Job Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Specialist Biomedical Scientist to join our Haematology and Blood Transfusion department. Become part of one of the largest NHS-led Pathology Services in the South of England, renowned for its innovative practices and commitment to excellence.
Our laboratory is at the forefront of the national Modernising Pathology agenda, offering a dynamic and forward-thinking environment with a strong focus on teamwork and professional growth. We pride ourselves on fostering both personal and professional development, ensuring our staff thrive in their roles.
We support your career progression by providing access to advanced training, including courses up to and including master’s level. Additionally, we offer opportunities for further development through internal and external courses in management, Health & Safety, and Quality Management. Join a team dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centered diagnostic services, where your expertise will make a real difference.
If you are passionate about advancing your career in biomedical science and want to contribute to cutting-edge pathology services, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As a Specialist Biomedical Scientist, you will work within a dynamic, professional team, rotating through key areas of the Haematology Laboratory including General Haematology, Coagulation, and Blood Transfusion. Your responsibilities include preparing, analysing, and validating patient samples using advanced automated equipment such as the Alinity H analyser, ACL TOP systems, and IBG Iris Blood Group Analyser. You will uphold high standards of laboratory practice, ensuring strict adherence to quality control procedures to deliver accurate and timely diagnostic results that support patient care.
Your role involves performing both routine and urgent tests, troubleshooting equipment or result discrepancies, and communicating effectively with clinical teams as necessary. Active participation in internal and external quality assurance programmes is a vital part of the position. You will also contribute to the implementation of new technologies and workflows as the laboratory undergoes upgrades and analyser replacements.
This post requires flexibility to work a full rota including nights (some consecutive), weekends, and bank holidays to maintain a 24/7 diagnostic service. Commitment to working efficiently in a fast-paced, evolving environment is essential to meet the demands of this critical healthcare service.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc in Biomedical sciences
- HCPC registration in Biomedical sciences
- Evidence of CPD
- Specialist portfolio in haematology/BT or blood sciences
Desirable criteria
- MSc in Biomedical sciences
COMPETENCIES
Essential criteria
- Multi-tasking skills, prioritisation skills and initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to use in-house IT systems
- Competent in use of main Microsoft software applications
- Ability to perform scientific calculations & data analysis
Desirable criteria
- Ability to facilitate section meetings
- Ability to produce documents such as departmental reports if required
- Ability to perform statistical analysis of data & interpretation
- Able to deal with trouble shooting in all laboratory areas
PROFESSIONAL
Essential criteria
- Experience in Haematology and Blood Transfusion
- Experience in blood film morphology
Desirable criteria
- Experience in quality procedures including validation/ verification of tests and equipment
- Experience in a busy hub laboratory
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
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