(Night) Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Haematology and BT

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is professional, reliable, innovative and flexible to join us as a Specialist Biomedical Scientist in Haematology & Blood Transfusion at Ipswich Hospital.

As part of this role you will work a full rota which will be predominately nights subject to change upon needs of the service.

The role will include lone shift night working in Haematology and Blood Transfusion following a period of induction during core hours. Night work attracts agenda for change enhancements and a current local night shift enhancement (subject to change in the future). This post is full time, however part time would be considered.

You will join a friendly and busy MHRA and UKAS compliant hospital lab who are committed to the training and development of our staff. We encourage our staff to undertake internal and external courses to aid their development., You will enjoy a varied range of responsibilities from maintaining the quality management system and UKAS accreditation, training and supervision of less experienced members of staff, validating and authorising results and most importantly providing a safe quality service for our patients.

You will be expected to resolve complex equipment or process problems and perform manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations, including specialist investigations, within defined service area accurately and efficiently.

You will participate in the day to day management of stock control and usage. This may include maintaining Blood Transfusion stock levels and records and monitor usage to ensure efficient use where appropriate.

We use Grifols analysers in BT, Sysmex XNs and ACL TOPS in Haematology & coagulation. Previous experience with or an understanding of the technologies used within the department would be an advantage. Experience of lone working with Blood Transfusion and Haematology is essential.

You will be HCPC Registered with knowledge and experience required for this role, be able to work as part of a team, work under pressure and meet deadlines.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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