Biomedical Scientist/Trainee Biomedical Scientist

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wakefield is seeking a Biomedical Scientist for its Haematology & Transfusion team. This full-time role involves performing routine tests, ensuring quality of care, and training colleagues. Ideal candidates will have an IBMS-accredited degree, HCPC registration, and a team-oriented mindset. The organization promotes professional development and offers a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Exceptional health and wellbeing services

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Qualified route: IBMS-accredited degree and HCPC registration or completion of IBMS Registration Portfolio in Haematology and Transfusion Science.
• Positive, flexible team player willing to participate in rotational shifts.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and specialist tests to maintain quality and safety.
• Independently work during core and out-of-hours shifts.
• Contribute to service improvement by assisting with new methods and equipment evaluation.

Skills

Routine and specialist tests

Sample assessment and result authorisation

Quality control checks

Independent work during shifts

Training and supporting colleagues

Education

IBMS-accredited degree

Job description

Overview

Biomedical Scientist Haematology & Transfusion

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust | Full-time (37.5 hrs) | Rotational shifts (days, lates, nights, weekends)

Make a difference across a busy, friendly service delivering high-quality care to our communities. We’re looking for an enthusiastic, well-motivated Biomedical Scientist to join our Haematology & Transfusion team. You will work across Dewsbury and Pinderfields laboratories, with support as and when required at Pontefract.

Responsibilities

• Perform a wide range of routine and specialist tests to HCPC standards.
• Assess samples, interpret and authorise results, and act on anomalies.
• Maintain quality and safety through strict QC checks, troubleshooting and equipment care.
• Work independently during core and out-of-hours shifts to ensure timely patient care.
• Train and support colleagues, students and ward staff carrying out testing.
• Contribute to service improvement by assisting with new methods, equipment evaluation and stock control.

Who we’re looking for

• Qualified route: IBMS-accredited degree and either HCPC registration or completion of the IBMS Registration Portfolio in Haematology and Transfusion Science.
• Trainee route (if no suitable qualified applicants): IBMS-accredited degree or current apprenticeship leading to an IBMS-accredited degree within the next 2/3 years.
• A positive, flexible team-player willing to participate in the rotational shift pattern (days, lates, nights, weekends) and to work across all three sites as service needs require.

What you’ll get

• A supportive environment that actively backs your professional development and progression.
• Hands-on experience across a broad test repertoire and platforms, with opportunities to contribute to service improvement and change projects.

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application Guidance

We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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