Job Overview

Biomedical Scientist Team Manager in Haematology 

Step into a world where breath-taking scenery unfolds, where safety and inclusivity thrive and where miles of sandy beaches beckon during warm summers and mild winters. This is your invitation to embrace a life that’s far from ordinary in Jersey. 

Jersey is a unique place to live and work and being a Biomedical Scientist in Jersey is different. As a crown dependency, we are an Island nation which includes our own healthcare Service and it is a service on the move. Our patients and health professionals are at the centre of all we do, as a Biomedical Scientist you have more time to deliver your role and we give more time to you, for your development and wellbeing. 

Every day, our dedicated team takes immense pride in their work, delivering exceptional care of the highest calibre to our Island community.

And as with many aspects of Island life, our healthcare system is familiar enough for comfort but offers variances that mean our Biomedical Scientists have a different experience. 

At Health and Care Jersey, we are committed to providing exceptional care and service to our Islanders, thanks to our dedicated and compassionate team of professionals.

For an informal discussion please contact pathologycareers@health.gov.je

Job Purpose

Lead a team of specialist biomedical scientists and support staff applying advanced scientific knowledge, methods and technology to the investigation of blood samples, to guide the clinical diagnosis and management of disease and to ensure the safety of the island’s blood supply, to the benefit of islanders’ health.

Statutory Responsibilities

Active engagement, participation and compliance with any other statutory responsibilities applicable to the role, as amended from time to time.

Job Specific Outcomes 1 of 2

• Lead a team performing a range of advanced haematology and transfusion laboratory analyses on patients’ and donors’ blood samples, giving advice on appropriate techniques, to guide and contribute to clinical diagnoses, treatments and the evaluation of the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
• Manage the work of a laboratory section, using personal knowledge, experience and interpersonal skills, to meet urgent clinical need and agreed turnaround times, aligned with evidence-based best practice, and contributing to cancer treatment targets, transfusion best practice, disease reduction and health promotion, and hospital bed occupancy management.

• Support and mentor the team to take personal ownership of scientific decisions that impact on patient care by reporting blood films, investigating malignant, haemostatic, parasitic or other haematological conditions, to enable prompt and appropriate patient treatment.

• Oversee instrumentation and procedures, researching and investigating latest techniques, verifying techniques, ensuring the laboratory repertoire remains current and that results of investigations meet quality acceptance criteria.

Job Specific Outcomes 2 of 2

• As the lead specialist for a laboratory section, manage and delegate effectively to specialist biomedical scientists the lead roles for specific areas of responsibility, such as coordination of IT systems, health and safety, audit, supplier management, or introduction and verification of new scientific techniques.

• Network with other professionals at all levels, some of whom may be off island, to give advice on guidelines and techniques, appropriate specimens and examinations, to manage users’ expectations and to collaborate on new service developments.

• Coordinate and manage internal and external quality assurance schemes, lead on internal audit and external accreditation, giving assurance to service users that the quality of laboratory work can be relied upon.

• Educate, train and assess the competence of less experienced employees in detailed laboratory processes and highly specialised scientific principles, take responsibility for their competency and continuing professional development so as to engender a culture of career-long learning.

• Supervise the writing and review of highly specialist documentation, the verification and control of procedural change, and accurate record keeping of scientific investigations to demonstrate commitment to quality and assurance.

• Assess and minimise clinical risk to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients.

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL

MSc in haematology, accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)  Or

IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma in haematology   Or

Fellowship of the IBMS by a route demonstrably relevant to haematology    And

Registered with the HCPC and registerable with Jersey Care Commission as a biomedical scientist

DESIRABLE

IBMS certificate of expert practice in Leadership

IBMS certificate of expert practice in quality management

IBMS certificate of expert practice in training

Health and safety qualification or certificate

Relevant information technology qualification or certificate

Knowledge

Advanced (MSc-level) knowledge of haematology

Degree-level knowledge of biomedical science including haematology and blood transfusion

Specialist knowledge of laboratory health and safety, infection prevention, risk management and laboratory information management

Understand the key concepts of the knowledge base in the HCPC standards of proficiency for biomedical scientists

Technical Work Based Skills

Able to conduct highly specialist diagnostic laboratory investigations to reproducible standards in haematology

Able to demonstrate proficiency in specialist practical skills (e.g. examining blood films, investigating haemostasis anomalies etc.)

Able to operate laboratory equipment 

Able to work with accuracy and precision in conformance with standard operating procedures

Able to authorise laboratory work according to predetermined quality standards

General skills / attributes

Able to lead, supervise and motivate a team

Able to train and assess the competence of others

Able to prioritise and multi-task

Able to adapt practice to new developments through change control and verification processes

Able to analyse and critically evaluate information

Demonstrate a logical and systematic approach to problem solving

Able to use appropriate information and communication technologies including laboratory information management systems

Excellent verbal and written skills including report writing

Ability to work to deadlines and under own initiative

Experience

ESSENTIAL

Experience of working as an autonomous specialist practitioner in a relevant setting, acquired over approximately six years

Evidence of continuing professional development that conforms to HCPC standards

DESIRABLE

Experience of leading supervising and motivating a team