Band 6 - Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Haematology & Blood Transfusion - Barts Trust

We are seeking an experienced Band 6 Specialist Biomedical Scientist for Haematology and Blood Transfusion 

Our group of hospitals provide a huge range of clinical services to people in East London and beyond. 

We operate from four major hospital sites (The Royal London, St Bartholomew’s, Whipps Cross and Newham) and a number of community locations, including Mile End hospital. Around 2.5 million people living in east London look to our services to provide them with the healthcare they need.

 About Pathology Partnership 

The NHS East & South East London Pathology Partnership (Pathology Partnership) is being created to form a network across three NHS Trusts: Barts Health (which will become the host), Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The Pathology Partnership will be based on well-established models for pathology networks, with the Royal London Hospital becoming the main hub laboratory for the network and Essential Service Laboratories (ESL) as a minimum at all other Hospital sites.

Technical and scientific 

  • Undertake routine examination procedures within the scope and in accordance with standard operating procedures and policies.
  • Undertake routine preventative maintenance on analytical instrumentation, and instigate any unplanned maintenance to remedy any instrument or assay non conformity.

  • Perform acceptance testing of analytical instrumentation and examination procedures prior to the analysis of patient samples, and implement corrective actions to remedy any deviations from acceptance criteria.

  • Perform first-line review of internal quality checks and external quality assessments (EQA) in accordance to standard operating procedures.
  • Perform verification of works undertaken by manufacturer engineers.
  • Evaluate the technical authenticity of patient results and implement countermeasures in accordance with standard operating procedures.
  • To communicate validated critical patient results to relevant clinical teams in a timely manner, as indicated in departmental standard operating procedures.
  • Promote and ensure accuracy of patient results through monitoring and maintenance of laboratory apparatus.
  • Monitor outstanding test list ensuring that analyte stability, clinical need or service level agreements are not breached.
  • Record information on the pathology computer system and ensure it complies with national and local data standards.
  • Liaise with clinical staff to ensure optimal service delivery.
  • Maintain integrity of reagents and consumables through monitoring cold and ambient storage areas, taking immediate remedial action in the event that temperature deviates from the acceptance criteria. 

Laboratory Informatics 

  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, instrument specific software, specialised data management software and laboratory information system.
  • Comply with local and national policies for the safe, secure and confidential processing, and storage of patient and other laboratory information.
  • Record relevant information accurately on the laboratory information system and intermediary systems.
  • Ensure records are kept up to date and stored safely to ensure compliance with ISO15189 standards. 

Qualifications, Skill and Experience 

  • Registered Biomedical Scientist with HCPC registration
  • At least 3 years of diagnostic experience in Haematology and Blood Transfusion
  • Previous experience working with a large medical laboratory.
  • Able to provide references to cover 3 years
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Our Bank Staff Nurses are invaluable to us, so to reward their devotion and hard work, we offer them the following benefits:

  • Access to free Bank Partners Core Skills training
  • Weekly salary
  • Opportunity to manage shift with online timesheet
  • Priority of shifts over all agency workers
  • Competitive pay

Apply now for this fantastic opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch shortly

Bank Partners is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.