Biomedical Scientist - Advanced Specialist

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Blood and Transplant is seeking a Biomedical Scientist Advanced Specialist to apply expert transfusion and transplantation science in complex investigations. You will interpret results, report with high accuracy, and ensure quality and safety standards across the laboratory.

You will mentor colleagues, contribute to training, and lead improvements in service delivery. The role includes participation in an on-call rota and a shift pattern to cover hours between 08:00–22:00, Monday to Friday,

Responsibilities

• Perform specialist and complex laboratory investigations that support safe transfusion and transplantation services and help improve patient outcomes.
• Analyse and interpret routine and complex test results, using your scientific expertise to provide accurate and timely reporting.
• Maintain the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance, helping to ensure reliable services for patients, donors and healthcare partners.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to colleagues, hospitals and partner services within your specialist area.
• Support and mentor healthcare scientists and other colleagues who are at an earlier stage of their development helping them learn, develop and build confidence in specialist practice.
• Lead and contribute to service improvements by identifying trends, investigating issues and implementing effective solutions.
• Oversee the use, validation and maintenance of laboratory equipment, reagents and systems to ensure dependable performance.
• Develop and review standard operating procedures, helping to promote consistency, quality and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate and support team activities when required, ensuring work is prioritised effectively and delivered to a high standard.
• Contribute to research, innovation and the ongoing development of specialist scientific knowledge within NHSBT.

Job description

As a Biomedical Scientist Advanced Specialist within NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), you'll use your specialist expertise in transfusion and transplantation science to help deliver high-quality laboratory services that support patient care and save lives. You'll perform, interpret and report complex investigations, ensuring results are accurate, reliable and delivered to the highest quality standards. Working alongside scientific, clinical and healthcare colleagues, you'll provide expert advice, support service improvement and help solve complex scientific challenges. You'll also play a key role in developing others by sharing your knowledge, mentoring colleagues and contributing to training within the laboratory. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution in a specialist environment where your expertise is valued, your learning continues, and your work directly supports NHSBTs mission to save and improve lives. Please note, the Laboratory will be open between the hours of 08:00 to 22:00, Monday Friday and 09:00 17:00 on Saturdays. You will take part in a shift rota to work during these hours and will also participate in an on-call rota.

• Perform specialist and complex laboratory investigations that support safe transfusion and transplantation services and help improve patient outcomes.
• Analyse and interpret routine and complex test results, using your scientific expertise to provide accurate and timely reporting.
• Maintain the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance, helping to ensure reliable services for patients, donors and healthcare partners.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to colleagues, hospitals and partner services within your specialist area.
• Support and mentor healthcare scientists and other colleagues who are at an earlier stage of their development helping them learn, develop and build confidence in specialist practice.
• Lead and contribute to service improvements by identifying trends, investigating issues and implementing effective solutions.
• Oversee the use, validation and maintenance of laboratory equipment, reagents and systems to ensure dependable performance.
• Develop and review standard operating procedures, helping to promote consistency, quality and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate and support team activities when required, ensuring work is prioritised effectively and delivered to a high standard.
• Contribute to research, innovation and the ongoing development of specialist scientific knowledge within NHSBT.

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.