Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- 29,970 – 36,483 £ / Year
Job Summary
The Royal Cornwall hospital provides Pathology services for Cornwall & is currently looking for a motivated Band 5 Biomedical Scientist to become part of the Clinical Chemistry team covering the full range of available tests, rotating through all sections. The Blood Sciences department is soon to enter an exciting phase with a new build pathology department, future proofing pathology for the next 40 years with a purpose built facility featuring state of the art diagnostic equipment.
Our laboratory is ISO 15189:2012 accredited and is equipped with GLP tracked Abbott Alinity Chemistry and Immunoassay analysers, Sebia Tera 3 capillary electrophoresis, Advanced Instruments Osmo1 , and Thermo Scientific Dionex UltiMate HPLC systems.
You will be expected to participate in a 24/7 rota after suitable training.
The department supports professional career progression and works closely with educational establishments to provide placement and training opportunities.
Cornwall offers an amazing lifestyle of outdoor activities, some of the finest beaches in the country and a safe and child friendly environment. Moorland and coastal walking, surfing, summer festivals and a warm mild climate.
Main duties of the job
To undertake scientific duties in any part of the Department as required in order to facilitate the smooth running of the service.
To participate in the 24/7 service provision
To provide a clinical technical service by performing routine and specialist analytical testing on a range of biological samples.
To maintain and run specialist equipment as deemed appropriate by the lead BMS.
To work alongside staff members of all grades, and engage in the team ethic.
To supervise, mentor and support Junior Staff and support the wider Team.
To support the quality management system.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Accredited BMS Degree
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- E.C.D.L. or other qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Relevant laboratory experience
Desirable
- Laboratory experience in the host laboratory discipline
Skills
Essential
- Able to perform complex laboratory tasks and assays
- Able to understand and deal with abnormal results
- Able to deal with IQC and EQA
- Good interpretive skills
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).
Closing Date: 11 February 2025
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