Specialist Biomedical Scientist - POCT

In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that critical devices are maintained such as the blood gas analysers. You will be expected to maintain devices, carry out both simple and advanced trouble shooting on devices; you will be responsible for contacting and following the instruction of the manufactories when unable to fix malfunctioning devices. You will also be responsible for organising and working with manufacturer engineers to ensure that devices are fixed in a timely fashion and that services only have minimal downtime.

The post holder will participate in developing a comprehensive POCT training programme ensuring healthcare workers are trained and competency assessed to the UKAS standards. The successful applicant will be expected to work with clinical areas to implement new services.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

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Knowledge

Essential: - Health and safety awareness

Skills

Essential: - Be able to work to high standards, meeting demanding deadlines; - Dextrous; - Numerate; - IT Literate; - Effective communication skills

Experience

Qualifications

Essential: - BSc in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent; - HCPC state registration

Desirable: - MSc in Biomedical Sciences