Biomedical Scientist Haematology & Blood Transfusion

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Redhill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a highly motivated Biomedical Scientist to join their team. The successful candidate will participate in full shift work and contribute to the growth of the laboratory, which is well-equipped and offers opportunities for professional development. This role requires a specialist portfolio or equivalent experience, along with strong time management and teamwork skills.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Training Site Approved

Emergency and Non-Emergency Services

Qualifications

• Highly motivated and experienced Biomedical Scientist.
• Compulsory full shift participation required.
• Good time management and team working skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Participate in full shift work once deemed competent.
• Contribute to laboratory operations and professional development.
• Work in Haematology and Blood Transfusion laboratory.

Skills

Time Management

Team Working

Lone Working Out of Hours

Education

Specialist Portfolio or Equivalent Experience

Tools

Abbott Alinity Hq/Hs

Immucor Neo Iris

ACL TOPS 550 CTS

Job description

This post includes non-negotiable compulsory full shift participation, 08:00-08:00.

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced Biomedical Scientist with a specialist portfolio or equivalent experience to join us and contribute to our growth at this exciting time. We are part of the BSPS group and have recently implemented new Abbott Alinity analysers and Winpath Enterprise LIMS. Lone working Out of Hours (OoH) experience, good time management, and team working skills are essential.

The laboratory is approved as a training site and fully compliant with the Blood Safety & Quality Regulations Act 2005. We support staff professional development.

The Haematology and Blood Transfusion laboratory is well equipped, featuring Abbott Alinity Hq/Hs for Haematology, Immucor Neo Iris for Blood Transfusion, and ACL TOPS 550 CTS for Coagulation.

We operate a shift system, and participation by the successful candidate is compulsory once deemed competent by the Lead BMS.

Please note this post is subject to a 6-month probationary period.

For more details, see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, covering major towns such as Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill — a community of over 535,000 people. Our services include acute, complex, outpatient, and diagnostic services. Crawley Hospital, Horsham in West Sussex, and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey offer less complex planned services. In 2019, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding,’ and we are among the best performing Trusts in England.

Additional accolades include:

• Winners of the Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the Year award 2021.
• National Patient Safety Awards winner, striving to be a safety beacon.
• Rated sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending us as a place to work or receive treatment.

For further information or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Robert Tettekpoe
• Job Title: Site Lead BMS
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone] ext 2192