Senior Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology

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About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

• Manages and coordinates day-to-day technical activities of a section(s) of the department.
• Responsible for standards and quality of performance of the section(s) including instrument problem solving and trouble shooting.
• Processes a broad range of specialist and routine laboratory diagnostic investigations in a Department of a Laboratory using a range of scientific measurements and technical procedures on patient samples.
• Provides advice to clinicians as to appropriateness of tests and time-scales.
• Develop and delivers training and assesses competence of Biomedical Scientists, Trainee Biomedical Scientists and Medical laboratory Assistants.

In this key role, you will:

Responsible for first-line management of a section(s) of the laboratory, maintaining the level of service necessary for the high standard of patient care, including supervision of qualified and unqualified staff working in that area.

• Responsible for advanced maintenance, maintenance records and trouble shooting of all equipment within section(s) to ensure safety of all users.
• Participate in Personal Development Planning (PDP) review for other staff.
• Develop and participate in a training programme for instruction of staff and continuing education in area of responsibility.
• Keep up to date on the scientific, technical and theoretical developments in the laboratory field.
• Will perform a range of routine and highly complex diagnostic tests.

What You'll Bring:

• State registration with the Health Professions Council is mandatory.
• MSc in Biomedical Science or Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science or equivalent experience (at least 5 years experience as BMS1 and evidence of continued development in relevant discipline).
• Formal evidence of highly specialist knowledge of a range of discipline specific procedures.
• Evidence of continuing professional development, for example, a specialised portfolio of development, attendance at specialist courses, training on new instrumentation, learning through reflective practice.

A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Becky Jeffrey, Technical Manager, Microbiology on View email address on apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Gemma Irwin, Recruitment Administrator on View email address on apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.