Job Summary
You will be working as part of a clinical team, including doctors, nurses and other health care professionals and the role you perform will directly contribute to saving and improving patient’s lives.
As a Biomedical Scientist there are many opportunities for career advancement. With experience and training you may progress to managing a section of the laboratory, right through to being a consultant lead with responsibility for the entire laboratory service. You may use your knowledge to specialise in an area vital to the operation of a modern diagnostic service such as Quality Control, training and education or research and development.
We will provide you with an extensive induction and training programme and ongoing development to support you in your role and achieving your career ambitions.
Main duties of the job
In this role as a Biomedical Scientist within H&I, you will be required to analyse, interpret, validate and report the results of specialist Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics investigations.
Your duties will include:
1. Performing, analysing and interpreting both molecular and serological based testing in relation to haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Platelet and Granulocyte Immunology, transfusion support and immunogenetic services
2. Assisting with quality management issues within your section of the laboratory, under the direction of the Clinical Scientists Section Head and Laboratory Operations Manager
3. Contributing to the coordination and supervision of the work, training and conduct of scientific and support staff.
About You
Qualifications –
4. Health Professions Council registered Biomedical Scientist.
5. Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).
Experience –
6. Experienced in the use of a range of laboratory equipment.
7. Competent in a range of manual scientific techniques.
8. Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint).