Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Senior Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology to work in Jersey on a full-time basis.
The salary for this permanent Senior Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology job is £60,931 to £67,874 per annum.
A relocation package is offered for off-island candidates!
Imagine building a fulfilling career in a place where your work truly matters. On the beautiful island of Jersey, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact, with a diverse range of challenges that will inspire you to grow both personally and professionally. In this close-knit community, your contributions are valued, and you'll see the results of your efforts every day. With a welcoming environment that encourages innovation and offers plenty of support, Jersey is the perfect place to take your career to the next level while enjoying the unique lifestyle that island life has to offer.
Main duties:
- Lead a team performing a range of advanced infection and molecular laboratory analyses on a variety of samples, giving advice on appropriate techniques, to guide and contribute to clinical diagnoses, treatments and the evaluation of the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
- Manage the work of a laboratory specialism, using personal knowledge, experience and interpersonal skills, to meet urgent clinical need and agreed turnaround times, aligned with evidence-based best practice, and contributing to the control of infection, preventive programmes and hospital bed occupancy management.
- Support and mentor the team to take personal ownership of scientific decisions that impact on patient care by reporting bacterial, viral or other infections, antimicrobial susceptibility, antibody levels and molecular testing results, to enable prompt and appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
- Oversee instrumentation and procedures, researching and investigating latest techniques, verifying techniques, ensuring the laboratory repertoire remains current and that results of investigations meet quality acceptance criteria.
- As the lead specialist for a laboratory specialism, manage and delegate effectively to specialist biomedical scientists the lead roles for specific areas of responsibility, such as audit, supplier management, or introduction and verification of new scientific techniques.
- Network with other professionals at all levels, sometimes coordinating with off-island consultants, to give advice on guidelines and techniques, appropriate specimens and examinations, to manage users’ expectations and to collaborate on new service developments.
- Coordinate and manage internal and external quality assurance schemes, lead on internal audit and external accreditation, giving assurance to service users that the quality of laboratory work can be relied upon.
- Educate, train and assess the competence of less experienced employees in detailed laboratory processes and highly specialised scientific principles, take responsibility for their competency and continuing professional development so as to engender a culture of career-long learning.
- Supervise the writing and review of highly specialist documentation, the verification and control of procedural change, and accurate record keeping of scientific investigations to demonstrate commitment to quality, assurance and safety.
- Assess and minimise clinical risk, and implement suitable control measures, to ensure the safety and wellbeing of employees, patients and the public, and establish a positive health and safety culture, taking account of emerging infections and suspending activities deemed unsafe.
Requirements of the Specialist Biomedical Scientist:
- Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) specialist diploma in medical microbiology or virology, or equivalent postgraduate diploma level qualification or equivalent experience
- BSc(hons) in biomedical science, accredited by the IBMS or equivalent qualification accepted by the IBMS
- IBMS certificate of competence, or legacy equivalent (e.g. CPSM logbook)
- Registered with the HCPC and the Jersey Care Commission as a biomedical scientist
- Post-graduate diploma level knowledge of infection sciences
- Degree-level knowledge of biomedical science including cellular science, blood science, infection science, molecular and genetic science, and reproductive science
- Understand the key concepts of the knowledge base in the HCPC standards of proficiency for biomedical scientists
- Understand the principles of good laboratory practice, quality management, safety, infection prevention and risk management
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner in a relevant specialist setting, acquired over approximately three years in a medical laboratory, of which, approximately two years is in the relevant speciality
- Evidence of continuing professional development that conforms to HCPC standards
Contact:
This Senior Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology job is advertised by Craig Osborne; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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