Job Overview Join Our Forward-Thinking Blood Sciences Team! We are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual with a strong scientific background to join our Haematology and Blood Transfusion departments. This is an excellent opportunity to become a key part of a dynamic laboratory team delivering high-quality services within Blood Sciences. In this role, you will work closely with your line manager to support and enhance our technical services, ensuring they continue to meet the rigorous standards of UKAS and ISO 15189:2022. You will also collaborate with colleagues across all grades—both technical and medical—to help maintain an effective, efficient, and forward-looking laboratory service. What We Offer A supportive and inclusive environment where innovation is encouraged and staff are truly valued Excellent opportunities for personal and professional development A modern laboratory committed to the national Modernising Pathology agenda A collaborative, forward-thinking team dedicated to high-quality patient care This post is based at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough. Main duties of the job Participate in a range of duties within the Blood Sciences department, under supervision or without supervision following successful competency assessment. Analyses potentially infectious samples using sophisticated automated equipment to produce results of a quality consistent with excellent patient care. Carry out biomedical procedures including maintenance, monitoring of sophisticated equipment and audit in accordance with departmental SOPs. Be able to effectively deal with simple day to day situations and problems, referring to Senior Biomedical Scientist staff when appropriate. Demonstrate a robust knowledge of national and local health and safety standards. Effectively contribute to the continual improvement of service and identify risks to Biomedical Scientist staff. Effectively maintain stock control, place orders and take appropriate action as required. Participate in the review of departmental SOPs. Ensure the safe disposal of specimens and waste and to ensure cleaning and maintenance of work areas and equipment is carried out in accordance with SOPs. Ensures that samples meet acceptance criteria, dealing with any non-compliance in accordance with departmental protocols. Ensures sample is appropriate type for all tests and assesses samples for urgency, informing Biomedical Scientist staff of such samples. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Good education to A Levels, including science subject or NVQ 4 or IBMS Certificate of Achievement (Part 2) or Foundation degree. Desirable criteria ECDL Skills Essential criteria Ability to communicate clearly Possess basic IT skills & keyboard accuracy. Observant of detail, ability to make basic judgement decisions. Attention to detail. Ability to work as part of a team. Ability to work night shifts Desirable criteria Confidence within parameters of role. Ability to work consecutive nights Experience Essential criteria Experience of working in a relevant laboratory. Able to understand and follow Standard Operating Procedures. Ability to follow laboratory H&S practice. Understanding of need for service quality Understanding that work relates directly to patient care. Special Requirements Essential criteria Ability to travel across other sites for training, meetings and covering duties. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first. We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services. We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations. Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care. Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together. Apply online now