Employer: Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust
Location:
Lancashire
Salary: 23,023 to £29,608 pa
Type: Permanent
Expires: 25 Sep 2018
An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the Microbiology Biomedical Scientist team at Royal Bolton NHS Foundation Trust to cover maternity. The Department is looking to strengthen its team of Biomedical Scientists extending the capability of the Laboratory to provide an up to date, quality, 7 day service.
Currently Microbiology consists of 11 Biomedical Scientists, 4 Associate Practitioners and 12 Medical Laboratory Assistants. It is a well equipped, highly automated laboratory that includes: : MALDI-TOF, BACTEC FX, MGiT TB system, PHOENIX/UriPlus identification and susceptibility systems, VIPER Chlamydia/GC detection, Cepheid (MRSA, TB, GC, CPE), Biofire Filmarray and SediMAX for urinalysis.
Work load is over 280,000 requests per year with samples received from both hospital patients and the community via GP surgeries.
Your role would include: contribution within the Microbiology laboratory, as a Biomedical Scientist, in the provision of a high quality cost effective clinical service and the development of the service in line with departmental objectives; to fully communicate these improvements to all grades of staff and to train members of staff accordingly.
You will perform routine procedures involving scientific, technical, and interpretive work to aid clinicians in the effective diagnosis and treatment of patients.
The Department is keen to develop all staff and Continuing Professional Development would be wholeheartedly supported by Laboratory Medicine to enable you to reach your full potential.
You would be expected to play a full part in our professional team, communicating well with Consultants, STP’s, Biomedical Scientists, Associate Practitioners and Medical Laboratory Assistants but must also be able to work quickly and efficiently on your own initiative.
Weekend working is required as part of core hours
Out of Hours On-Call participation is also a requirement
For further details / informal visits contact:
Lewis Hurley, Microbiology Laboratory Manager (Extn 5409)
Rushana Hussain, Microbiology Section Manager (Extn 5412)
Alison Hardy, Microbiology Section Manager (Extn 5412)
Contact: Lewis Hurley
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