Job Description

An opportunity has arisen for Specialist Biomedical Scientist to join the Biochemistry team at Alder Hey Children's Hospital



The core working hours are 9am-5:30pm Monday to Friday with an expectation to participate in the shift system



The position is for a Band 5/6 Specialist Biomedical Scientist however consideration will be given to HCPC State registered Band 5 Biomedical Scientists who have not yet completed their specialist portfolio .



We are seeking an experienced, well motivated and suitably qualified Specialist Biomedical Scientist to work within the busy paediatric Biochemistry department. Working as part of a team across Pathology you will contribute to the provision and further development of a high quality diagnostic service.



You will support the Senior Biomedical Scientists responsible for the day to day organisation of the laboratory. You will prioritise work and re-direct staff accordingly, and your duties will include validating analytical data prior to reporting, standardising, operating and maintaining complex analytical equipment, and regularly reviewing internal quality control and external quality assurance data trends, taking action as appropriate. You will write and review standard operating procedures, and train all grades of staff. You will be directly involved in service development and modernisation.



You should be highly motivated, a good communicator and enjoy working as part of a Pathology wide team. The department has a proven track record of staff development in further education and actively encourages attendance at regional and national meetings.

Consideration will be given to candidates who have not completed the Specialist portfolio.



For further information please contact Joanne Rudkin (Lead Biomedical Scientist) on 0151 252 5561 joanne.rudkin@alderhey.nhs.uk



Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Alder Park building in the nearby borough of Sefton.



We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.



As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.



You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours.



To carry out all work to specified standards laid down by the professional

bodies including Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Health care

Professions Council (HCPC), UK Accreditation Service (UKAS).

To participate in the routine work of the department rotating through all sections

of the department working without supervision.

To plan and organise own work, unsupervised, on a daily basis ensuring results

are produced in an accurate and timely manner. This involves the adjustment of

plans based on results generated.

To actively redistribute workload/staff, dependent on demand in each area of

the laboratory.

To participate in maintaining a system for the safe and confidential storage and

retrieval of proper records and specimens both physically and electronically.

To ensure data integrity when entering patient demographics onto the Meditech

computer system.

To approve test procedures using the Meditech computer system. This requires

the assessment of multiple factors based upon experience to form a judgement.

To Perform diagnostic tests that may require clinical intervention. To highlight urgent and clinically important results. To participate in near patient testing including sweat testing conducted by the

department, providing technical evaluation and test results to clinicians and

other health care professionals at point of care. This may include dealing with

distressed patients and parents with tact and empathy.

To communicate effectively with colleagues and service users. To deal professionally with telephone enquiries using tact, diplomacy and

empathy whilst maintaining strict confidentiality.

To operate and maintain expensive and sophisticated equipment and software

systems on a daily basis including multitasking when operating several

analysers simultaneously.

To ensure proper and efficient use of equipment and consumables without

wastage.

To contribute to departmental management decisions. To handle hazardous chemicals and reagents appropriately, on a daily basis,

according to COSHH regulations.

To move and manipulate heavy objects whilst following appropriate manual

handling guidelines.