237856 Specialist Biomedical Scientist / Annex21

Overview

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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Responsibilities

• Work across all NHS Lothian sites with a base in the Edinburgh Bio Quarter to support the POCT Manager with an increasing number and widening scope of POCT activities across Lothian.
• Provide a link between the POCT manager, the POCT team and service users from a technical, scientific and service improvement perspective.
• Support governance and development of Point of Care Testing (POCT) across Primary and Secondary care sites.
• Operate within a range of equipment including Biochemistry (Glucose/Ketone, HbA1c), Virology Respiratory Rapid tests (Cepheid, Liat), Haematology Viscoelastic testing (Rotem) and emerging areas such as genetic testing.
• Collaborate on continuous service improvement and delivery of POCT services.
• Ensure HCPC registration and driving licence requirements are fulfilled for multisite work.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Band 6 Biomedical Scientist (HCPC registered) with suitability for the role of Point of Care Testing (POCT) Specialist Biomedical Scientist.
• Proven experience to work across multiple NHS Lothian sites, including hospital and community settings.
• Essential: HCPC registration and a driving licence for multisite work; failure to note this on the application form could result in disqualification from shortlisting.
• For trainees covered by Annex 21 where the period of training lasts for between one and four years, pay scales are as follows: up to 12 months - 75% of the pay band maximum; more than one but less than two years - 70%; more than two but less than three years - 65%; more than three years - 60% of the pay band maximum of the fully qualified rate.
• Further guidance on Annex 21 and relevant pay arrangements can be found in the provided link references.

Further information

For further information on this post please contact Gordon Marr,