Biomedical Scientist

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Job Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a 6 month secondment HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist (or nearing completion of HCPC registration) to join our dedicated team in Immunology and Immunogenetics at Southmead Hospital.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic well motivated individuals to work in the Department of Immunology and Immunogenetics within the grounds of Southmead Hospital. The laboratory is housed in a modern, purpose-built laboratory and the successful candidate will be joining a busy but friendly team. The Immunology department at North Bristol NHS Trust provides a diagnostic service for the local community serving a local population of approximately 500,000 and a referral service throughout the Southwest.

The laboratory is split in to four sections: Autoimmunity / Allergy, Immunochemistry, Immunophenotyping and Tissue Typing the successful candidate will rotate between all the sections.

Please note this is not a training post.

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If a sufficient number of applications are received for this post, then it may close early

Main duties of the job

• Provide laboratory support for pre analytical sample preparation.
• Assist with performance of routine and specialist diagnostic tests on blood and other body fluids.
• Assist with booking and results entry as appropriate on the laboratory computer database reporting system.
• Operate and maintain specialist laboratory equipment.
• Rotate through all sections within the Immunology laboratory

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised center of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert

Person specification

Education/Qualification

Essential criteria

• BSc honours degree in Biomedical Science or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Health Professions Council Registration Biomedical Sciences
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Work experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in a UK NHS laboratory
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation applicable to laboratories

Desirable criteria

• Experience in Immunology and Immunogenetics

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Desirable criteria

• Good understanding of basic and practical and theoretical Immunology and Immunogenetics

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The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

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