Senior BMS/Team Leader - Haematology and Blood Transfusion

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a well-motivated, enthusiastic and skilled Biomedical Scientist Team Manager to join the Haematology and Blood Transfusion department at Salisbury District Hospital.

The department is an approved training laboratory for HCPC registration and Specialist portfolio. Personal development, CPD, and attendance at meetings, both internal and external, are all actively encouraged.

As a Band 7 BMS you will have current registration with the HCPC with extensive post registration experience within Haematology and Blood Transfusion. You will have an MSc (or equivalent) or be willing to work towards one in a relevant scientific subject. You will have proven scientific, technical and communication skills in association with a commitment to training, quality management, continuous professional development, health & safety and audit. The successful candidate must be quality driven and have a good understanding of how to deliver a service that meets the ISO 15189:2012 standard. Knowledge of the requirements of the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations (2005) and experience of the SABRE /SHOT reporting process will be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

The role is a full time (37.5 hrs) and there is potential requirement for out of hours duties.

You will be joining our friendly team to assist and provide leadership, strategy and day to day support to the Haematology and Blood Transfusion team. You will work closely with the Laboratory Management Team to ensure that the high quality service is maintained and bring ideas from your extensive experience to help shape the future of the laboratory. Good communication, interpersonal skills and a commitment to team working are essential.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role will involve day to day supervision and organisation of the technical diagnostic services within the department to ensure turn-around times are achieved and provide excellent service delivery.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• HCPC registration
• BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science (or equivalent)
• Post-graduate, post registration training in a specialist area, leading to the completion of a specialist portfolio (or equivalent)
• MSc Biomedical Science or working towards (or equivalent)

Desirable criteria

• BBTS Specialist Certificate in Transfusion practice
• Willing to pursue further qualifications

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Detailed knowledge of theoretical and practical laboratory procedures within Haematology, Coagulation and Blood Transfusion
• Evidence of continuing professional development to demonstrate specialist knowledge
• Ability to work within all areas of the department
• Comprehensive understanding of quality control / quality assurance procedures

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of basic management practice

Experience

Essential criteria

• At least four years experience as an HCPC registered biomedical scientist
• Detailed working knowledge of laboratory information and management computer systems
• Demonstrable problem solving skills
• Detailed knowledge of standard IT packages e.g. Microsoft Office

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working alone out-of-hours

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to organise own workload and that of subordinate staff
• Possess highly developed technical skills and be adept at all laboratory procedures
• Proven training ability
• Ability to operate / troubleshoot complex laboratory equipment and interpret results
• Possess good interpersonal and communication skills
• Evaluate and appraise new methods and technologies

Desirable criteria

• HR and appraisal skills
• Give presentations as part of laboratory training programme

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
• An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Band 7 Job description (PDF, 234.8KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 151.8KB)
• Facts about Salisbury (PDF, 214.5KB)