Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Haematology and Transfusion Job Birmingham area,England UK,Healthcare

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Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Haematology and Transfusion Band 6

Main area Biomedical Scientist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (24/7 OOH working mandatory) Job --DMUT

Site Birmingham Children's hospital Town Birmingham Salary £32,073 - £48,117 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 26/11/2026

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

The Haematology Department at Birmingham Women's Hospital site has a vacancy for an enthusiastic, motivated, and suitably qualified Biomedical Scientist. Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK, and HCPC registered. While the role is aimed at an experienced Band 6 specialist, applications are welcome from Band 5 biomedical scientists who are currently working on their IBMS Haematology and Blood Transfusion specialist portfolio.

A minimum of one year post ‑ registration experience in a UK Haematology/Blood Transfusion laboratory is essential.

The Haematology and Blood Transfusion department provides a comprehensive diagnostic and clinical service tailored to the specialist needs of the hospital for Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Neonatal and Fetal Medicine Directorates and undertakes the Sickle cell and Thalassaemia (SCT) national screening programme for the trust. The service is UKAS accredited and the laboratory is an IBMS approved training establishment for Biomedical Scientists.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work in rotation with other staff in all sections of the department and following training will take part in the current 24/7 shift rota over a 7-day working week including nights . Although this is a combined trust this position is to work at the Birmingham Women’s Hospital site only.

The Haematology section is equipped with Sysmex XN2000 full blood count analysers, Sebia Capilliarys 3 Octa for Haemoglobinopathy screening and Werfen TOP 350 for coagulation studies. Blood Transfusion utilises Werfen Neo and Echo analysers for routine grouping, antibody screening and investigation and antenatal serolog y. Cross-match ing is carried out using Grifols DG Gel Technology. The department is fully computerised with DXC Telepath Laboratory Information System and utilis es iPassp ort for document control.

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Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. Our trust was formed in 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and…