Senior Biomedical Scientist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dynamic and forward thinking individual to join our Senior Biomedical Scientist team to help take forward and develop the Haematology Department at Frimley Park Hospital

The laboratory is fully accredited with UKAS  and holds IBMS training status for Registration and Specialist Portfolio.

Within the Laboratory we currently use Winpath Enterprise, Abbot HQ's,  CellaVision, Werfen TOPs and G11's. We are currently completing the implementation of all the platforms employed within blood sciences and a GLP track.

Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS), one of the first NHS pathology networks to be established in 1998, is now one of the largest in the country. We are driven to provide a patient centred service which provides safe, high quality, clinically led diagnostics.

BSPS is a contractual joint venture between Ashford &St. Peter’s Hospitals, Frimley Health (Wexham Park & Frimley Park Hospitals), Royal Berkshire, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts, and  Surrey and Sussex Healthcare.

Main duties of the job

Being flexible, self-motivated and innovative will be fundamental to your role. The ability to communicate effectively with  seniors and laboratory team is essential.

You will use your knowledge and skill  to ensure a robust and fully operational system within the Haematology department. You will look for new opportunities to get the best from the team and successfully implement changes required to ensure the system delivers the desired patient focused service.

We want our staff to have a great experience working with us so they are truly happy to recommend Frimley Health as a good place to work. We expect all staff to treat colleagues as they would wish to be treated themselves.

You will be based at Frimley Park Hospital, and may be required at times to travel to the other sites in the Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Network.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will practise as an HCPC Registered BMS in the department, participating fully in the practical work of the department and shift for out of hours provision. They will be responsible for the operation and provision of a high quality technical service providing guidance to other staff as appropriate. They will also be expected to deputise for the Site Lead Haematology BMS in their absence.

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day running of a quality, efficient and a  timely haematology Service as requested by the service users, ensuring departmental protocols, policies and standard operating procedures are adhered to and updated to comply with regulatory and accreditation requirements including UKAS  ‘Standards for the Medical Laboratory’ and ISO 15189:2012 transitioning to ISO 15189:2022 in 2024.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information.