Advanced Biomedical Scientist

This is an exciting opportunity for HCPC registered Biomedical Scientists educated to Masters level with substantive experience in Cervical Cytology to join our busy service., We currently have a vacancy for an Advanced BMS Team Lead. To be suitable for this role you will have extensive experience in Cervical Cytology, knowledge of the Cervical Screening Programme and experience of leading a team. The department is committed to developing the Advanced BMS Team with opportunities for operational management training or further study for the Advanced Specialist Diploma in Cervical Cytology for the right candidate.

The post holder will assist the Cervical Cytology management team and will participate in the duty manager rota for operational issues along with other Advanced BMS staff.

The post holder will provide leadership and day to day support to the technical staff and the post holder may be required to take individual responsibility for the day-to-day management of a section or function within the department., The post holder will lead a team of Cytology Screeners, BMS and support staff, ensuring that cervical samples are received, entered on to the LIMS and progressed to Virology for HPV testing, with appropriate cases processed, slides generated and stained for screening, checking and reporting by cytology screeners, Biomedical Scientists, Consultant Biomedical Scientists and the Consultant Cytopathologists. They will have responsibility for the day to day management of the cervical screening service including equipment management, financial management, staff training and supervision and consumables monitoring.

The post-holder will ensure the specialised technical assistance required by Consultants is provided by BMS, Cytology Screeners and MLA staff in the department.

The post-holder will liaise closely with the Cervical Cytology management team, the Cellular Pathology Laboratory Manager and Clinical team to ensure provision of a high-quality service.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust hosts the North West Cervical Screening service. Our service really makes a difference to thousands of women across the North West and your drive, enthusiasm and professionalism is what we require to ensure we continue to provide a high quality, safe and efficient service at the forefront of future advances in pathology. The service receives approximately 450,000 samples pa generating approximately 70,000 LBC slides., MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating the most exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We're proud to be one of the major academic research centres and education providers in England and Research and Innovation is the heart of all we do, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We're also excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable and tackling climate change.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Join us and you'll work with some of the best people in the NHS, thriving in a Trust united in its values, purpose and commitment to our patients and a drive for continual innovation and improvement.