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Biomedical Scientist - Haem and BT
| Posting date: | 08 October 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2024 |
| Location: | London, N18 1QX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0111-24-0022 |
Summary
Overall Job Purpose: To undertake haematological and blood transfusion investigations, rotating through all sections of the department as required to maintain knowledge and skill levels to work both independently and under the supervision of senior biomedical scientists to maintain a cross site 24/7 service. Main Duties: To include, but not be restricted to, the following duties: 1. To contribute to providing a professional and technical laboratory service working effectively as a team member as part of the overall department. 2. To work independently performing routine analyses with support as required from senior Biomedical Scientists. 3. To support the 24/7 laboratory service, participating in shifts as allocated by the Head of Haematology and Blood Transfusion Laboratories. Main Tasks and Responsibilities 1. To undertake routine maintenance of analysers and equipment, ensuring that Calibration, IQC and EQC are within acceptable limits. This forms part of the duties of completing all documentation required by CPA/UKAS and MHRA. To communicate any issue that may affect provision of the service to the Senior Biomedical Scientist. 2. To undertake basic troubleshooting in the event of equipment or assay failure. escalating the failure to a senior member of staff as necessary, and maintaining incident documentation as required by the Standard Operating Procedures. 3. To ensure that adequate stocks of consumables and reagents are available to maintain an efficient service, informing Senior Biomedical Scientists when supplies need replenishing. 4. Performs investigations in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and Laboratory health and safety policies, to a high standard providing results in a timely fashion so as to comply with turn around times as stated in the Users Handbook. 5. To perform routine morphological assessments of routine blood smears and to be able to identify normal and abnormal blood cells and common blood-borne parasites 6. To perform more complex investigations under the supervision of a Senior Biomedical Scientist. 7. To perform blood group and antibody screening and other routine tests within the Blood Transfusion laboratory, and to perform further secondary testing including Antibody Panel investigations and identification as necessary. 8. To be aware of all local and national guidelines and policies related to the provision of safe blood products to patients. 9. To provide compatible blood components for routine and emergency transfusion 10. To undertake technical and first level authorisation of results, ensuring that IQC is within accepted limits. To interpret and understand the implications of results at a basic level and to take appropriate action when these fall outside the expected ranges, communicating them to the requestor and referring the request to the Haematology Registrars or Consultant Haematologist where clinical input is required. 11. To receive and communicate information accurately and concisely to colleagues and service users as required. 12. To inform the Senior Biomedical Scientist or manager of any issues that may affect the provision of the service. 13. To assist in the development and implementation current and new techniques within the laboratory. 14. To assist in the validation of new equipment. 15. To assist in the review and development of current and new Standard Operating Procedures 16. To undertake and assist in Clinical and Scientific audits as required by the Head of Haematology and Blood Transfusion Laboratories. 17. To develop and improve professional expertise and specialist skills.