Placement Trainee Biomedical Scientist

NHSBT 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, solid organ transplantation and tissue banking.

Our Stem Cells departments select, process and issue stem cells from a variety of sources for patients undergoing haemopoietic stem cell transplantation. Our partnerships with transplant programmes provide opportunities for applied research and development.

You will undertake duties commensurate with the current level of training requirements and receiving regular professional competence appraisals by NHSBT trainers and managers. You’ll work in an environment where you can develop your specialist skills and scientific education. You will be supported to complete the IBMS Registration Portfolio.

Main duties of the job

You will carry out clinical technical duties under the supervision of a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered Biomedical Scientist. You will gain the education, training & experience necessary for HCPC registration and be required to:

• Handle blood & tissue samples and operate a range of laboratory analysers & equipment
• Perform, analyse, record & interpret a wide range of laboratory investigations and technical procedures relating to the issue of patient test results for organ transplant and blood transfusion and the issue of blood and tissue products, with the support of the team
• Provide cover in times of operational difficulty, with reasonable notice.

In some of our departments, you may be required to work up to 15 days over weekends and bank holidays per year as rostered, with reasonable notice and be able to participate in the extended working day for the department.

About You

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience in the use of laboratory equipment and techniques
• Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), or equivalent Systems

Qualifications and Training

• Currently a full-time student on an IBMS accredited undergraduate (BSc) Biomedical Science sandwich degree
• Have passed year one university assessments with no re-sits
• Must pass subsequent university assessments with no re-sits before start of placement

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

About Us (Minimum of 100 characters and maximum of 1000 characters, including spaces)

At NHS Blood and Transplant, we’re incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be. We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers.

It’s an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year. We offer brilliant benefits including 27 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), a comprehensive induction and training programme, and competitive pension scheme.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with and positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality.

Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Monday 13 March 2023.

Interviews are anticipated to be held in April – exact date subject to confirmation

For informal enquiries please contact – Rachael Wyre, Head of Laboratory Tel: 02380 356781 or 073921 39972