Biomedical Scientist- Histology SWFT

at  University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Applications for Biomedical Scientist posts are invited to join Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Services (CWPS) at our Warwick site. Our site handles 30K histology cases and comprises of a team of 20 staff. We work closely with UHCW and support each other across the network which includes George Eliot hospital in Nuneaton.
Successful candidates must be HCPC registered as a Biomedical Scientist following completion of an appropriate degree and the IBMS registration portfolio. Applicants will be considered for a Trainee BMS position and will be supported through the IBMS registration portfolio and paid at Annex 21 75% of a band 5 until the portfolio is completed.
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.
As a Biomedical Scientist in Pathology the post holder is responsible for the delegated tasks required for the delivery of a fit-for-purpose medical laboratory service analysing tissue samples to achieve the objectives of efficient and effective patient care, and effective resource management within the service. As a BMS in Histology you will rotate between the main laboratory (Embedding, Microtomy, QC), IHC and Dissection areas. Training will be given but a background knowledge in an NHS lab is desirable.
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 (uhcw.nhs.uk)
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 an environment 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.
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 record
Participate in external and internal quality assurance schemes and vertical and horizontal audits as directed by senior staff.
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