Senior Biomedical Scientist

To supervise/organise staff/work within a section, ensuring work is completed within acceptable timescales and co-ordinate the training of all levels of staff within the section.
To perform, analyse, interpret, document and report both routine and highly complex laboratory investigations of a highly specialised nature commensurate with the professional grade that will impact directly on patient care.
The post holder will exercise autonomy within professional and managerial boundaries and will be required to verify and validate completed work.
To liaise/cooperate with hospital clinicians, general practitioners, other healthcare professionals, suppliers/manufacturers and their agents.
Participate in the strategic development of the section and deputise for their line manager in their absence.
Develop highly specialist skills in all sections of the laboratory via internal rotation.
The work will include a requirement to work some weekend, night and evening duties as required by departmental rotas. This requires a flexible approach to the hours of employment subject to terms and conditions., Clinical Biochemistry is part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We provide services to primary, secondary and tertiary services throughout Oxfordshire, and also neo- and antenatal screening services to a wider geographical area.
There are three laboratories within the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, at the John Radcliffe, Churchill and Horton General hospitals. Processes on all three sites have been harmonised through use of common equipment, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and information management.
The laboratory website is here: https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/biochemistry, Organise/supervise the work/conduct of all staff within the section and assess staff competence within the section in collaboration with other senior staff.
Organise/supervise the training of laboratory, medical, clerical and ancillary staff within the section in collaboration with other senior staff.
Ensure appropriate testing procedures are followed and use experience and knowledge to request any further tests that may be required to aid in diagnosis by clinicians.
Ordering/stock control of reagents, chemicals, quality control materials, equipment spares/parts and consumables.
Co-ordinate staff rotation and absence management, including use of e-rostering to manage holidays, shift, and absences including sick leave, in collaboration with other senior staff.
Motivate staff within the section and help to resolve staff related grievances / problems.
Liaise with departmental clinicians, consultants, BMS staff of all grades, nurses, NEQAS, manufacturers, suppliers and support staff.
Ensure general and highly complex equipment within the section is maintained and calibrated, troubleshooting where necessary.
Attend advanced training course(s) for use / maintenance / repair of equipment as required.
Ensure that accreditation standards (ISO15189) within own area of responsibility are maintained, including the preparation/revision of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and compliance with current national/local guidelines
Use I-passport to review, archive and update all documentation including standard operating procedure (SOPS)
Monitor technical integrity of assays undertaken through day to day review of internal quality control.
Review in conjunction with the Chief Biomedical Scientist, the longer term quality of assays through review of internal quality control data and external quality assessment returns.
Participate in and support Research & Development initiatives, including clinical research and evaluation/implementation of new methodologies, automation and working practices, in conjunction with line manager and clinical staff.
Ensure Health and Safety and COSHH guidelines are followed and that work is carried out safely and promote good laboratory practice.
Assist in improving departmental quality in conjunction with line manager and the quality manager.
Record Quality Incidents and contribute to their resolution
Participate in departmental audit programmes
Demonstrate higher specialist skills and professional knowledge through post registration academic and continuing professional development, including attendance at relevant local/national scientific meetings and providing educational/scientific presentations internally and externally.
Horton specific
The senior at the Horton is responsible for managing the day-to-day workload of the department.
Responsible for the day-to-day support of IT Hardware in pathology with support from Pathology IT at the John Radcliffe.
Maintain/manage Horton site point of care testing computer and liaise with POCT equipment users. Liaise with other Pathology disciplines to facilitate and support POCT implementation at the Horton.
Training officer/Co-ordinator for Horton laboratories, work place tutor for BSc student/trainees and Apprenticeship tutor for LSW's
Carry out advanced maintenance procedures/ troubleshooting on department analysers, arrange service visits to cause minimal disruption to workflow and maintain stocks of spares and consumables.
Analyses potentially infectious samples using a range of highly specialised laboratory procedures, by either manual or automated techniques, to produce results of a quality consistent with excellent patient care. Undertakes these duties in all areas of Clinical Biochemistry.
Ensures efficient use and maintenance of resources, is aware of stock levels and rotation, storage conditions, batch numbers and expiry dates, thus ensuring the viability of the reagents used.
Exercises own initiative and works in co-operation with other staff members to ensure that the workload is processed in a timely and efficient manner.
Is fully conversant with departmental policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), ensuring that personal performance complies with ISO 15189 and other professional standards.
Carries out troubleshooting and preventative maintenance on highly complex automated systems. Ensures appropriate records are kept and liaises with service engineers where appropriate.
Matches samples with request forms and inputs patient and test information into the laboratory computer system, requiring complete accuracy.

Applications are invited from well-motivated State Registered Biomedical scientists for the above post in a Biochemistry Laboratory that is part of a busy UKAS accredited department. The successful applicant will join the senior biochemistry BMS team of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and will be expected to work in each of the sections, as required, by service requirements.
Applicants should hold an MSc in a Clinical Chemistry related subject or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills. Key responsibilities will be team management including appraisals, equipment management and method performance monitoring/control. The post position is currently in Biochemistry at the Horton Hospital in Banbury and the successful candidate will provide oversite of this section. They will play an important role in training new staff and developing existing staff to meet current and future service needs.
Key attributes of the successful applicant will be the ability to lead and motivate coupled with a strong grounding in the discipline as evidenced from appropriate CPD activities.