Trainee Biomedical Scientist

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Are you enthusiastic, professional, reliable, and highly motivated? If so, we have an exceptional opportunity for you to join our Haematology and Transfusion team at our busy general hospital! We are currently seeking a Trainee Biomedical Scientist to join our dynamic team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Join us and you'll be based in the state-of-the-art facilities of the Haematology and Blood Transfusion department or Clinical Chemistry Department at King's Mill Hospital.

To be eligible for this role, it is essential that you hold an HCPC accredited Biomedical Sciences degree. Unfortunately, applicants without an accredited degree or those requiring top-up modules will not be considered for an interview.

PLEASE NOTE ALL INTERVIEWS MUST BE FACE TO FACE.

At the conclusion of the 12 months, you will have successfully completed the registration portfolio and the external assessment, making you eligible to apply for HCPC registration. This opens up a world of opportunities in the field of Biomedical Sciences, unlocking your potential for professional growth and development.

It's important to note that while we invest in your training and development, we cannot guarantee a substantive post will be available at the end of the 12 months. However, we believe that the experience gained during this period will be an excellent foundation for your future career.

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other.

We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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