Specialist Biomedical Scientists - Haematology DBTH

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in South Yorkshire is seeking a qualified Specialist Biomedical Scientist to provide scientific services that aid clinical diagnosis. The role involves performing complex analytical procedures, participating in a 24/7 shift rota, and requiring Haematology experience. The ideal candidate will have an IBMS portfolio and the ability to validate results. This position offers career development opportunities and a chance to work in a modern, fully accredited laboratory environment.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Good annual leave and pension schemes

Health and wellbeing packages

Financial support systems

Discount opportunities with retailers

Qualifications

• Registered as HCPC Biomedical Scientist.
• Participate in 24/7 shift rota.
• Perform complex analytical procedures in line with ISO 15189.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific services to patients for clinical diagnosis.
• Comment upon and validate results.
• Undertake a range of manual, semi-automated, and automated tests.

Skills

Haematology experience

Experience of working out of hours

Education

IBMS specialist portfolio in Haematology or Blood Sciences

Job description

About SYB Pathology

SYB Pathology aims to provide the best possible service for patients and clinicians, improving health outcomes, driving research and innovation, delivering healthcare efficiencies, and ensuring a sustainable workforce, providing job satisfaction and career progression opportunities for all staff.

The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Network are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications.

Job Overview

The post holder will act as a HCPC-registered Specialist Biomedical Scientist providing scientific services to patients as an aid to clinical diagnosis. The successful candidate will be required to participate on the 24/7 shift rota and undertake a wide range of complex analytical procedures, performing a range of manual, semi-automated and automated tests using scientific knowledge and experience to comment upon and validate results in line with ISO 15189.

Qualifications and Experience

• Haematology experience post-registration and ideally experience of working out of hours.
• IBMS specialist portfolio in either Haematology or Blood Sciences, or equivalent to be appointed at Band 6.

Other Details

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government's rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application.

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How to Apply

When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e‑mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account. If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The SYB Pathology Network

The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Network is a fully integrated network providing pathology services across five regional sites:

• Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTHFT)
• The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRHFT)
• Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT)
• Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT
• Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT)

Benefits

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Looking for a new challenge?

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team in pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw based at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals? Do you want to work in a fully UKAS‑accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference?