Specialist Biomedical Scientist

Senior Biomedical Scientist Training Lead | Private Hospital | Full-time, Permanent | Southampton

Spire Southampton Hospital are looking for a Senior Biomedical Scientist Training Lead to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will 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 at Hub Hospital and support the provision of pathology services  for spoke site Hospitals and act as training lead. 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. Working with the National Pathology Speciality – Training and Education regarding members of the local team who are undertaking pathology related educational training.

Spire Southampton Hospital offers world-class care, attracting patients from across the South of England and internationally. We deliver some of the best cardiac surgery results in the country. Our Critical Care department and multidisciplinary team offer you peace of mind for our wide range of treatments

Duties and responsibilities:

• Develop practice including investigation and reporting, within your areas of specialist expertise. 
• Analyse, interpret and report information and knowledge related to ideas and concepts. 
• Develop and evaluate the movement of laboratory specimens and blood. 
• 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.
• Deliver quality improvement with the department senior team.
• 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.
• Support Pathology Manager with training and development of pathology staff
• Liaise with the National Pathology Specialists for Training and Education

Who we're looking for:

• Degree qualified, HNC Medical Laboratory Sciences or equivalent which would allow  individual to be eligible for Associate Membership of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences.
• Biomedical Scientist with the Health & Care Professions Council.
• Experienced working in a scientific lab
• Experience working in the independent sector
• Strategically commercial and familiarity with service developments
• Experience of working in partnership with consultants and participating in creating innovative solution for new pathology services.
• Auditor skills across clinical standards and departments

Contract: Full-time permanent 

Hours: Full-time, 37.5hrs per week, with a combination of earlies (6am start), lates (22:00 finish) and weekends (8am-4pm Saturdays & Sundays 9am-5pm with on-call).

You will be required to take part in the on-call rota outside of these core hours and must live 30 minutes of the hospital to be able to respond urgent requests.  

Benefits

We offer employed colleagues 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

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Charlotte Oliver on charlotte.oliver@spirehealthcare.com

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.