Biomedical Scientist - SC

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Applications are invited from enthusiastic, well-motivated and organised individuals to be involved in all aspects of Clean Room GMP clinical processing, including advanced immunoselection protocols, Advanced Therapies Products receipt, handing and storage. Cell Culture, cryopreservation, research sample bio-banking, Flow Cytometry and other quality testing.

The Biomedical Scientist will be involved in all aspects that are key to our service development and expected to participate in activities such as validation, introduction of new techniques into the laboratory, quality systems, training, data management and assisting in new/on-going translational research bringing new therapies into clinical practice.

Applicants must have Health and Care Professions Council registration. A minimum of a BSc level qualification in a related field such as Haematology Blood Transfusion / Immunology is essential. In order to meet the needs of a high quality service, the post holder will be expected to be flexible in their working arrangements/time, participate in the departments on call rota and be able to demonstrate the ability to work consistently under pressure to the highest standards.

Main duties of the job

• Use and develop specialist skills within the Quality Testing Dept. in order that patient evaluation and product quality testing are carried out appropriately and in a timely manner conducive to good patient management.
• Use and develop specialist skills within the Processing Dept. in the controlled working environment, clean rooms and associated areas, to maintain regulatory compliance and a safe environment for the processing of cell harvests for clinical use.
• Carry out Quality testing to include but not limited to, flow cytometry, FBC and colony assays .
• Perform cryopreservation of cellular therapy products in line with current SOPs.
• Support ATMP therapy as directed.
• Prepare Cell therapy Infusion Files ready for release by the DI
• In carrying out these duties, the post holder will maintain close communication with the,Medical, Nursing and Pharmacy staff attached to the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit activities based at Hammersmith Hospital, the Paediatric team based at St Mary's Hospital and any other relevant departments within Imperial College NHS Trust and outside the Trust.
• Maintain close communication with Research staff in Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Department of Haematology and other collaborators.
• Provide on rotation an out of hours service. This will involve occasional weekend and evening work plus the provision of an off site on-call service

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc in appropriate specialist subjec
• Health and Care Professions Council state registration

Desirable criteria

• Quality Management
• Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience within Haematology, Blood Transfusion Science, Immunology or a GMP laboratory.

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in Grade B clean room production environment
• Experience of HPC processing and HPC quality testing (flow cytometry).

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria

• Technical aptitude
• Ability to work in a team
• Problem solving skills

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on