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Job summary

Main area
Haematology and Blood Transfusion
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent: 24/7 Rotational shifts
Hours
  • Full time
  • Other
37.5 hours per week (Full time)
Job ref
218-NM-B5-7539190
Employer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
George Eliot Hospital
Town
Nuneaton
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/10/2025 23:59
Interview date
17/11/2025

Employer heading

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust logo

Biomedical Scientist

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

This is an exciting new opportunity for a Biomedical Scientists to join our Haematology and Blood Transfusion department.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and proactive individual to join our department as an HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist, with experience in working in an NHS diagnostic  laboratory.

This role is part of the team of BMS providing the 24/7 service within the Haematology and Blood Transfusion department.

The ideal candidate will be a quick learner and good team player and someone with aspirations of developing their biomedical scientist career in a Haematology and Blood Transfusion disciplinary setting.

The post holder will join our team of BMS staff and following all the appropriate training, will be expected to participate in the 24/7 haematology and Blood Transfusion services provision.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

As HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist your main duties will include, but not limited to:

  • Perform and interpret routine biomedical investigations by participating in regular daily workloads, as directed by management, in line with your skills, experience, and competencies.
  • Maintain standards of conduct required by the HCPC to practice as a registered Biomedical Scientist.
  • Process specimens and handle sensitive information with care and due diligence, such as patient results, in line with local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Support BMAs  by ensuring performance is in line with laboratory standards.
  • Ensure compliance with all legislative and quality requirements of regulatory directives, accreditation bodies, and local management, including UKAS and MHRA and SOPs.
  • Participate in quality management activities, including inspections, audits, and incident reporting as required.
  • Utilise the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Q-Pulse quality management database, and other relevant software to ensure high-quality, reliable data capture and entry.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • The role is based in haematology and blood transfusion at GEH they will be an expectation to rotate to other   sites when required.
  • The role involves issue of high quality blood results for haematology, blood transfusion and coagulation. It will also involve reporting films and being competent in morphology. 
  • This role also involves issue safely blood products to patients. It will involve ensuring haematology and blood transfusion quality management systems are maintained. Staff will be expected to carry out audits.

For further details please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Pathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodPregnancy Loss PledgeHeart Charter

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.

Application numbers

Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Bismark Dwamenah
Job title
Blood Transfusion Section Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02476865611
Additional information

Anna Staniek - Haematology Section Manager ( 02476865697)

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