Lead Biomedical Scientist Blood Transfusion

University Hospitals Tees; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a motivated candidate to manage the Blood Transfusion team. The role involves ensuring operational safety and best practices, while providing expert 24/7 service across multiple sites. Candidates must demonstrate proven management skills and hold relevant qualifications, including an FIBMS, MSc, or equivalent experience. Exceptional interpersonal and time-management abilities are essential. Interested individuals should apply promptly as the post may close when sufficient applications are received.

Qualifications

• Must hold an FIBMS and/or MSc and/or HSD or equivalent experience.
• Proven operational management skills.
• Commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
• Excellent interpersonal and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical management to the Blood Transfusion team.
• Ensure operational safety and best practice of the department.
• Work at various hospital sites supporting laboratory and clinical teams.

Job description

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.

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.

Skills

• Your Leadership Impact
• Leading your Team to Success
• Leading Into the Future
• Service Improvement for Beginners
• Developing your Service Improvement Skills
• Lean Practitioner

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kath Martin Job title: Head of Pathology Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01642 624117

Daniella Winterburn

Blood sciences Services Manager

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