Biomedical Scientist Team Manager
UK Health Security Agency
- Cambridge
- Permanent
- Full-time
- As the Biomedical Scientist Team Manager, your main responsibilities will include:
- Advising staff regarding technical difficulties.
- Participating in implementing and suggesting changes to work practices and procedures.
- Selection of appropriate test profiles for samples received according to agreed protocols.
- Analysis of cultures, determination of antibiotic susceptibility and biomedical identification of micro-organisms.
- Performance of immunological and other assays to investigate microbial infection and management of therapeutic agents.
- Screening and interpreting test results (including those from regional specialties within the hospitals served) and communicating findings to senior colleagues and medical microbiology staff.
- Technical validation of reports for clinical authorisation.
- Under strict protocols authorisation of reports for release to other departments, wards, general practitioners, and other customers.
- Participating in provision of out of hours on-call service (lone working).
- Participating in Senior BMS rotation through all sections of the department.
- Please see the attached job description for the full list of duties and responsibilities.
- FIBMS or equivalent
- Maintains professional competence in biomedical sciences.
- Understands quality assurance principles and procedures.
- Knows and understands laboratory safety requirements and procedures.
- Relevant experience of working in a microbiology laboratory
- Registered to HCPC
- Relevant management training and qualification to certification level
- CPD registration and certification
- Evidence of using technical experience to assess new and existing systems and initiate change in laboratory practice.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Range of health and wellbeing support
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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