Blood Transfusion Lead

Nuffield Health; Cheltenham; Sur place; GBP 37 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Free gym membership

Health assessmentsRetail discounts

Pension options

Résumé du poste

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital seeks a Blood Transfusion Lead/Senior Biomedical Scientist to join the on-site pathology hub. The role is permanent and full-time, delivering Blood Transfusion services and supporting multi-disciplinary testing across Cheltenham and connected hospitals.

The successful candidate will lead the transfusion service, oversee quality management, participate in the on-call rota and maintain excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required or an equivalent post-graduate qualification/experience.
• MSc Biomedical Science or equivalent is required for eligibility.
• Significant Blood Transfusion experience in a multi-disciplinary lab is essential.

Responsabilités

• Deliver quality pathology services and cover on-call out of hours.
• Perform biomedical diagnostic testing, interpretation, and reporting with quality control.
• Support validation of new equipment and development of diagnostic procedures.

Connaissances

Blood Transfusion

Biomedical Science

On-call duties

Formation

HCPC registered MSc Biomedical Science (or equivalent)

Description du poste

Position Summary

Blood Transfusion Lead/Senior Biomedical Scientist Cheltenham Hospital | Ward | Permanent | Full time Up to £36,750 - £45,000 dependent on experience Our Cheltenham Pathology Hub laboratory currently have an internal opportunity for a Senior Biomedical Scientist. Continue your journey with us whilst we’ll support you to be your best. The Hub laboratory is based at Cheltenham Nuffield Hospital and provide pathology services for Cheltenham, Bristol Chesterfield and Cardiff Vale Hospitals. The opportunity Nuffield Health is Britain’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organisation. Join us as a Senior Biomedical Scientist at our Cheltenham Nuffield Health Hospital and play your part in building a healthier nation. The hub laboratory provides a Multi-disciplinary Biochemistry and Haematology testing which includes Blood Transfusion services.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver quality pathology services and taking a share of covering on-call service out of hours.
• Perform biomedical diagnostic testing, interpretation and reporting, through to quality control.
• Support the organisation in validating and assessing new equipment and developing new diagnostic procedures.
• This is part of our ongoing quest to deliver the very best experience possible for patients.
• Lead the Blood Transfusion Pathology Service and support clinical teams.
• Develop and maintain the Quality Management System for the department
• Participate in the on call rota for the department.

Candidate Requirements

• HCPC registered MSc Biomedical Science (or equivalent post-graduate qualification/experience)
• Relevant laboratory experience in multi-disciplinary biomedical science and significant Blood Transfusion experience
• Good working knowledge of different analytical equipment in a range of multi-disciplinary techniques.
• The ability to understand how vital it is to maintain good customer relationships and provide high levels of service in a modern pathology laboratory.
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic individual able to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Helping you feel good.

Benefits

• Free gym membership
• Health assessmentsRetail discounts
• Pension options

Hospital Information

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital is located in the beautiful area of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. It has excellent transport links nearby, being very close to the M5 and A417. The hospital has 33 ensuite private bedrooms, 3 theatres and a small ambulatory unit. It also hosts a purpose built close observation unit, 12 consulting rooms with access to treatment rooms, diagnostic services including; plain x-ray, MRI, CT, mammography and ultrasound. We provide a full range of medical and surgical specialities delivered in state-of-the-art clinical facilities, including orthopaedics, cosmetic surgery, spinal services, sports injury, ENT, gynaecology, urology, as well as a rapid access breast clinic.

About Nuffield Health

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. Nuffield Health, is the UK’s largest healthcare charity. For over 60 years, we’ve been working to make the UK fitter, healthier, happier and stronger. All for the public benefit. We do this through our family of 31 award-winning hospitals, 113 fitness and wellbeing centres, healthcare clinics and over a 100 workplace wellbeing services. As a charity, we reinvest all our income into our services, into pioneering improvements in care, and most importantly into our social impact programmes, which are designed to support people who would not normally be able to afford or access our services. Its all part of our mission to give everyone the care they need and to build a healthier nation.