Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist at Liverpool Clinical Laboratories in Haematology/Transfusion. This service is provided across four separate hospital sites.

This post may be offered under Annex 21 AfC Terms & Conditions, subject to experience, competency and suitability.

The laboratory based at the new CSSB facility at Royal Liverpool supports the Clatterbridge Cancer Care Hospital Liverpool and regional specialists' services such as Haemophilia centre and the Haemoglobinopathy and Antenatal Screening Service.

The laboratory based at Aintree University Hospital supports the regions Trauma Centre. This laboratory also serves the Walton Neurological Centre.

Broadgreen Hospital, which is co-located with Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist rehabilitation.

The Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is the main hospital delivering the highest standards of care for women, babies, and families.

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

Main duties of this role are to perform the validation of analytical data prior to result reporting and the selection and provision of suitable blood and blood products. You will have experience of LIMS, other IT systems and of Quality Management Systems and you will be expected to train all other appropriate grades of staff and support the Senior Biomedical Scientists.

You will also support the operational functionality of the laboratory areas including calibrating, maintaining, and operating complex analytical equipment and regularly reviewing internal quality control and external quality assurance data trends.

The department is UKAS ISO 15189:2012 accredited and accredited by the IBMS as a training laboratory.

Our staff rotate across the sites so are experiencing different clinical needs and requirements specific to the hospital which adds to the interest in the role. Some areas require autonomous working which instils a great sense of achievement delivering the service.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities

To assess the suitability and appropriateness of samples received, liaising with

medical staff as appropriate.

To ensure satisfactory completion and validation of routine and specialist

haematology & transfusion analyses.

To use specialist knowledge across a range of procedures, authorise test results and

initiate further tests as appropriate, , Paul Bunnell, haemaglobinopathy

investigation, haematinics.

To ensure data integrity when entering demographics and results into the laboratory

information system.

Use acquired skills and experience for film reporting, malaria diagnosis and selection

of films for referral to Haematologist.

To take responsibility for finishing, checking, validating, and authorising

colleagues work as necessary.

To check the validity and reliability of analytical processes, maintaining and

monitoring satisfactory performance by internal quality control and external quality

assessment.

To ensure prompt referral of results, which exceed action limits, to senior or

department medical staff, wards, and GPs, performing technical interpretation of

partial, complex, or conflicting results to facilitate patient care.

To set up and check instrumentation for correct operation, troubleshooting and

correcting minor faults, reporting major faults to senior staff or instrument engineers

as appropriate. Maintain instrument, QC and reagent logs, and utilise resources cost effectively. To monitor and store consumables and reagents.

To assume enhanced responsibility in the absence of supervisory and other staff as necessitated by regular rota commitments.

To take responsibility for selection of correct blood, and blood products, involving

antibody identification and patient phenotyping, to make best use of stocks, and to

ensure the integrity of all blood and blood products for patient transfusion, using,

acquired knowledge of laboratory procedures and National Blood Transfusion

guidelines.

To participate in developmental work, performing specialised tests when necessary,

and assisting in any clinical trials.

To work independently at large, offsite, outpatient clinics providing POCT at a satellite

laboratory requiring data entry, processing and generation of treatment reports. When

required to visit wards, or clinics to perform Bleeding Times on patients.

To participate in the trusts annual joint review process, relevant to grade

To provide a rapid, reliable and efficient results service by performing a

comprehensive range of routine and specialist haematology & transfusion analyses,

or referral to other providers as needed.

To work within the accepted rules and procedures of both the Trust and the

department.

To apply specialised knowledge and skills in key areas where necessary.

To offer guidance on the services available from the speciality, information about the

analyses performed, and to refer medical queries to Haematologist for clinical advice.

To communicate with clinical and haematology staff to resolve critical patient

concerns.

To assist in the supervision and instruction of trainee and less experienced

Biomedical Scientists, laboratory assistants and support staff.

To continually improve service provision, undertaking developmental work as

required.

The Specialist Biomedical Scientist is a member of the clinical support team, whose

purpose is to assist in the monitoring and treatment of patients within the hospital and

community by offering accurate and timely analyses. They will be expected to apply

professional judgement and developed specialist skills and knowledge to technically

difficult situations, working under pressure as part of a team. They will inform users of the

service on accepted laboratory protocols, communicating complex information concisely

and clearly in critical situations in order to facilitate positive patient outcomes and early

patient admission, referral or discharge.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified as an experienced State Registered Biomedical Scientist. HCPC registration CPD

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of modern laboratory techniques and good knowledge of current professional issues.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of specialist Haematology and Transfusion procedures to post-graduate diploma level (or equivalent) acquired though CPD, short courses and ongoing specialist training. Knowledge of COSHH legislation, fire regulations, Data Protection Act, postal regulations, Ionising Radiation Rules and Regulations Awareness of hazards and dangers and the correct protocol to follow in the event of intrusion, fire or other emergency situation. Awareness of remedial action for uncontained infectious, chemical or radioactive material Service development.Contribute to the implementation of services, making suggestions and input into service and policy. understanding of the importance of IQA, and external quality control systems eg: NEQAS Data processing and management.Knowledge of the implications of the Caldicott Report and Data Protection Act.

Skills

Essential

Good communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to supervise and train others. Computer literate - capable of utilising complex proprietary information systems and generic software Developed skills to communicate complex information between diverse staff groups.