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Job summary

Main area
Haematology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
411-MED-25-7175444
Employer
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2025 23:59

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Biomedical Scientist

NHS AfC: Band 5

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

  • Great flexible working opportunities
  • Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and motivated HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist specialising in Haematology to join our team.

The post holder will work closely with the Lead Biomedical Scientist and Senior Biomedical Scientists to provide a 24/7 laboratory service to the Trust and its users.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as a registered Biomedical Scientist working in Haematology and Blood Transfusion providing scientific services on patient samples as an aid to the clinical diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of paediatric disease. Therefore, the post holder will preferably have a practical and theoretical knowledge of laboratory haematology, coagulation and blood transfusion. 

The post holder will rotate between all sections of the haematology laboratory and with appropriate training, participate in the departments out of hours working arrangements.

The department is well equipped with Sysmex XN2000, Sysmex CS2400, Grifols Erytra, Beckman Coulter Navios, Tosoh G8 and Meditech computer system.

The Haematology department is accredited for training with the IBMS.

We are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic to join a dedicated team providing a high-quality service.

Applications are welcome from students studying in their third year of the Applied Biomedical Science Degree and who are working towards HCPC registration.

For further information please contact Andrew Simpson, Lead Biomedical Scientist Haematology and Blood Transfusion on 0151 252 5229.

Working for our organisation

As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To carry out all work to specified standards as laid down by the professional 
bodies including Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Health and Care 
Professions Council (HCPC) and The United Kingdom Accreditation Service 
(UKAS). 
 To participate in the routine work of the Haematology and Blood Transfusion 
Laboratory rotating through all sections of the department working without 
supervision.
 To plan and organise own work, unsupervised, on a daily basis ensuring 
results are produced in an accurate and timely manner. This involves the 
adjustment of plans based on results generated.
 To actively redistribute workload/staff, dependent on demand in each area of 
the laboratory.
Clinical Director of 
Laboratory Medicine
Consultant Haematologist/ 
 Head of Department
Consultant Haematologists
Head of Operations
Laboratory Medicine
Lead Biomedical Scientist
Haematology & Blood Transfusion
Specialist Biomedical 
Scientist
Trainee Biomedical 
Scientist
Senior Biomedical 
Scientist
Band 5 
Biomedical Scientist
Associate Practitioners/ 
Medical Laboratory Assistant.To participate in maintaining a system for the safe and confidential storage 
and retrieval of proper records and specimens both physically and 
electronically.
To ensure data integrity when entering patient demographics onto the 
Meditech computer system.

Person specification

Specific to the advertised role

Essential criteria
  • Registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • Qualified to degree level, or equivalent, in a subject recognised by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)
  • GCSE in English or evidence of English language proficiency
  • Experience of working in a UKAS accredited Haematology laboratory.
  • Able to demonstrate competence in Routine Haematology, Coagulation and Blood Transfusion
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of laboratory paediatric Haematology
  • Knowledge of paediatric Haematology & Blood Transfusion

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Andrew Simpson
Job title
Lead Biomedical Scientist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01512525229
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