Senior Biomedical Scientist - Haematology

at  Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

The successful candidate must be -
A Biomedical Scientist registered with the HCPC with specialist post qualification experience, and suitable additional qualifications as shown within the person specification.
with excellent written and verbal skills, qualifications and experience relevant to Heamatology laboratory practice and a natural focus on quality, patient safety and service delivery. The successful candidate will provide a vital source of knowledge and support to staff, the department and the wider Blood sciences Laboratory Team. You will be joining a friendly, supportive, well-established department. You would be required to be comfortable working autonomously as well as part of a team. You will work as part of the Transfusion laboratory, which sits within the Blood sciences Department. It will be necessary to liase with clinical staff within the laboratory and across the Trust and also be involved in teaching, mentoring and assessing staff of various grades within the department, you must be flexible and have the ability to work across all CHFT sites.
In return we provide a comprehensive induction programme and yearly appraisals with a view to developing knowledge and skills where appropriate.
The right candidate will be an excellent and confident communicator with strong leadership skills, will be fully aware of the current issues pertinent to the Transfusion department. This will enable you to contribute effectively to developing policies, audit practice and lead the department’s quality management process.
You will be a keen, well organised and motivated individual who is capable of delivering training and education to all levels of staff.
This is a challenging post and we are looking to appoint someone who can perform the necessary tasks with immediate effect.
To apply, you must be a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist, extensive post registration experience, a relevant MSC, Higher Specialist Diploma or equivalent and evidence of professional development within a blood sciences discipline. (Some flexibility on qualifications due to secondment only, in order to gain valuable experience within the senior Biomedical scientist role, must complete higher specialist diploma within the secondment period).
The department serves a population of over 450,000 and is delivered from both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
Please refer to individual JD’s and person Spec’s.
You will be joining a friendly, supportive and well-established senior team working closely with other senior members and clinical leads within the blood sciences team.
The right candidate will be an excellent and confident communicator with strong leadership skills, will be fully aware of the current issues pertinent to the Haematology discipline . This will enable you to contribute effectively to developing policies, audit practice and lead the department’s quality management process.
You will be a keen, well organised and motivated individual who is capable of delivering training and education to all levels of staff.
This is a challenging post and we are looking to appoint someone who can perform the necessary tasks with immediate effect

Please refer the Job description for details