About this role
Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Biomedical Scientist looking to develop your career within a busy and progressive Microbiology service?
We are seeking a highly motivated Biomedical Scientist with experience in Microbiology to join our friendly, dedicated, and forward-thinking team. The successful applicant will play a key role in delivering a high-quality diagnostic service for patients and service users across Coventry and Warwickshire.
Working within our modern Microbiology laboratory, you will be involved in the processing, analysis, and interpretation of a wide range of clinical specimens, supporting the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. You will work as part of a large and diverse team committed to service excellence, continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Main duties of the job
Perform daily routine and specialised diagnostic services on patient and environmental samples containing potentially infectious material. This will be done on a rotational basis using manual and automated techniques to exacting medical and scientific standards according to standard operating procedures. Perform daily interpretation of diagnostic investigations. Know how to proceed in the event of technical / analytical nonconformity and when to inform the line manager. Accurate and timely entry of data onto the laboratory computer system and/or automated analysers using a VDU and keyboard workstation. As appropriate record reports for authorisation in electronic form and / or verbally to persons authorised to receive them. Quality check outputs including maintaining necessary internal records Participate in external and internal quality assurance schemes and vertical and horizontal audits as directed by senior staff. Work to meet laboratory performance targets as directed by senior staff Under supervision, develop and investigate new techniques as required by the changing needs of the service. To regularly inform and discuss progress of training towards a post registration specialist competence portfolio, with the laboratory training officer and other senior staff as appropriate.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create anenvironment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description Job responsibilities
Microbiology Biomedical scientists are required to process and interpret samples including blood cultures, sterile fluids, tissues, urines, sputum, swabs, dermatology samples and others using a mixture of both manual and automated methodologies. Scientists are required to problem solve and engage proactively with junior staff, medical staff, senior staff both within and outside Microbiology to provide a quality service to our users. The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in on-going training both for themselves and to develop others. Participate in audits and investigate non-conformances. Maintain their own health and safety and work within the standard operating procedures of the department and with Trust.
For further details please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
oBiomedical Science degree acceptable to the HCPC. oCurrent registration with HCPC. oEvidence of CPD. oCompletion of Generic Registration Portfolio.
Experience Essential
oEvidence of recent laboratory experience. oProblem solving.
Desirable
oWorking towards completion of post-registration discipline specific competence portfolio.
Knowledge Essential
oDemonstrate a broad based knowledge in Pathology or in required discipline.
Skills Essential
oBe able to speak, receive and issue instructions without risk of misunderstanding. oBe able to follow complex documents such as a standard operating procedure. oHigh level of accuracy and attention to detail. oIT and keyboard skills.
Desirable
oIT and keyboard skills
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours Essential
oMust be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below) oApplicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address UHCW NHS Trust
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)