Biomedical Scientist/Spire Nottingham/Tollerton
Spire Nottingham, Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Biomedical Scientist to join the team on a Full Time Permanent basis.
Duties and responsibilities:
To assist in the organisation, management and development of services within specialty of expertise provided by the laboratory.
To liaise with the Laboratory Consultant and the Laboratory Manager, to ensure the provision of the high-quality service in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
- Plan, analyse, assess and report pathology investigations.
- Analyse, interpret and report information and knowledge related to ideas and concepts.
- Develop and evaluate the movement of laboratory specimens, blood and tissues.
- Assist with research and development.
- Plan, monitor and quality assure the application of technology for measuring and monitoring pathology investigations.
- Provide and receive complex , sensitive or contentious information.
- Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others.
- Promotes best practice in health and safety and security.
- Assist in maintaining and developing services.
- Contribute to quality improvement.
- Support and enable equality, diversity and rights.
- Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI.
Who we're looking for:
- Degree qualified, HNC Medical Laboratory Sciences or equivalent which would allow individual to be eligible for Associate Membership of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences.
- Biomedical Scientist with the Health & Care Professions Council.
- Working within a performance driven culture while maintaining safe standards.
- Assists in meeting financial and budgetary targets.
- Supporting the commercial development of pathology services locally
- Experience in a scientific laboratory.
- Experience of independent sector
- Strategically commercial and familiarity with service developments.
- Experience of working in partnership with consultants and participating in helping to creat innovative solution for new pathology services.
- Uses evidence based practice
- Shares evidence based practices with colleagues to enhance pathology service and standards
- Possess the mandatory training requirements for role including infection control and health and safety competencies.
- Possess medical device competencies
- Numeracy Skills
- Keeps abreast of developments in pathology practice.
- Have an awareness of current healthcare issues
- Flexible in thinking about work patterns
- Trained on MS Office and other relevant packages
- Teaching others.
- Auditing skills across clinical standards and departments
- Root cause analysis
- Professional assessment skills
- Basic business Development skills e.g. helps in the creation of business cases
Benefits:
We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
Our Values:
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion.
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
We commit to our employees’ well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward .
“Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.”
Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care.
Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
