York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Biomedical Scientist - Blood Transfusion
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We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join our Blood Transfusion team as a Band 7 Senior Biomedical Scientist at the York hospital site as part of the Scarborough, Hull, York Pathology Services (SHYPS) Network.
You must be a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Biomedical Scientist and hold an appropriate post graduate qualification that includes Blood Transfusion speciality (MSc or HSD). Experience of quality management, audit and leadership experience would be advantageous.
The Blood Transfusion Laboratory is equipped with Grifols Gel Column Technology, has two Erytra analysers and a DG Reader for manual card reading and utilises Haemonetics blood tracking.
This position is 15 hours per week and the successful candidate should be available to work Thursday and Fridays with possible pro rata participation in a partial shift which includes some evening and weekends.
The post holder will take delegated responsibility for day-to-day operational matters of the Blood Transfusion section of the department, and deputise for the Chief Biomedical Scientist on technical matters in their absence. They will supervise, train and develop subordinate staff, including Biomedical Scientists, Trainee Biomedical Scientists, Associate Practitioners and Medical Laboratory Assistants ensuring that proficiency and competence and personal and professional standards of that group are maintained.
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The Post Holder will work closely and alongside senior BMS colleagues at the York site and to ensure harmonisation of procedures and policies and along with the Chief Biomedical Scientist that MHRA compliance and UKAS accreditation is maintained.
To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:
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Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
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For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Gemma Maxwell
- Job title: Chief Biomedical Scientist Blood Transfusion
- Email address: gemma.maxwell8@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01723 385183
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