Specialist Biomedical Scientist; or Annex - Blood Science

Thisis an exciting time to join one of the largest Pathology departments in the country. Our new £30m Pathology building (on the St. Jamess University Hospital site) and new Acute Hospital Laboratory (on the Leeds General Infirmary site) are now operational. The Department of Blood Sciences isseeking to recruit experienced and innovative Specialist Biomedical Scientist in Biochemistry to help shape, deliver and improve the service we deliver toour patients.

We encourage all candidates to contact us to discuss the role(s) and we canoffer informal visits to our laboratories for interested candidates.

Interview will be held in person, due to practical elements of the interview process.

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The successful candidate will work within a large hub laboratory utilising cutting edge technology, serving both Leeds Teaching Hospitals and the wider community. This includes the regional Oncology centre and the Leeds Children's Hospital, which is a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to gain wide ranging experience within the discipline.

Tobe considered for this Specialist Biomedical Scientist (AFC Band
6) position in Biochemistry, you must be registered with the HCPC as a Biomedical Scientist and have experience working as a band 5 in Biochemistry in an NHSlaboratory. If registering with the HCPC on or after 2006, a completed IBMSSpecialist Portfolio is a requirement of this post. Candidates undertaking aSpecialist Portfolio will also be considered on AFC Annex 21 Band 6,providing it is clear from the application what progress has been made, andwhat support is required.

Our Pathology services operate across two large university teaching hospitals inthe Leeds Metropolitan area with a population of around 2.3 million and provide services both regionally and nationally. In addition to the new laboratory projects, we are also working to deploy a new Managed Pathology Service Contract. Construction on the new Leeds Children's Hospital is also planned, which will include all in-patient maternity and specialist neonatal services to become the largest single site maternity centre in the UK.

The successful candidate will be well supported by the wider scientific and clinical teams. The Blood Sciences Department is accredited to ISO
15189 andby the IBMS as a training laboratory in both Clinical Biochemistry and Haematology.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Asa specialist biomedical scientist you will be a fully competent member of the department. Normally working as part of a team, you will be expected toperform a wide range of specialist clinical technical investigations. Atother times you may be required to work alone and independently, for example when working on-call. Working in different sections of the department youwill have the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute towards the provision of an accurate and timely service for patients.

You will be expected to apply professional judgements and specialist skills to technically complex and sometimes difficult situations. Within the team youmay be required to organize the tasks of support workers. You will be required to communicate highly complex information, often related to patient management and care, to colleagues, healthcare staff and other organizations.

Youwill be required to attend MDT and other user meetings where appropriate.

Post holders will be involved in R&D and may lead projects, under supervision, where appropriate.

Thepost holder will assist in the day to day running of the laboratory or aparticular section of the…