Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Haematology & Blood Transfusion

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is seeking a Specialist Biomedical Scientist to join their Haematology & Blood Transfusion team at Ipswich Hospital. The role involves maintaining quality standards, training junior staff, and conducting laboratory investigations. Ideal candidates will have completed their haematology specialist portfolio and possess knowledge of relevant laboratory technologies. The position offers extensive training, flexible working options, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

27 days of annual leave (pro rata)

NHS discounts

Generous pension scheme

Staff Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Completed haematology specialist portfolio required.
• Experience in training and supervising staff.
• Knowledge of laboratory analysers and LIMS is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain quality management system and UKAS accreditation.
• Train and supervise less experienced staff.
• Perform laboratory investigations and resolve equipment issues.

Skills

Training and development

Quality management

Problem solving

Education

Haematology specialist portfolio

Tools

Grifols

Sysmex XNs

ACL TOPS analysers

Lab Centre LIMS

Job description

East Suffolk & North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Biomedical Scientist to join us in Haematology & Blood Transfusion at Ipswich Hospital.

You will join a friendly and busy MHRA and UKAS compliant hospital laboratory committed to staff training and development. We are an IBMS accredited training laboratory for registration and specialist portfolios.

Applicants must have completed their haematology specialist portfolio. Once competent, experienced staff will participate in the out-of-hours roster, which attracts a night rate enhancement for lone working.

Our laboratory is equipped with Grifols, Sysmex XNs, and ACL TOPS analysers. Our LIMS is Lab Centre. Knowledge of these technologies would be advantageous.

Our vision is to deliver innovative, high-performing pathology services focused on our customers, providing high quality and fully compliant services.

We are clinically led and designed to leverage the benefits of scale through collaboration to meet the needs of our service users and support excellent clinical care across our hospitals.

We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining top pathology staff. We encourage staff to undertake both internal and external courses for development. You will play an integral role in training our junior staff to develop their skills and careers.

About our Pathology Service: https://youtu.be/FBrydUl_c5w

Our pathology department is part of the East Coast Pathology Network (see attached document).

You will have a varied range of responsibilities, including maintaining the quality management system and UKAS accreditation, training and supervising less experienced staff, validating and authorising results, and providing a safe, quality service for our patients.

You will resolve complex equipment or process issues and perform manual, semi-automated, and fully automated laboratory investigations, including specialist investigations, within your service area.

Participation in stock control and usage management, including Blood Transfusion stock levels and records, is expected to ensure efficient use where appropriate.

We serve almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex through hospital and community health services, including acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, clinics, and in patients’ homes.

As one of the largest NHS organizations in England, employing over 12,000 staff, we support our staff with extensive training, flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days of annual leave (pro rata), and NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers various services.

Our philosophy, 'Time Matters,' focuses on improving processes to reduce delays for staff and patients. We are investing in a partnership with Epic, a leading electronic patient record system, to transform hospital life for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and eager to develop your skills and knowledge, we want to hear from you.

Learn about living and working here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Ben Bhattacharjee
• Job title: Blood Sciences Manager
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]