Specialist Biomedical Scientist- Haematology & Blood Transfusion

Specialist Biomedical Scientist
- Haematology & Blood Transfusion

NHS AfC:
Band 6

Be part of our future landscape

At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long‑term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.

We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish  have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.

These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once‑in‑a‑career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state‑of‑the‑art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come.

We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family.

This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.

We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated, and forward‑thinking individuals with strong organisational skills, practical competence, and a solid scientific foundation. Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities are required, along with the capacity to contribute effectively both independently and as part of a team. These qualities reflect the Trust’s commitment to delivering care in line with our Right Care Behaviours.

The department is well equipped, including Sysmex XN 3000, ACL TOP 550s, and Alifax Test1 analysers. The Transfusion department is fully automated with 2 Ortho Visions and electronic issue of blood products via Blood Track.

The department operates a 24/7 service utilising a 37.5 hour continuous process pattern (CPP) shift system in which you will be required to fully participate, after suitable training.

Opportunities for further study and CPD are strongly supported. The laboratory has full UKAS accreditation to ISO 15189:2022, and is approved for training by the IBMS.

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (ANHSFT) and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) are high‑performing organisations providing acute and specialist outreach services to local communities. Together, they have formed Integrated Pathology Solutions LLP (IPS), a joint venture delivering high‑quality pathology services to both Trusts and other healthcare providers in the region.

The successful candidate will work primarily within the Blood Transfusion department, with some rotational responsibilities across Haematology. A solid working knowledge and experience in Blood Transfusion is essential for this post.

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a…