Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Haematology and Blood Transfusion

Overview

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has re‑designed its Pathology services with new state‑of‑the‑art equipment and a new laboratory, and with a new Lab Info Management System being installed later this year. An opportunity for a Specialist Biomedical Scientist within the field of Haematology and Blood Transfusion is now available.

The post holder will be highly skilled in the use of the latest techniques and complex instrumentation alongside more traditional manual methods of investigation. The individual will be expected to apply professional judgment and utilise specialist skills and knowledge to provide a timely result service to the clinician. The individual will be committed to formally maintaining their specialist skills and knowledge by appropriate training and self‑education.

The post holder will support the development and training of registered BMS and associate practitioner colleagues and play an active role in maintaining high standards of quality management, as well as taking a lead role in a specific responsibility commensurate with a band 6 role. We provide a 24/7 diagnostic service and offer full‑time hours covering day, evening, night, and weekends.

If you have the qualifications and experience (minimum IBMS specialist portfolio or IBMS accredited MSc) and wish to develop your knowledge and skills in haematology and blood transfusion, we are waiting to hear from you.

For this band 6 post you are required to have either of the following:

• An IBMS Specialist Portfolio in Haematology / Blood Transfusion
• An IBMS accredited MSc
• BBTS Specialist Certificate in Transfusion Science Practice

If you do not meet this criteria, you may be offered a band 5 post with automatic progression to band 6 on completion of one of the above.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites:
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year.

As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.