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Biomedical Scientist Team Manager - Infectious Sciences
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Job Title: Biomedical Scientist Team Manager - Infectious Sciences
Location: Taunton
Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum + Performance bonus
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Before applying for this role, please read the following information about this opportunity found below.
We are looking for a Biomedical Scientist Team Manager to join our Infectious Sciences team at Southwest Pathology Services.
This role would particularly suit an individual who is keen to expand their experience in teaching, mentoring, and operational management, especially if these opportunities are limited within their current role.
They must have strong quality management experience and a proven ability to drive continuous improvement within laboratory quality systems and processes. Someone who can identify opportunities for service improvement, strengthen quality management practices, and support the department in maintaining high standards of compliance and patient care.
Excellent organisational and IT skills are essential, along with the resilience to work effectively within a busy and evolving service. The role involves lone working during evening and weekend shifts, therefore the successful candidate must be confident working independently and making decisions autonomously when required.
Although based within the Infectious Sciences laboratory (including Bacteriology, Parasitology, Virology, Molecular and Mycology), there is a requirement to rotate within all areas, subject to completion of suitable training. There is also an expectation that you will participate in the out-of-hours on-call service, weekend working on rotation and bank holiday rotas.
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Main Duties Of The Job
- Rotate through all areas of a Laboratory in Infectious Sciences as required (dependent on qualifications, experience and training), to perform all designated duties in accordance with local working practices, to maintain high Professional standards and conform to Health and Safety regulations.
- Perform and interpret routine and specialist Biomedical investigations autonomously to provide patients results within agreed quality standards of service delivery and turnaround times under the supervision of senior staff.
- Work independently, implement and propose changes to procedures for own work area. May be a lead specialist.
- Continue with personal development through academic and/or practical experience.
- Provide professional leadership and training to Basic Grade, Trainee BMS, Associate Practitioners (equivalent grades) and Medical Laboratory Assistants.
- Maintain the standards of conduct required by the Health Professions Council to practice as a registered Biomedical Scientist.
- Provide technical advice to clinicians as to the appropriateness of tests and timescales.
- Assist and carry out duties as directed in Health and Safety, audit, training, incident reporting and quality assurance/quality control.
The department operates 7 days per week with a rota for weekend working, on-call and bank holidays—all these have pay enhancements.
About You
Essential criteria
- MSc Degree, accredited by the Healthcare Professions Council and IBMS.
- HCPC Registration.
- Completed IBMS specialist portfolio in Microbiology/Virology or equivalent (if registration post 2004).
- Management qualification to ILM level 3 or relevant experience.
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Desirable criteria
- IBMS membership.
About Us
Formed in 2012, Southwest Pathology Services (SPS) is a joint venture between SYNLAB UK & Ireland and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. The partnership serves a population of around 500,000 and delivers services to the Trust and more than 100 GP practices, delivering on over 9 million tests annually.
The department is an IBMS accredited training laboratory and has full UKAS accreditation.
Originally, there was a single site at each hospital with both undertaking similar urgent and non-urgent tests. There is a well developed central 'hub' laboratory in Taunton with an 'essential services laboratory' at Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital to provide urgent testing.
The department has regular continual professional development seminars and as part of HCPC registration, be expected to maintain an up-to-date CPD portfolio. There is a healthy training budget to allow local/distant attendance at Congress/seminars/symposiums.
All staff commencing on SYNLAB Hospital terms and conditions are subject to a 6-month probationary period and may be entitled to a joining bonus.
Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Biomedical Scientist, Biomedical Technician, Biochemist, Microbiology Specialist, HCPC Registered Specialist, Biomedical Laboratory Specialist, Microbiologist may also be considered for this role.
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