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Airdrie, Lanarkshire
Senior Biomedical Scientist / Annex 21
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This post will be treated unter the Annex 21 Policy. As a trainee your pay is determined as a percentage of pay for qualified staff, in accordance with Annex U of the Agenda for Change terms and conditions. While undergoing training you will receive a percentage of the Band 7, maximum salary for qualified staff. On completion of your training you will be placed on either the first pay point of the appropriate pay band or the next pay point above your training salary. For more information please refer to the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of service handbook. The Senior Biomedical Scientist manages and coordinates day-to-day technical activities of the transfusion department. Responsible for standards and quality of performance of the section including instrument problem solving and trouble shooting. Processes a broad range of specialist and routine laboratory diagnostic investigations in a Department of a Laboratory using a range of scientific measurements and technical procedures on patient samples. Provides advice to clinicians as to appropriateness of tests and time-scales. Develops and delivers training and assesses competence of Biomedical Scientists, Trainee Biomedical Scientists and Medical laboratory Assistants. The successful candidate must be; State registratred with the Health Care Professions Council is mandatory. Haver an MSc in Biomedical Science or Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science or equivalent experience (considerable experience as BMS1 and evidence of continued development in relevant discipline). Able to provide Formal evidence of highly specialist knowledge of a range of discipline specific procedures. Show Evidence of continuing professional development, for example, a specialised portfolio of development, attendance at specialist courses, training on new instrumentation, learning through reflective practice. Also For those staff reporting cervical cytology, the NHS Cervical Screening Programme Certificate in Cervical Cytology and compliance with NHSCSP guidelines is mandatory. Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Louise Brown, Lead BMS Biochemistry, 01355 584343 If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Linsey Norton, Recruitment Administrator, on 01698 377667 Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage. Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations. Applications from candidates who require a Tier 2 Certificate of sponsorship (formerly Work Permits) will only be considered if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for this post. For further information on the UK Border Agency's new points based System which now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK please visit www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.