Biomedical Scientist Band 6 - Haematology​/Blood Transfusion

The post holder is an experienced Specialist Health Care Professions Council Registered Biomedical Scientist who provides a continuous and comprehensive blood science service as an aid to effective diagnosis and treatment. The post entails confirmation of the analytical and technical validity of investigations, liaising with clinical and blood science staff to ensure diagnostically abnormal results are urgently acted upon.

Where undertaken, staff committing to working unsocial hours will have significantly different working patterns and responsibilities to routine core hours. This is because these staff operate and communicate as a lone front line self-governing service provider and assume first line responsibility.

The position is full-time, with shift working, based on a 24/7 cover. Out of hours pay is at AfC rates.

The Haematology/Transfusion Department at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust operates on two sites; these are at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital.

• Perform investigations and analytical techniques unsupervised whilst organising own work tasks.
• Assist in the development of Standard Operating Procedures, and recommend improvements and amendments as necessary.
• Perform complex manual and automated analytical investigations requiring specialist skills.
• Maintain, troubleshoot and repair faults in laboratory instruments, ensuring essential services are maintained in the event of technical failure.
• Prepare reagents, control materials and calibrators with a high degree of accuracy and precision.
• Check reliability of results to ensure accuracy and precision by applying quality assurance statistical criteria.
• Recognise grossly abnormal and life threatening results, validate and report test results in a timely manner.
• Provide technical interpretation and comment on validity of results.
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of patient results, quality control data and calculations.
• Work with laboratory and Trust information systems.
• Selection, matching and timely issuing of correct blood products in response to medical prescription,
• Maintain adequate supplies of all blood products.
• Maintain an accurate audit trail of the fate of all blood products and temperature requirements.

At East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

On 1stFebruary 2026, Pathology services for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust will come together to form the Lancashire and South Cumbria Single Pathology Service.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be the Lead Provider of the service and the employer of colleagues working within the service, across sites.

If you are successful in your application, and commence work prior to 1stFebruary 2026, your employment will transfer to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 1stFebruary 2026 under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations, 2006. There will be no impact for your job role, terms and conditions of employment or location of work.

If you are successful in your application, and commence work after 1st February 2026, your employer will be Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

• Provide a rapid, reliable and efficient service by performing a comprehensive range of routine and specialized analyses.
• Perform investigations and analytical techniques unsupervised whilst organizing own work tasks, normally under the direction of a Section Leader.
• The post holder is required to rotate through all the sections of the department including specimen reception.
• Apply the approved Standard Operating Procedures used in the…