Job Description
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust have an excitingopportunity to apply for the role of a Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology.
An enhanced relocation package may be available for the right candidate.
Experienced staff will be expected to participate in the out of hours roster once fully trained and competent.
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Specialist Biomedical Scientist Job Information
About our Pathology Service
The Pathology Clinical Delivery Group (CDG) is based across both Colchester and Ipswich Laboratory Hospital locations and our vision is to deliver innovations, high-performing pathology services that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.
Our service is clinically led and designed to achieve the benefits of scale that can be achieved by working together, while remaining close enough to our customers to meet their needs and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.
We are committed to attracting and retaining the best pathology staff and if you want to work with us to develop your own career and help us achieve our vision then we would like to hear from you.
- Process specialist investigations in department.
- Provide specialist advice to clinicians as to appropriateness of tests and timescales
- Provide specialist service e.g. training, problem solving for specialist requirement
- Work independently and lead on specialist area as directed by Lead BMS
- Act as mentor for more junior scientific and support staff
- Work flexibly in reflection of service needs this may include an extended working day and/or participation in delivery of a 24 hour, 7 days per week service
- Supervise and/or train less experienced staff in own area of work
- Maintain and promote professional image of the pathology department.
- Where required, to lead and supervise a section of the laboratory.
One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Key Duties of the role:
- Technical and scientific
- Communication
- Information resources
- Quality/Governance/Risk Management
- Education, Training and Development
- Leadership and line management responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
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