Biomedical Scientist

Are you enthusiastic? Do you work well under pressure? Are you looking for a new challenge? If yes, this job may be perfect for you!
Applications are invited from enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals for a full time Band 6 post to work in our busy modern and well-equipped Haematology and Blood Transfusion Laboratory at Royal Preston Hospital.

** Please Note ** be recruited straight to Band 6, applicants will be a HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist with a specialist portfolio in Haematology/ Blood Transfusion or equivalent. Applicants with experience but without the specialist portfolio/ equivalent are welcome to apply; after initial recruitment to Band 5 level, an applicant without the specialist portfolio will move to Band 6 once allocated a position on the out of hours rota. Progression beyond the second point of the Band 6 scale will require a completed Specialist Portfolio.

Our Haematology and Blood Transfusion department is based at Royal Preston Hospital, which is a Major Trauma Centre serving Preston, South Ribble and Chorley. The site provides specialist Plastics, Neurology, Renal and Oncology services along with routine services.

Our major equipment comprises Sysmex XN and CS 5100 series analysers and we use the TOSOH G11 for Haemoglobinopathy Screening. Automation in Transfusion is provided by state of the art Diamed IH1000 analysers. The Trust has remote access Haemobank fridges which allows remote electronic issue of blood units. You will be expected to perform routine and specialist procedures.

You will be based at Royal Preston Hospital, however you may be required to work across sites at both Royal Preston and Chorley hospitals and will be expected to work on an 'out of hours' shift rota pattern once trained, for which appropriate AFC enhancements will be paid.

We have 9000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

We value our staff and fully support their professional development. We are an IBMS approved training laboratory.

Duties will include, but not be limited to:

• Performs work duties to the standards required as a HCPC Biomedical Scientist
• Undertake the correct procedures for the handling of specimens, pre and post analysis.
• Maintain and operate equipment used in the preparation and analysis of specimens.
• Perform a range of laboratory tests autonomously and demonstrate an understanding of the scientific basis for tests and the disease processes under investigation.
• Demonstrate awareness of factors affecting sample integrity, risks associated with the sample reagents, or method and other tests indicated by the outcome of the analysis.
• Use the main laboratory computer system in accordance with service requirements

For further details / informal visits contact:
NameNicola PeacockJob titleLead BMS- HaematologyEmail addressnicola.peacock@lthtr.nhs.ukTelephone number01772 522623