Senior Biomedical Scientist

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is an internationally recognised centre of excellence, well known for pioneering cancer diagnostics and treatment through innovation, research, and education. Our dedicated scientific and clinical teams play a vital role in delivering high quality services that contribute directly to patient care and to the Trust’s research strategy.

We are delighted to invite applications for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Biomedical Scientist in Haematology, based at our Sutton site. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual seeking to develop leadership, quality, and technical expertise within a supportive and forward thinking environment.

As a Senior BMS, you will supervise the day to day operation of the Haematology laboratory, ensuring a timely, accurate, and high quality analytical service. You will oversee analyser performance, support complex result validation, lead staff training and competency assessment, and contribute to the ongoing development of our quality management system in alignment with ISO
15189 standards and MHRA requirements.
While the primary focus of this role is Haematology, you will also be expected to provide support to the Blood Transfusion laboratory as required to meet service needs.

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Contact & Further Information
Informal visits are encouraged. Please contact:
Lorelyn Donato – ,

The post holder will be responsible for supervising staff during the day to day operation of the department and performing analytical work. The post holder will lead the development of the quality system ensuring the laboratory complies with ISO
15189 accreditation standard and MHRA requirements.

The key working relationships will be with staff in Haematology, but the post holder will be expected to liaise with staff throughout Pathology and the Trust. There will be frequent occasions when the postholder takes sole responsibility for work, for example when not Lead is not present.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services.

We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance.

We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification

• Working closely with the Haematology and BT seniors, coordinating rotations and training depending individual development, service requirements and user needs.

• Sample reception: receipt and checking of samples, liaising with ward staff where there are doubts or errors, assigning High Risk samples to an appropriate containment area and dealing with leaking / damaged samples, and centrifugation of specimens when necessary

• FBC Analyser preparation: daily startup of analyser, check background counts within limits, run and verify controls,, liaise with technical lead or supplier…