Biomedical Scientist Band 5

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust are one of eight centres in England providing Primary HPV Cervical Screening covering the whole of the North East and Yorkshire (NEY) area. An exciting opportunity has arisen for three Trainee/ Biomedical Scientists either Band 5 or 6 depending on qualifications and experience to support Primary HPV Screening within the NEY Cervical Screening Department.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates working towards or holding either the NHSCSP Certificate of Competence in Cervical Screening or NHSCSP Diploma in Cervical Cytology or Non-Gynae Cytology experience .

As part of the team the post holder will have developed knowledge, experience and competency in specialised diagnostic techniques and must have or be working towards Health Professions Council (HPC) State Registration. Registration enables the post-holder to work unsupervised.

It is a primary role of the post to screen, and interpret cervical smears within NHSCSP and laboratory guidelines, reporting those that are negative or unsatisfactory and referring those that are abnormal to senior colleagues. They will also provide specialist advice to clinical users of the service regarding test requirements, appropriateness and expected turnaround times.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym
ICORE;
Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme  to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

It is a primary role of the post to screen, and interpret cervical smears within NHSCSP and laboratory guidelines, reporting those that are negative or unsatisfactory and referring those that are abnormal to senior colleagues. They will also provide specialist advice to clinical users of the service regarding test requirements, appropriateness and expected turnaround times.

See attached job descriptions

• BSc in Biomedical Sciences, Registration Portfolio or equivalent or working towards
• Post Graduate Diploma, Working towards IBMS Specialist portfolio, MSc or equivalent
• HCPC Professional Registration
• NHSCSP Certificate of Competence in Cervical Screening or NHSCSP Diploma in Cervical Cytology or working towards this

• Cytology laboratory experience
• Experience of a range of laboratory techniques. Experience in discipline specific processes.
• Experience of highly specialised techniques

• Ability to communicate complex information to clinicians, staff and others
• Ability to supervise and train others. Able to use equipment and resources appropriately and cost effectively.
• Hand eye co-ordination and…