Lead Biomedical Scientist Blood Transfusion

NHS; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Tees Valley is seeking a Lead Biomedical Scientist specializing in Blood Transfusion. This role involves managing the Blood Transfusion team, ensuring operational safety, and supporting laboratory and clinical teams. Candidates must hold relevant qualifications such as FIBMS and/or MSc and be HCPC registered. The position requires proven management skills and a commitment to continuous professional development. This is a vital role in providing excellent patient care across multiple hospital sites.

Benefits

Leadership and improvement training

Access to various in-house courses

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must hold an FIBMS and/or MSc and/or Chartered Scientist qualification.
• HCPC registered biomedical scientist required.
• Evidence of continuous professional development is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical management to the Blood Transfusion team.
• Ensure operational safety and best practices in the department.
• Support both laboratory and clinical teams across hospital sites.

Skills

Operational management skills

Interpersonal skills

Time-management skills

Manual dexterity

IT literacy in Microsoft Office

Education

FIBMS and/or MSc

Health and Care Professions Council registration

Higher Specialist Diploma or equivalent

Job description

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Biomedical Scientist Blood Transfusion

The closing date is 05 January 2026

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust have collaborated to form a Group Structure known as University Hospital Tees. Within this structure the pathology departments have been working together to create the Tees Valley Pathology Service (TVPS) with the development of a central processing hub on The James Cook University Hospital Site (JCUH) and two essential service labs (ESL) on the North Tees (NTH) and Friarage (FHN) hospital sites supporting acute and clinically urgent work as appropriate.

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic candidate with a flexible approach to work. The post holder will provide technical management to the Blood Transfusion team and be responsible for ensuring the operational safety and best practice of the department - for the benefit of the clinical care of patients within the hospital and community. The successful candidate will have proven operational management skills.

Whilst you will be based at JCUH you will be expected to work at any of our hospital sites supporting both laboratory and clinical teams as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

Blood Transfusion is a dynamic and forward thinking department providing an expert 24/7 service across all our hospital sites. You will hold an FIBMS and/or MSc and/or HSD (or equivalent experience) and a recognised management qualification (or equivalent experience). Where equivalence is being used to meet these essential criteria, please provide details in your supporting statement. You must be able to demonstrate a commitment to CPD, have excellent interpersonal and time-management skills.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

About us

University Hospitals Tees offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

• Leading your Team to Success
• Leading Into the Future
• Service Improvement for Beginners
• Developing your Service Improvement Skills

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust values and behaviours
• Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
• Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• FIBMS and / or MSc and / or Chartered Scientist in an appropriate discipline
• Higher Specialist Diploma or equivalent level experience (demonstrated on application).
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered biomedical scientist.
• Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD).

Experience

• Experience of using instrumentation and specialised techniques within the department.

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of laboratory techniques and Biomedical Science.
• Basic working knowledge of Pathology IT systems.
• Understanding of specialist activities and management knowledge acquired through training to master's equivalent of knowledge plus further specialist training to doctorate level or equivalent advanced or specialised knowledge and understanding of relevant statutory health and safety legislation, staff management issues, current legislation, EU Directives, ISO standards and Health Care Professions Council / Institute of Biomedical Science training and CPD requirements
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and safety measures.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Manual dexterity for procedures where precision is required Basic key-board skills
• IT literate in Microsoft Office.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust