Biomedical Scientist

You will join our friendly and enthusiastic team working in the busy Biochemistry and Immunology laboratory at our main laboratory based at Whiston Hospital and our Biochemistry essential services laboratory based at Southport Hospital. The service is provided 24/7/365 and the post holder may be requested to work from any sites where the Trust provides a service. For the successful candidate, working towards Specialist Biomedical Scientist status will be encouraged by support for completion of IBMS Specialist portfolio. Both Whiston and Southport labratory sites are equipped with Siemens automation including tracked Phadia 250 for automated immunology. The immunology manual section is based at the Whiston laboratory and is equipped with Sebia MC3 and Hydrsys2 scan, IIF microscopy for auto immunity screening and a Thermo Phadia 250 for allergy., Biomedical Scientists (BMS) carry out analyses of blood, body fluids, tissues and cell to determine the presence or absence of disease; this enables diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of the effectiveness of treatment. BMSs also carry out population screening for inherited or malignant disorders. BMSs will carry out the technical and scientific operations of the Biochemistry Department on a day-to-day basis enabling the provision of a high-quality Pathology service to the Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, the CCGs and GP practices. BMSs will be an active member of the Blood Sciences Team working at any site where Pathology is operated from and complete the Specialist Portfolio in Clinical Biochemistry.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme