Flexible Workforce Biomedical Scientist | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2025 |
| Location: | Halifax, HX3 0PW |
| Company: | Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7209735/372-FW1349-B |
Summary
The Cellular Pathology department at Calderdale Royal Hospital is seeking to recruit a HCPC registered Bank Biomedical Scientist with an accredited degree to join our friendly team.
The department is UKAS accredited and IBMS approved for training. Cellular pathology covers histology, non-gynae cytology, andrology and the mortuaries. The successful candidate will be involved in health and safety, training and quality in all areas of the department.
We currently process approximately 28000 histology samples, around 13000 immunohistochemistry tests using the Ventana Benchmark Ultra, 2500 non-gynae samples, and 3000 andrology samples.
We are committed to quality and improvement. We are currently in the process of introducing digital pathology to the department.
Informal visits are highly recommended. Please contact Mandeep Singh Dhesi on 01422 224395
To act in a scientific role and to carry out all routine investigations within the department, following such training as may be necessary, ensuring the quality of the service. To assist in the provision of the cellular pathology and mortuary service for the trusts hospitals and CCGs by providing knowledge and technical skills to process, analyse, understand and interpret results of diagnostic tests. Rotate on a regular basis through the different sections of the department and take part in the extended working rota.
To ensure health and safety is maintained, train junior members of staff, and be involved with quality and service development through laboratory and clinical audit. Continuous professional development will be essential for this post and further study will be encouraged.
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
• To be competent in all the areas of Cellular Pathology.
• To be a point of reference to junior staff, to provide advice and supervise other members of staff.
• To coordinate work and staff within their areas in the absence of a specialist Biomedical Scientist.
• To maintain UKAS accreditation and HTA compliance.
• To participate and adhere to Health and Safety requirements.
• To have a good understanding of the Pathology Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
Please see the attached job description for an in-depth review.
This advert closes on Sunday 18 May 2025
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