Band 7 Senior Biomedical Scientist- Point of Care Testing

Job summary

This is currently a vacancy for you to join a centre of Pathology excellence at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), one of the largest teaching hospitals in England. We have state of the art facilities across 4 sites (Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals). The successful candidate will be primarily based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital site but there will be a requirement to work across all sites.

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic HCPC registered Senior Biomedical Scientist, with the IBMS Specialist portfolio and MSc qualifications to join our Point of Care Testing department. The candidate will need to be able to demonstrate a high level of technical knowledge and competence, good interpersonal skills, and evidence of involvement in laboratory technical projects or developments. Previous experience of working in POCT and involvement in preparation of ISO documentation desired.

Point of Care has expanded significantly and will continue to do so over the short term and long-term future. Department has more than 70 Blood Gas Analysers, 500 glucose/ketone meters, urinalysis, urinary HCG testing, HbA1c, Hb, D Dimer, INR, TEG, ROTEM systems, COVID and Flu testing.

The Point of Care department delivers a dynamic service that actively promotes innovation and service development. The post holder will be expected to work both alone and as part of a team, all working towards a common goal.

Main duties of the job

The role includes management of a wide range of POCT analysers/ devices and the maintenance, training, competency, quality assurance and governance of these devices.

The successful candidate will be involved in the management of the POCT team whilst maintaining the current level of POCT/COVID Lab service and leading service development including verification of equipment, auditing, and reviewing of documents to help towards UKAS accreditation.

You will help to deliver technical excellence and drive forward change in this busy department. We are committed to personal and professional development, and this will be encouraged and supported. There will also be opportunities to be involved in the wider management of the department along with various projects.

Soon there will be a new POCT contract within the Trust and the post holder will be a vital person to work with the POCT team to verify, validate, install, implement, and coordinate with training lead in delivering training to the clinical users on the new systems. IT connectivity into electronic patient records will be a critical element and you will work with the POCT manager and Trust IT to implement this.

The post holder will be expected to travel to, and from these hospitals and institutions. There will be a requirement to work flexibly across the sites and participation in on call rota.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.