Senior Biomedical Scientist / Biomedical Scientist Team Manager

NHS; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Biomedical Scientist to manage blood transfusion services at their advanced centralised laboratory. The role requires a strong background in blood transfusion and significant professional experience. As a team manager, you will ensure high-quality services are delivered while supporting staff development.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification to degree level or equivalent.
• MSc, FIBMS or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• HCPC registration required.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational delivery of core and specialist blood transfusion services.
• Design and implement developments in blood sciences department.
• Deliver training and oversee quality within the team.

Skills

Technical skills

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Blood Transfusion knowledge

Education

IBMS Approved BSc (Hons) or equivalent

MSc or FIBMS

Job description

Go back Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Biomedical Scientist / Biomedical Scientist Team Manager

The closing date is 26 June 2025

Senior Biomedical Scientist / Biomedical Scientist Team Manager - Annex 20 applies

We are seeking applications from enthusiastic, capable, flexible scientists to become a team manager with responsibility for the operational delivery of core and specialist blood transfusion services.

We are a vibrant and forward-looking service undergoing significant development with a centralised blood sciences laboratory at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Cramlington.

You will need to possess a relevant professional qualification to degree level or equivalent, an MSc, FIBMS or equivalent in a relevant discipline and HCPC registration.

Extensive experience post HCPC registration in Blood Transfusion is required and you should hold a recognised specialist transfusion qualification.

Excellent technical, interpersonal, IT skills and a commitment to the development of your specialist discipline is essential.

Annex 20

This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will exercise autonomy within professional boundaries and will be involved in managing priorities, designing and implementing developments, managing and delivering training and overseeing quality within the blood sciences department as part of a multi-skilledteam.

We aim to deliver and continue to develop high quality services for both present and future clinical users of the department.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be part of the Blood Transfusion team based within the centralised Blood Transfusion laboratory at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. As part of the team they will be responsible for the delivery of transfusion services across the whole Trust.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

• Previous post registration experience to post graduate diploma level
• Specialist knowledge and practical experience of a range of Haematological and Blood Transfusion procedures
• Specialist Haematology / Transfusion theory

Qualifications / Professional Registration

• IBMS Approved BSc (Hons) or equivalent
• State Registration (Health Professions Council)
• Evidence of Continuing professional development

Experience and knowledge

• Specialist Haematology / Transfusion knowledge

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital