Biomedical Scientist - Haematology and Blood transfusion | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Frimley seeks a Biomedical Scientist for a vital role in Haematology and Blood Transfusion. This position offers opportunities for personal and professional development, with responsibilities including ensuring the accuracy of diagnostic results. Applicants will gain experience with advanced laboratory equipment and are required to participate in a rotational roster. The role emphasizes teamwork and continuous improvement, with a commitment to maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Access to professional development courses

Support for Master's degree

Disability confident employer benefits

Qualifications

• Experience as a Biomedical Scientist working in Haematology and Blood Transfusion.
• Ability to work as part of a team producing accurate diagnostic results.
• Competency in complex analysers and IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Work in rotation within the Haematology and Blood Transfusion department.
• Monitor and authorise diagnostic test results according to protocols.
• Train other staff as required.

Skills

Experience in Blood Sciences

Automation experience

Problem-solving skills

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Abbott HQ's

Werfen TOPs

TOSOH G11

Immucor

Job description

Overview

We have a post in Haematology/Blood Transfusion available for a Biomedical Scientist at Band 5 or 6.

If you are looking for a BMS position with a desire to work as part of one of the largest NHS led Pathology Services in the South of England, we can offer:

• innovative practices
• strong, personal and professional development
• a laboratory at the forefront of the national Modernising Pathology agenda
• forward thinking and team orientated staff

We can help you to achieve these by supporting your development by providing access to courses up to and including Master’s degree. In addition we support development of staff with internal and external courses for management, Health & Safety and Quality management.

Our laboratory has accreditation for UKAS ISO:15189 and is also accredited with MHRA, IIP and is accredited as a training laboratory by the IBMS for both registration and specialist portfolios leading to HCPC registration.

Band 5 applicants will be supported to do the specialist portfolio.

You will work in rotation within the Haematology and Blood Transfusion department and a future rotation into Biochemistry. The laboratory is well equipped with Abbott HQ's, Werfen TOPs, TOSOH G11 and Immucor and GLP track. Experience of automation would be an advantage.

• To ensure personal competency in all areas of Blood Sciences. To work towards being specialised in an area of Blood Sciences, so as to meet the knowledge and the competency level of a Specialist Practitioner, via a recognised portfolio route or equivalent experience.
• To use knowledge, interpretive skills, complex analysers and IT in order to deliver Blood sciences Service to our users.
• To recommend and perform tests in the specialised areas of Blood Sciences (Biochemistry, Haematology and Blood Transfusion).
• To perform the initial screening and further investigation of specialist diagnostic tests producing complex quality diagnostic results in order to aid patient treatment and care.
• To authorise reports as directed by department procedures and guidelines.
• To train other staff as required and directed.
• To fully participate in the 24/7 shift pattern once appropriately trained.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Responsibilities

• To work as part of a team producing accurate diagnostic results and to work across all areas of the specialism as required.
• To perform tasks as directed within any given role/section, cooperating with other staff in the section to ensure quality service delivery for the patient care.
• To follow Standard Operating Procedures and to be proactive in the development of the same, by suggesting improvements and piloting the revised SOPs.
• Using judgement, knowledge and departmental guidelines, (under supervision where appropriate), to authorise diagnostic results and report them as per departmental protocols. To refer to more senior Scientific/ Medical staff as required. This data may be produced by others in the department
• To fully participate in all aspects of the service including both the routine, non-core and shift service, as appropriate.
• To ensure that results and reports are produced in a timely manner particularly where these results will have an immediate impact on patient care such as an OPD clinic or A&E, thus contributing to meeting both departmental and Trust turnaround times.
• To use reagent and other stocks efficiently, informing line manager when stock issues arise and to directly contact suppliers as directed by senior staff.
• To perform simple problem solving/troubleshooting, within expected competency level, on equipment in order to resolve problems/breakdowns.

This advert closes on Thursday 11 Dec 2025