Biomedical Scientist - Haematology | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in Ipswich is seeking an enthusiastic Biomedical Scientist to join its team. In this role, you will contribute to laboratory diagnostic work and develop a range of skills while supervising junior staff. Registration with the HCPC and experience in a Haematology lab are preferred. The position offers opportunities for professional growth, generous benefits, and a supportive environment focused on training and development. Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing 12/01/2026.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Unsocial hour payments

27 days annual leave on commencement

Access to NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Preferably experienced at registrant level in a Haematology laboratory.
• Ability to train and supervise less experienced staff.

Responsibilities

• Undertake testing and processing of biomedical specimens.
• Supervise and train less experienced staff.
• Maintain a professional image in the Pathology Department.

Skills

HCPC registration

Experience in a Haematology laboratory

Supervisory skills

Tools

Grifols analysers

Sysmex XNs

ACL TOPS analysers

Job description

The Haematology laboratory at Ipswich is looking for an enthusiastic, and well-motivated person to join the team as a Biomedical Scientist.

You will join the team of rotating Biomedical Scientist staff, contributing to all areas of Haematology laboratory diagnostic work and developing a broad range of skills.

You must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and should preferably have experience of working at registrant level in a Haematology laboratory.

You will join a friendly and busy MHRA and UKAS compliant hospital laboratory who are committed to the training and development of our staff. We are IBMS accredited training laboratory for registration and specialist portfolios.

We are equipped with Grifols, Sysmex XNs and ACL TOPS analysers.

Our vision is to deliver innovations, high-performing pathology services that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.

We are clinically led and designed to achieve the benefits of scale that can be achieved by working together to meet our service users needs and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.

We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best pathology staff. We encourage our staff to undertake internal and external courses to aid their development. You will play an integral part in helping to train our junior staff to develop their skills and careers.

Interviews week commencing 12/01/2026

Responsibilities

• Undertake testing and processing of biomedical specimens, analysis and entering of results onto the compute
• To work flexibly in reflection of service needs this may include an extended working day and/or participation in delivery of a 24 hour, 7 days per week service
• Supervises and/or trains less experienced staff in own area of work and competency
• The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues and hazardous chemicals. This may include blood, pus, urine, faeces, and respiratory secretions
• Maintain and promote professional image of the Pathology Department

About our Pathology Service

Our pathology department is part of the collaborative East Coast Pathology Network (see attached document).

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

Benefits

• Generous pension scheme
• Unsocial hour payments (where applicable)
• 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata)
• Access to a range of NHS discounts
• Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offering a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025