Job Overview

Biomedical Scientist Team Manager in Clinical Chemistry

Join us to deliver outstanding pathology services, the Government of Jersey has an exciting opportunity to recruit a Team Manager for the Clinical Chemistry Team.

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. 

As a crown dependency, we are an Island nation which includes our own healthcare Service. And it is a service on the move. With our patients and health professionals 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 clinical biochemistry samples, to guide the clinical diagnosis and management of disease, protecting the health of islanders.

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 clinical biochemical analyses on blood and other 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 resolve daily issues regarding samples, analyses, requests and reports, to meet urgent clinical need and agreed turnaround times, aligned with evidence-based best practice, reducing disease prevalence, promoting health, and prioritising resources.
• Support and mentor the team to take personal ownership of scientific decisions that impact on patient care by reporting biochemical, metabolic, endocrine, toxicological and specific marker assays, to enable prompt and appropriate diagnosis and 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.
• 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.

Job Specific Outcomes 2 of 2

• Network with other professionals at all levels, providing day to day liaison between the consultant and users of the service, to authorise results, telephone results that may affect immediate treatment, addition of further relevant tests, 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 clinical biochemistry, accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)   or

• IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma in clinical biochemistry   or

• Fellowship of the IBMS by a route demonstrably relevant to clinical biochemistry   and

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

DESIRABLE

• 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

ESSENTIAL

• Advanced (MSc-level) knowledge of the relevant scientific discipline

• Degree-level knowledge of biomedical science including cellular science, blood science, infection science, molecular and genetic science, and reproductive science

• 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

ESSENTIAL

• Able to conduct highly specialist diagnostic laboratory investigations to reproducible standards in clinical biochemistry

• Able to demonstrate proficiency in highly specialist practical skills (e.g. HbA1c analysis, protein electrophoresis, Down syndrome screening etc.)

• Able to operate laboratory equipment in clinical biochemistry

• 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

ESSENTIAL

• 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 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

Personal Attributes

Appointees to this role will be required to adhere to and perform their duties in line with the standards identified in the States of Jersey tier 5 core accountabilities attributes and behaviour indicators.