Job requirements
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Essential
22 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Personal Qualities
Professional personal presentation and manner.
- Personal Qualities
Positive attitude and flexible
- Personal Qualities
Must participate in the required rota pattern for the department.
- Personal Qualities
Prepared to work flexibly, including participating out of routine hours service arrangements when required to do so.
- Personal Qualities
Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary).
- Personal Qualities
Ability and willingness to fulfil the travel requirements of the post if/as relevant – primary place of work as per JD but occasionally may be reasonably asked to work at another site where the Trust has responsibility for Pathology Services.
- Knowledge and Skills
A minimum of 5 years post-registration practical experience of working in relevant Pathology discipline in a busy laboratory environment.
- Knowledge and Skills
One or more sub-specialised analytical or clinical areas
- Knowledge and Skills
Supervising / managing staff.
- Knowledge and Skills
Training a range of ‘students’ e.g. medical , scientific and support staff
- Knowledge and Skills
Pathology IT systems
- Knowledge and Skills
Working with complex and specialist laboratory equipment.
- Knowledge and Skills
Active liaison with clinicians and healthcare professionals.
- Knowledge and Skills
Well-developed oral and written communication skills.
- Knowledge and Skills
Effectively apply skills and knowledge • Work with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and contribute to their review and
- Knowledge and Skills
Work within safe systems of work and report any deficiencies in those systems.
- Essential Qualifications
BSc, Registration and Specialist
- Essential Qualifications
MSc, HSD or alternative
- Essential Qualifications
Registered Biomedical Scientist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Essential Qualifications
Evidence of continued professional development (CPD).
- Essential Qualifications
Knowledge of relevant laboratory data management systems and policies. Understands the importance of data integrity and confidentiality
- Essential Qualifications
Evidence of BT specialist knowledge
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Skills
Experience of working in an acute NHS Trust
- Knowledge and Skills
Experience in presenting data to clinical and scientific audiences in a range of formats.
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to establish and maintain effective Pathology networks with internal and external colleagues.
- Essential Qualifications
Attended formal management course
Job overview
We are seeking capable, enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our friendly and dedicated team in the Haematology & Blood Transfusion department within Blood Sciences. This post is based at the Royal Stoke Hospital site, but rotation to the County site can be expected. You must have full HCPC registration for appointment as a Senior Biomedical Scientist along with an IBMS Specialist Portfolio in Haematology/Transfusion or equivalent and either an MSc, Higher Specialist Diploma or equivalent in biomedical science plus additional specialist blood transfusion knowledge.
Main duties of the job
You will assist in the management of the Blood Transfusion service providing expert knowledge in the area, managing staff and training and developing and maintaining SOPs.
Please see the attached job description for further duties.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for more information or contact Louise Rogers on 01782674249
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.
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This advert is for Senior Biomedical Scientist (Blood Transfusion) with University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Biomedical scientist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Sep 2026.
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