Band 7 Senior Biomedical Scientist – Histology

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Ensure the provision of a quality analytical service of specialist histological and pathological testing,

Responsible for the histology diagnostic pathway from booking in of samples to the issuing of reports.

Use professional judgement to assess and select appropriate tests and allocate testing procedures accordingly.

Manage and contribute to the day to day workload of the JONAL, including preparing and processing tissue specimens for the diagnosis of amyloid using conventional histological procedures and specialist histological techniques (including immunohistochemistry) on all platforms.

Use professional judgement to analyse and interpret stained slides and record the results appropriately.

Report histology cases with consultants and generate amyloid immunohistochemistry reports.

Use the Leica LMD7000 to perform Laser Capture Microdissection on amyloid samples, and process samples in preparation for proteomic analysis with the Mass Spectrometer.

Carry out other duties as required by more senior members of staff.

Responsible for the procurement of all stock/purchases for the histology section by acting as a requisitioner through PECOS.

To understand financial implications of service delivery.

Liaise with company representatives to build relationships with the laboratory suppliers.

Perform Audits and present at the departmental Audit.

Teach and train members of staff and visiting colleagues.

Ensure completion and reporting of EQA schemes.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria

Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria

BSc in Biomedical Science or equivalent and demonstrable experience at Specialist BMS level
HCPC State Registration
Master’s degree or related professional healthcare qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria

Significant highly specialised knowledge of routine histology acquired over a significant period post-HCPC registration
Experience in amyloid pathologies and diagnostic techniques
Experience in supervising/training other members of staff
Experience in managing staff
Experience with laboratory information and quality management systems UKAS compliance
Experience in developing and implementing new technologies and methodologies
Experience in undertaking administrative responsibilities
Experience of following health and safety policies and procedures

Covid-19 Vaccination

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

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Please note:

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
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