Haematology Senior Clinical Scientist​/Higher Specialist Scientist Trainee

Latest jobs at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Haematology Senior Clinical Scientist/Higher Specialist Scientist Trainee NHS AfC:
Band 7

Main area Haematology Grade NHS AfC:
Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri) Job
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36-26

Site Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Town Blackpool Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/09/2026 23:59

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year.

We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

We are looking to recruit a Haematology Trainee Clinical Scientist who will work alongside our Principal and Consultant Clinical Scientists within the department of Haematology at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, supporting the Haematology medical team.

The role includes providing scientific advice to clinicians, participating in the duty scientist rota, and contributing to patient management through effective communication of complex findings.

They will advise on and interpret a range of specialist haematology and transfusion investigations.

The post holder will support quality management, service development, and staff training, ensuring compliance with ISO 15189, BSH guidance, and MHRA requirements. A strong focus on patient safety and clinical governance is essential. The role also supports professional development. The post holder will be encouraged and supported to develop advanced practice skills and to apply for the Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST) programme at an appropriate stage in their career.

Support will include mentorship from senior/consultant clinical scientists. Opportunities to gain advanced clinical, leadership, and audit experience. Involvement in complex cases, MDT work, and service development. Access to research and presentation opportunities. Guidance with the HSST application process (including feedback and preparation). Development time, where service allows, to build a portfolio.

Physical Effort

Restricted position for long periods; frequent light effort for several short periods; occasional moderate effort for several short periods

Microscope or similar work; lifts, moves boxes, trays, pushes trolleys; manoeuvres patients for tests

Mental Effort

Frequent requirement for concentration, work pattern unpredictable; occasional/frequent requirement for prolonged concentration

Concentration for tests, investigations, frequent interruptions for urgent tests; microscope or equivalent work for lengthy periods

Working Conditions

Occasional/frequent exposure to unpleasant conditions

Handles contained or controlled hazardous materials, contact with body fluids, verbal abuse

Emotional Effort

Occasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances

May work with terminally ill, upset, distressed patients, carers

Provide and receive complex information where tact and persuasive skills are required, barriers to understanding; provide and receive highly complex information/ present complex information to large groups

Communicates test, other technical information to patients who may have sensory, physical or learning disabilities, relatives & carers; exchanges specialist information with colleagues from own and other disciplines/ presents research findings to conferences or other large groups.

Highly specialist expertise underpinned by theoretical knowledge & experience

Understanding of specialist healthcare science activities acquired through training to master’s degree or equivalent level of knowledge in Haematology/Transfusion.

Complex facts or situations, requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of options

Analysis and interpretation of test, investigation results.

Plan straightforward tasks, some…