Clinical Scientist / Senior Biomedical Scientist

You will either be a Qualified Clinical Scientist or a Senior Biomedical Scientist, or someone who will attain your HCPC registration within 6 months of starting this role., In this role you will be required to analyse, interpret, validate and report the results of specialist Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics investigations. Your duties will include:

• Performing, analysing and interpreting both molecular and serological based testing in relation to solid organ and haematopoietic stem cell transplant and immunogenetic services
• Assisting with quality management issues within your section of the laboratory, under the direction of the Clinical Scientists Section Head and Laboratory Operations Manager.
• Contributing to the coordination and supervision of the work, training and conduct of scientific and support staff.
With appropriate training and experience, you will be required to participate in a 24/7 on-call rota and exceptionally to provide cover in times of operational difficulty with notice.

NHS Blood and Transplant is an integral part of the NHS, collecting and processing 2 million blood donations a year. Our Healthcare Scientists provide crucial support to NHS Hospitals, processing, testing and issuing blood and its components and delivering diagnostic and therapeutic services relating to the transfusion of blood and stem cells, transplantation and tissue banking. Our department provides testing and support services for stem cell and solid organ transplantation, a comprehensive service for the provision of HLA matched platelets and undertakes immunogenetic diagnostic testing. Our work, in partnership with the transplant programmes we support, allows many opportunities for applied research and development., It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.