Specialist Biomedical Scientist in Clinical Biochemistry

Job Title: Clinical Biochemist
The post holder will be part of a team providing a Clinical Biochemistry service to the Trust. The post holder will rotate through all sections of the Department practising a wide range of automated and manual analytical procedures to produce high quality test results.

The post holder will be expected to understand the need for analytical quality and clinical urgency, and take appropriate action when finding abnormal pathology results in order to maintain the highest standards of patient care.

In addition to their analytical skills, the post holder will be expected to supervise and train medical laboratory assistants, as well as other technical and scientific staff working under the direction of the section leader.

The post holder will be expected to be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and have UK based laboratory experience.

The post holder will be expected to participate in the out-of-hours roster, including lone working at night and weekends to support the urgent clinical needs of the Trust. Out of hours shifts are included within the contracted 37.5 hours per working week. This post will include an increased allocation of night shifts.

Key Responsibilities:

• To follow protocols for performing a wide range of laboratory procedures.
• To participate in the 24/7 provision of clinical Biochemistry out-of-hours service to the trust, this will include working night and weekend shifts.
• To organise personal workload in response to the urgency and volume of requests.
• To inspect analytical quality control results and authorise the reporting of only those analytical results which satisfy established criteria.
• To recognise the importance of abnormal results, and to ensure that they are reported without delay. To ensure that appropriate follow on tests are performed in line with the level of abnormality detected.
• To maintain equipment and work space in a clean and functional condition.
• To ensure that analytical procedures and equipment not conforming to quality specifications are brought to the attention of the senior staff member.
• To assist the supervision of Associate Practitioners and Medical Laboratory Assistants.
• Assisting in the training of all grades of staff.
• To establish, maintain and increase their knowledge, skills and competency. This includes maintaining a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio, providing evidence of participation in learning and development activities.

About the Trust:
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds: city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.