Depending on your experience and skills consideration may be given to those who do not yet meet all of the criteria on the person specification, with the department providing in role support and training.

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

CLINICAL SCIENTIFIC, MANAGEMENT REPONSIBILITIES

Examination of liquid based cervical cytology preparations to                  include primary screening, checking of referred cases rapid re-                screening, reporting of negative and inadequate samples. All                  other cases must be referred to Consultant Cytopathologists                    /Advanced BMS Practitioner with opinion on diagnosis and                     management

• Be responsible for highly complex specialist microscopical and analytical equipment on a daily basis and authorises fitness for clinical use Perform clerical procedures associated with cervical cytology including entering reports on the database. Examination and quality check of both conventional and liquid based non-gynaecological cytology preparation. Perform clerical procedures associated with non-gynaecological cytology including use of PAS and patient summary care record.

Assist in recruitment and selection of Cytopathology staff, taking             part in interviewing as appropriate

• Quality assurance
• To be fully conversant with Cytopathology services; relevant statutory requirements, the clinical governance, risk management and quality audit policies and procedures of the Trust and the system(s) of accreditation in use.
• To devise and maintain a total Quality Management System in Cytopathology.
• To generate & feedback quarterly screener, checker & pathologist reporting profiles

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.