Biomedical Scientist Section Manager - Haematology/Blood Transfusion

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust; York; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative laboratory as a Section Manager overseeing Haematology and Blood Transfusion. This role offers the chance to lead a dedicated team in a new state-of-the-art facility, ensuring high-quality service delivery and operational excellence. You will work closely with Biomedical Scientists and clinical directors to drive improvements and implement new techniques. Be part of a forward-thinking organization committed to equality and diversity, where your contributions will shape the future of healthcare in the community. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Benefits

Cycle to Work

Travel Scheme

Childcare Vouchers

Onsite Nursery

Buying and Selling Annual Leave

Car Leasing

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Health and Wellbeing

Extensive Reward Scheme

Counselling Service

Qualifications

• HCPC registration and relevant qualifications in Biomedical Science required.
• Significant experience in Haematology and Blood Transfusion is essential.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day operations of the Haematology and Transfusion sections.
• Ensure quality control and provide technical advice to clinical staff.

Skills

Biomedical Science

Haematology

Blood Transfusion

Pathology IT systems

Quality management systems

Training junior staff

Education

HCPC registration as Biomedical Scientist

IBMS Specialist Portfolio in Haematology

Postgraduate qualification (MSc)

General Management Qualification

Tools

Pathology IT systems

Job description

Biomedical Scientist Section Manager - Haematology/Blood Transfusion

NHS AfC: Band 7

Be part of our future landscape

At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.

These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an innovative laboratory as a key person who will work alongside laboratory based Biomedical Scientists, advanced Biomedical Scientists, Consultant Haematologist, Clinical Directors and Pathology Service Managers to drive improvements to service.

Applications are invited for the position of Section Manager overseeing Haematology/Blood Transfusion, primarily based at Bradford Royal Infirmary Pathology Department, but applicants will be required to work at any of the IPS laboratories as required. The section manager will take a lead role within the department and hold responsibility for operational organisation of both departments.

Main duties of the job

1. To work in the various areas of the department and to deputise for the Cross-site Service Lead when necessary.
2. To supervise and participate in the day to day technical running of the Haematology and Transfusion section to provide an efficient, safe, high quality service, including interpretation and validation of laboratory results and providing technical advice to clinical staff.
3. To supervise in the Transfusion section as and when appropriate, including participation through these sections on a roster basis.
4. To supervise and monitor the quality of the work of the BMS’s and MLA’s within the department.
5. To supervise the implementation and monitoring of appropriate internal and external quality control and quality assurance systems in cooperation with the Service.

Working for our organisation

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply? Please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of this job vacancy, please see attached full job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as Biomedical Scientist
• IBMS Specialist Portfolio in Haematology or equivalent qualification or experience that evidences work at equivalent level
• Relevant post graduate qualification conducive with Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science Status (MSc)
• Membership of profession body such as IBMS
• Holds a General Management Qualification

Experience

• Significant discipline specific experience and knowledge
• Experience of working within a Haematology laboratory
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• Experience of Pathology IT systems
• Experience of Pathology Quality management systems
• Experience of training junior staff
• Experience of implementing new techniques and technologies
• Experience of writing/reviewing SOPs in line with local or national guidelines

We are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities.

NOTE: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received.

If you are offered a position which requires you to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost from your first full month's salary. This is a condition of your employment.

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.