University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Biomedical scientist
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About the Role
Applicants must be HCPC state registered and have demonstrable experience of working in a diagnostic Microbiology laboratory.
About the Department
- The Department has over 60 staff and processes over 500,000 samples per year.
- It has UKAS accreditation and is recognized as an IBMS training laboratory.
- The applicant will rotate through all sections of the laboratory.
- They will be expected to examine a wide range of clinical samples from patients to determine the laboratory diagnosis and the appropriate treatment of infection due to bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites.
- Staff are encouraged to further their own development and assist with CPD related activities.
- The laboratory is well equipped and is fully computerized.
Job Details
- It is a full-time post from 09:00-17:30, Monday to Friday.
- Extended working days (early 8am, core, late shifts up to 10pm, and night shifts from 10pm-8am) are expected.
- Participation in a weekend rota, bank holiday rota, and being on call once trained is expected.
- All weekend work is paid at an enhanced rate as per Agenda for Change.
Sponsorship
For applicants requiring sponsorship, please check the attached criteria to qualify.
Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.
Responsibilities
- To perform microbiological analysis of biological samples including blood, urine, faeces, cerebral spinal fluid, and other clinical samples, taking personal responsibility for the quality of the results.
- Results are used in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of infectious disease, and the detection and monitoring of hospital and community-based outbreaks of infection.
- Maintain a high standard of professional knowledge and competence in the performance of all tests and investigations carried out at bench level.
- To make diagnostic decisions of infection and treatment options based on microscopic findings, the analysis of bacterial culture plates, and the subsequent assessment of bacterial susceptibility tests, which requires in-depth knowledge, experience, expertise, and judgment.
- When working alone at night or at weekends, e.g., when on call, to carry out essential investigations and make critical diagnostic decisions unsupervised, and with no on-site back-up or reference point.
- To work, if required, with high-risk samples and cultures, at Containment Level 3, and to be aware when circumstances arise necessitating the move of normal laboratory investigations (Containment Level 2) to a higher containment level.
- To have sufficient knowledge and competence to work on rotation in all bacteriology and serology sections of the laboratory as required.
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About Us
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence, and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Mark Wallis
- Job title: Microbiology Lead BMS
- Email address: mark.wallis@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01752 437750
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