Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology and Blood Transfusion
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 205-7352267
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke University Hospital
- Town
- Stoke on Trent
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Biomedical Scientist
Band 5
Job overview
To be an efficient and flexible member of the laboratory team providing a high quality diagnostic service through scientific and technical activities commensurate with the training and education of a Biomedical Scientist registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) following completion of an IBMS Registration Portfolio or equivalent.
To work within the written Policies and Procedures of the Department especially in relation to Health and Safety and Quality; including the Pathology Quality Policy. To report any witnessed deficiencies in health and safety and quality systems, documentation or individual behaviour to own line manager or the manager for the area concerned.
Maintains clinical records in relation to work carried out.
Supervises and trains less experienced staff in own area of work
Main duties of the job
Among other duties:
To undertake analysis of samples according to the departmental Standard Operating Procedures (including the requesting of tests, recording and reporting of results) using highly complex equipment.
Use knowledge of the disease process and the clinical relevance and appropriateness of diagnostic tests requested. Therefore, understands why certain tests (including the abbreviations and medical terminology) are requested in certain pathological situations.
To participate in and advise on the routine workload, including complex and specialised techniques, using specialist knowledge and experience of practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical expertise.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the main duties and responsibilities pertaining to this role please see the attached documentation.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Relevant degree approved by Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS).
- • Knowledge of relevant laboratory data management systems.
- • Knowledge of relevant quality procedures and Health and Safety knowledge.
- • Understanding of data protection and data quality.
Desirable criteria
- • Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) Registration Portfolio
- • Have a detailed understanding of the normal physiology and pathology of disease in order to apply the knowledge to specialty diagnostics.
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Working in a (within speciality) laboratory environment.
- • Pathology IT systems.
- • Working in a team and alone
- • Training, inducting and supporting junior staff.
- • Working within the NHS
Desirable criteria
- • Perform the wide range of duties as set out in the Job Description
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- • Prepared to work flexibly, including participating in weekend and out-of-hours arrangements when required and when deemed competent to do so.
- • Must participate in required rota pattern for the department.
- • Ability and willingness to fulfil the travel requirements of the post if relevant – primary place of work as per job description but on rare occasion may be asked to work at another site where the Trust has responsibility for Pathology services.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lynsey Johnson
- Job title
- Lead Biomedical Scientist Haematology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782675047
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