Biomedical Scientist Specialist

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Barnsley seeks a dedicated laboratory technician to join their clinical team. This role involves performing and analyzing laboratory investigations, training junior staff, and providing specialist advice. Candidates should have a commitment to patient care and be willing to participate in a shift rota including weekends and holidays. The role promises career advancement opportunities within a supportive training program.

Qualifications

• Knowledge in laboratory investigations and techniques related to blood products.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex test results.
• Skills in supervision and mentoring of junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory investigations and technical procedures.
• Monitor workflow and equipment to resolve issues.
• Provide specialist advice and support to service users.

Job description

Overview

You will be working as part of a clinical team, including doctors, nurses and other health care professionals and the role you perform will directly contribute to saving and improving patients lives. There are many opportunities for career advancement. You may use your knowledge to specialise in an area vital to the operation of a modern diagnostic service such as Quality Control, training and education or research and development. We will provide you with an extensive induction and training programme and ongoing development to support you in your role and achieving your career ambitions.

Responsibilities

• Performing, analysing, recording and interpreting a wide range of laboratory investigations and technical procedures relating to patient test results and blood products, with the support of the team.
• Monitoring workflow, procedures, equipment and storage facilities and taking appropriate action to resolve problems within agreed timescales.
• Analyse, validate, interpret, record, transmit and report the results of routine and complex investigations.
• Handling blood samples and operate a range of laboratory analysers and equipment.
• Supervising, training and mentoring junior scientific and support staff.
• Providing specialist advice to a range of service users.

Other information

You will be required to participate in a shift working rota which will include evening, weekend and public holiday workings. You will be required to provide cover in times of operational difficulty, with reasonable notice.

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.