Biomedical Scientist Section Lead - Histology | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	08 April 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	08 May 2025
Location:	Blackpool, FY3 8NR
Company:	Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	6823217/382-CS10-25

Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, senior specialist BMS to join our friendly team in Histology at Blackpool. The successful candidate will contribute towards the departmental commitment to provide an efficient, cost effective, timely and high quality fit-for-purpose Cellular Pathology service to the Trust.

The post holder will oversee the operations and staff, and provide leadership, expertise and troubleshooting in our new Histology laboratory; including specimen reception, tissue dissection, processing, sectioning, routine staining and tinctorial staining. The post holder will work with the Cellular Pathology Management team to maintain quality and governance standards across all of cellular sciences. The post holder will also be expected to participate in development projects within the department, which includes Digital Pathology implementation and a new Pathology LIMS.



Blackpool Teaching Hospital

Biomedical Scientist Section Manager - Histology

37.5 hours per week

The post holder will oversee the operations and staff, and provide leadership, expertise and troubleshooting in Histopathology; including specimen reception, tissue dissection, processing, sectioning, routine staining and tinctorial staining. The post holder will work with the Cellular Pathology Management team to maintain quality and governance standards across all of cellular sciences. The post holder will also be expected to participate in development projects within the department, which includes Digital Pathology implementation and a new Pathology LIMS.





Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Pathology is a clinical support service. Medical and scientific staff within Pathology provide diagnostic and clinical advice to surgeons and clinicians within the Trust and to General Practitioners within Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre area. The department has UKAS accreditation and is also accredited to train Biomedical Scientists and Junior Doctors.

The department has a strong user focus and a proven track record in developing new services to meet the changing demands of our clinicians and patients. This focus, allied to the regional specialist services, gives real opportunities for staff to train and develop in a supportive and educationally challenging environment.

We recommend that all individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Responsible for ensuring the planning, organising and performing of highly
specialised procedures within the allocated section of work, using
specialised/complex automated and manual techniques, to meet prescribed
standards of quality and service delivery.
· To oversee the planning and prioritisation of the workload of the section
according to service needs and pressures, and the needs of individual
clinicians and outside agencies. To communicate and co-operate with
colleagues to ensure efficient and effective delivery of service.
· To be first point of contact for junior staff within the section in the event of
issues or unexpected outcomes, provide guidance to junior members of
staff and take decisive action in order to maintain standards, accuracy and
safety.
· To act as technical expert in the allocated section, to perform or oversee the more advanced and technically complex aspects of the work, and provide expertise, advanced skills and trouble shooting.
· To have the depth of knowledge and required skills to correctly and safely
process high risk specimens, hazardous materials, complex instrumentation
& specialist equipment, and complex or specialist procedures, according to
defined protocols, including managing unexpected outcomes.
· To take first lead in evaluation and implementation of new or improved
methodology, techniques, and equipment, and to recommend changes or
remedial action when necessary. To undertake approved research and
audit programmes.
· To ensure the accurate data entry and text/data processing of all
information and to help collate and provide data/information for managerial or clinical purposes.
· To undertake Internal and External Quality Assurance Schemes, interpret
reports, recommend modifications to procedure, and ensure compliance
with all governance & accreditation schemes, and service requirements.
· To ensure the safe storage and respectful disposal of specimens in
accordance with Trust and professional policy & guidelines.
· To carry out laboratory policies, Risk Assessments and Standard Operating
Procedures, contribute to their formulation, and recommend modifications
and contribute to future developments.
· To maintain a personal up to date knowledge base relevant to best practice
and maintain a personal compliance in respect of statutory and professional
personal development.
· To disseminate technical and procedural information to staff and service
users when the need arises.
· To monitor the day to day provision and functioning of facilities,
instrumentation and consumables to ensure efficient and effective
functioning of the section.





Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.


This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Apr 2025

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