Senior Biomedical Scientist - Biochemistry

Senior Biomedical Scientist (Band 7) – Biochemistry
This is an exciting opportunity for a well-motivated and enthusiastic senior Biomedical Scientist to support the development of the UKAS accredited South of Tyne Clinical Pathology Services Biochemistry Department. The post holder will contribute to the provision of the Biochemistry service across the three hospital sites; Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside. The successful candidate must be committed to quality and improvement and posess the following qualities:
An innovative, forward-looking approach
Excellent interpersonal / communication skills
Sound technical knowledge
The necessary experience to undertake the challenging role
The department has state of the art equipment and technology and prides itself on being forward thinking and innovative. It also has a proven track record in staff training and development.
The successful candidate will be required to rotate across all laboratory sites and participate in the department’s shift pattern.
Informal enquiries welcomed:
Biochemistry Manager; Jonathan Nicholson (0191) 4456507
Please note previous applicants need not apply
You MUST meet all the essential criteria for this post
In addition to the relevant qualifications and experience the following attributes will be key:
Calm supportive disposition
Excellent interpersonal/communication skills
Personable approach
Demonstrated ability to work autonomously
Adaptability in a changing environment
The willingness to work flexibly
This vacancy is part of our ‘refer a friend’ scheme, this means if a friend who currently works for us has told you about this vacancy you could both receive a cash payment. The full scheme details are included with the additional documents for this role.
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
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As part of the team the post holder will have developed knowledge, experience and competency in specialist Biochemistry diagnostic techniques and must have Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) State Registration. Registration enables the post-holder to work unsupervised. The post holder will be expected to further develop knowledge and skills of the specialist diagnostic techniques of theBiochemistry department.
The post will be on Gateshead Health NHS Trust terms and conditions of employment.