Senior Biomedical Scientist Microbiology

JOB

SUMMARY

• To practice as a Healthcare Professions Council
• (HCPC) Registered BMS in accordance with Statutory Regulations, Professional
• Standards, WAH NHS Trust and local Policies & Procedures including Health
• & Safety.

To maintain high

professional standards by continual professional development and be competent

in the performance of tests and investigations undertaken.

Supervise and

co-ordinate the day-to-day operations of a component section or sections of the

laboratory including General Bacteriology, specialist Containment Level 3

Facility, Environmental, Mycology and Parasitology on a rotational basis.

JOB PURPOSE

Daily supervise

routine and specialised diagnostic investigations on potentially infectious

patient and environmental samples using manual and automated techniques.

Frequently

handles potentially highly infectious and known highly infectious material in

order to perform subjective interpretation of diagnostic investigations and be

responsible for the validity of results.

Daily

supervises and co-ordinates the day-to-day operations of a section or sections

of the laboratory, solving complex analytical problems to ensure a high

standard of work that is completed in a safe and timely manner.

Knows

how to proceed in the event of a technical / analytical non-conformance and

when to inform the Quality Manager and Laboratory Manager

Completes

non-conformance record forms and submits to the Senior BMS/Quality Lead and /

or Quality Manager.

Daily

record and report results, in electronic form and / or verbally, to persons

authorized to receive them. Informs Medical staff of significant / urgent

results.

Daily

perform technical validation of electronic reports using DSE prior to release

to Medical Microbiologists

Frequently

perform tasks that include accuracy, precision and the use and maintenance of

specialist equipment.

Maintain

equipment logs, for the General Bacteriology Section, including maintenance and

repair.

Participate

in the maintenance and revision of Equipment Standard Operating Procedures.

Frequently

offer specialist technical advice to Medical staff, patients and other service

users on validity of results including reference ranges, appropriate specimens

/ sampling and turnaround times.

To

participate in induction, training and supervision of AP, MLA, Trainee BMS,

Band 5 BMS, Band 6 BMS and other staff and visitors in all relevant aspects of

laboratory work including Health & Safety as directed by the Laboratory

Manager

• To
• develop and maintain the Departmental Competency Assessment schemes for Trainee
• BMS, Band 5 BMS, Band 6 & 7 BMS, AP, MLA & DEC staff in collaboration
• with the Laboratory Manager.

To

participate in own competency assessment scheme.

Participate

in personally and perform Trust Personal Development Review (PDR) for AP, MLA,

Trainee BMS, Band 5 BMS and Band 6 BMS staff and inform the Laboratory Manager of

any training and development needs.

To

participate in the sickness management and return to work for all staff

sickness

Monitor

stocks of kits, reagents and consumables and report supply deficiencies to the

appropriate AP and / or Senior BMS.

To

participate in the maintenance of the Quality Management System including,

internal and external quality control and assurance in accordance with UKAS, HCPC,

and other Accreditation bodies.

To

be a nominated Microbiology Audit Officer and conduct audit of vertical,

horizontal and examination audits in accordance with the Laboratory Audit Programme.

To

• co-operate with the Laboratory Manager and Quality Manager in the evaluation
• and implementation of new equipment and Standard Operating Procedures as
• required.
• Develop,
• maintain, and review Standard Operating Procedures in collaboration with the Laboratory
• Manager and the Quality Manager
• To
• participate in Clinical Trials / Research and Development as directed by a
• Consultant Microbiologist.

Present

scientific, technical data and audit data at staff meetings using appropriate

communication tools.

To

assist in the recruitment, selection and induction of staff within line

management responsibility.

Knows

how to respond to a major incident in accordance with Trust Policy.

ADDITIONAL

RESPONSIBILITIES: Departmental Training Officer To liaise with the BMSs responsible for

IQA in order to determine training needs of staff within the department and

organise training workshops as required.

To co-ordinate the external assessment

• process for the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS) Certificate of
• Competence Portfolio for Trainee Biomedical Scientists (BMSs)
• In collaboration with the Laboratory
• Manager, develop and maintain training programmes for Trainee BMSs, MLAs and
• co-ordinate the delivery of training.
• Named Department contact for the IBMS
• Participate in the departmental
• induction process for newly appointed BMS, MLA, Trainee BMS, clerical staff and
• work experience students.

Co-ordinate requests for internal training

and ensure that the correct application procedures are followed prior to

authorisation by the Laboratory Manager. Liaise with the Education &

Training Department and other pathology Training Officers regarding the

• co-ordination of work experience requests and placements.
• Liaise with the Trust Training Department and external Training Providers
• In collaboration with the Laboratory
• Manager and Quality Manager organise technical workshops.
• In collaboration with the Laboratory
• Manager, develop and maintain the continuing professional development (CPD)
• programme within the department.

Apply for IBMS CPD accreditation for

• training activities (where appropriate) and issue certificates for accredited
• activitie
• In collaboration with the Laboratory
• Manager, develop, implement and maintain the staff competency assessment
• programmes and identify training needs as required.
• Maintains records for all training,
• competency assessment and CPD activities including, internal, external and
• Trust activities.

Ensure that all staff are issued with a

Personal Development Portfolio and assist staff with the use of the Portfolio.