Biomedical Scientist / Specialist

Job summary

Join NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) as a Biomedical Scientist in our Red Cell Immunohaematology (RCI) laboratories and make a real impact on patient care. Youll work as part of a clinical team, including doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, in a role that directly contributes to saving and improving lives. We offer a structured New Starter Course combining interactive e-learning, online group teaching, and hands-on training at our national laboratories. Youll gain experience in core transfusion techniques, advanced RCI testing, and innovative methods, including virtual reality learning. Protected training time, funding support, and guidance from specialist Biomedical Scientists ensure you can develop the skills needed to excel in your role. There are excellent opportunities to specialise in areas such as Quality Control, training and education, or research and development. Whether youre an HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist with post-registration experience or a motivated BMS keen to develop specialist transfusion skills, we provide support to help you achieve your qualifications and career ambitions. In return, youll enjoy a dynamic working environment, modern equipment, and a rewarding role where your work makes a difference every day.

Main duties of the job

In this role your responsibilities will include:

1. Performing, analysing, recording and interpreting a wide range of laboratory investigations and technical procedures relating to patient test results and blood products, with the support of the team.

2. Monitoring workflow, procedures, equipment and storage facilities and taking appropriate action to resolve problems within agreed timescales.

3. Analyse, validate, interpret, record, transmit and report the results of routine and complex investigations.

4. Handling blood samples and operate a range of laboratory analysers and equipment.

5. Supervising, training and mentoring junior scientific and support staff.

6. Providing specialist advice to a range of service users. You will be required to participate in a shift working rota which may include evening, weekend or public holiday workings.

You will be required to provide cover in times of operational difficulty, with reasonable notice.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.