Biomedical Scientist Haematology & Blood Transfusion (Band 5)

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 09 May 2025

Job summary

1 x Full Time Substantive (Cross-site AGH/BRI)

1 x Part Time 18.75hrs Fixed Term contract for 2 years (AGH site)

Applications are invited for full time HCPC Biomedical Scientists in Haematology and Blood Transfusion. One of the positions is a FTC for 2 years.

Candidates will need to be enthusiastic, well-motivated and innovative, with good organisational and practical abilities supported by scientific knowledge. Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to support individual and team working is essential. All these skills and attributes are in line with the Trust's Right Care Behaviours. The substantive post is cross-site and the successful applicant would be expected to work across both Airedale and Bradford sites. Experience of working in an NHS Haematology/Transfusion laboratory will be an advantage at shortlisting.

Main duties of the job

The departments are well equipped, including Sysmex XN 9000 tracked system at AGH, Sysmex XN 3000 at BRI, ACL TOP 550's, Genexpert DX system, (AGH) Alifax Test1 analysers and Sebia Capillarys3 analyser. The Transfusion departments are fully automated with 2 OrthoVisions and electronic issue of blood products.

The department operates a 24/7 service utilising a continuous process pattern (CPP) shift system, which the successful candidate should be willing to participate according to the needs of the service.

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

Cycle to Work
Travel Scheme
Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
Onsite Nursery
Buying and Selling Annual Leave
Car Leasing
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Health and Wellbeing
Extensive Reward Scheme
Counselling Service
Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

Committed to Quality of Care
Compassion
Working together for patients
Improving Lives
Everyone Counts
Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

423-7162869

Job locations

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton

BD20 6TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of this job vacancy, please see attached full job description, person specification and advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of this job vacancy, please see attached full job description, person specification and advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Holds HCPC State Registration
BSc Biomedical Science or equivalent

Desirable

Membership of profession body such as IBMS

Experience

Essential

Discipline specific experience and knowledge
Evidence of Continuous Profession Development
Experience of Pathology IT systems
Experience of Pathology Quality management systems

Desirable

Experience of working in a NHS Haematology/ Blood Transfusion laboratory

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Holds HCPC State Registration
BSc Biomedical Science or equivalent

Desirable

Membership of profession body such as IBMS

Experience

Essential

Discipline specific experience and knowledge
Evidence of Continuous Profession Development
Experience of Pathology IT systems
Experience of Pathology Quality management systems

Desirable

Experience of working in a NHS Haematology/ Blood Transfusion laboratory

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).