Specialist Healthcare Scientist; BMS

Overview

About the Organisation: National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board providing support and advice at strategic and operational levels. NSS supports customers to deliver services more efficiently and effectively and offers shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland, working with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions and high quality services that help stakeholders free up resources for essential services.

The Post: This post is within the Patient Services Directorate, which provides clinical, technical, and scientific services and advice. There are four hospital Blood Banks located across NHS Scotland, including services for Immunohaematology reference work, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics in support of donors and transplantation, Clinical Apheresis, and delivery of the Transfusion Team programme across Scotland.

The Candidate: Applications are invited from Specialist Healthcare Scientists registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or holding a degree accredited by IBMS, or a relevant degree with top-up modules as required by IBMS. The successful candidate will join the Patient Services team based in the Scottish National Blood Transfusion department in Ninewells Hospital. This busy MHRA and UKAS accredited department provides blood banking services to Ninewells Hospital and a red cell reference service for hospitals in NHS Tayside.

The post offers the opportunity to gain experience in all aspects of work undertaken in the Integrated Red Cell area, including blood banking and red cell investigation sections of the department.

The successful applicant will join a team of highly skilled Specialist Healthcare Scientists working in these sections. A 24/7 shift roster is in operation, and the post holder must participate.

Applicants are required to hold a Specialist Diploma or be prepared to complete a Specialist Diploma on appointment. Active participation in CPD and opportunities for further study are supported and encouraged. Training will be provided as appropriate for the requirements of the position.

NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions apply to this post based on experience and qualifications.

• Qualified HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientists will be paid at AfC Band 6
• If eligible for a trainee Biomedical Scientist post, will be paid at Annex 21 of AfC Band 6

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who has lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.

Location and Working Pattern: Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, Patient Services Laboratory, Ninewells Hospital. Monday to Sunday, 37 hours per week – full participation in a 24/7 shift roster.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.

Benefits: Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.

Inclusion: NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national board and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and balance personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. NSS has a long-term commitment to staff health and well-being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace.

There are equality staff networks in place which staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for…