Biomedical Scientist Haematology

Biomedical Scientist Haematology

The closing date is 18 March 2026

Applications are invited from motivated, enthusiastic and improvement focussed HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientists to join the Haematology & Blood Transfusion Department at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. We are UKAS accredited and an IBMS approved training laboratory.

Applications are being sought from experienced HCPC registered Biomedical Scientists who have successfully completed the IBMSSpecialist Diploma in Haematology with Hospital Transfusion Practice.

Applications are also invited from HCPC registered Biomedical Scientists who are working towards completion of their IBMSSpecialist Portfolio. These candidates will be considered for a Band 6 Progression Role with Band 6 status and pay granted on attainment of the Specialist Diploma.

The post holder will be required to work 37.5 hours per week as part of the 24/7 roster, including nights, weekends and Bank Holidays.

The successful candidate will be expected to work across two hospital sites providing support to a Senior Biomedical Scientist in a Designated Section to be agreed following commencement in role.

For further information, please contact Bev Byfield-Jones, Haematology Manager via email:

To support Biomedical Scientists and MLA staff within the Designated Section on the Worcestershire Royal Hospital Site.

To support the Section Lead/Senior BMS in the Designated Section within the resources available. To assist with the training of less experienced staff in the Designated Section.

To monitor Quality & Performance within the Designated Section. To work and maintain competence in all other sections of the laboratory as required.

The post holder will be expected to hold the IBMS Specialist Diploma in Haematology with Hospital Transfusion Practice or equivalent precursor.

The role includes some weekend, bank holiday and night duties on a rotational basis. The post holder is required to have a flexible approach to shifts worked across 2 hospital sites to ensure the service is maintained safely.

Training will be given to enable the duties to be carried out efficiently.

Participation in the IBMS CPD scheme is encouraged.

All mandatory training specific to the Department and Trust will be provided and must be kept up to date. Post-graduate training will be supported as necessary to enable compliance with the qualifications required for this post. In some cases this may not be funded by the Trust.

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

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Key Duties:

1.1 Assist Section Leads with Management of the QMS in the Designated Section of the department on the WRH site.

1.2 Assist with training of staff in the Designated Section.

1.3 Ensure…