Specialist Senior Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 June 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M20 2AF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0058-18812 |
Summary
Senior Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology | Band 7 equivalent depending on experience | Manchester| Full Time Spire Manchester is looking for a highly motivated experienced Specialist Biomedical Scientist with at least 5 years' experience, post registration, qualified with an MSc or specialist portfolio, to join our dynamic team. This is an opportunity for you to further develop your skills within microbiology and contribute to all areas including manual, virology and molecular in a small but busy department. Experience with Beckman microscan, Bruker Maldi-tof, BD Max will be highly regarded. Spire Manchester Hospital is a brand new, £65m state-of-the-art healthcare facility offering you the opportunity to work across a wide variety of specialisms. You will be able to develop your clinical skills in a modern and progressive environment. The Manchester team currently consists of over 500 colleagues, and we are rapidly expanding as we increase the scope of services we provide across our experienced and dynamic team. Duties and responsibilities As a Biomedical Scientist in Microbiology your role is to assist in the organisation, management, and development of services within a specialised area of the pathology service, or across a range of services provided by the laboratory. You will liaise with the Laboratory Consultant and the Pathology Manager, to ensure the provision of the high-quality service in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Other duties will include, but not be limited to: Develop practice including investigation and reporting, within your areas of specialist expertise. Analyse, interpret and report information and knowledge related to ideas and concepts. Assist with research and development. Develop practice in the application of technology for measuring and monitoring pathology investigations, within your specialist area of expertise. Provide and receive complex, sensitive, or contentious information. Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others. Promotes best practice in health and safety and security. Assist in maintaining and developing services. Contribute to quality improvement. Support and enable equality, diversity, and rights. Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI. Who we're looking for: - You must be a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist with no restrictions on practice. Excellent communication skills Benefits We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to: 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers Free Bupa wellness screening Private medical insurance Life assurance Please see the attached benefits leaflet for more information. We commit to our employee's well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward. Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care. For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Sarah Whittaker on 07525887973 or e-mail For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people. Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.