Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: 24/7 shifts
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 shifts)
- Job ref
- 320-CDCS-4160-A
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queens Hospital Burton
- Town
- Burton-On-Trent
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Biomedical Scientist - Haematology/Blood Transfusion
Band 5
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats or you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466
Care Leaver Guaranteed Interview Scheme
The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.
Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.
If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this within your application.
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
Biomedical Scientist (Band 5)
Haematology/Blood Transfusion
Based at the Queens Hospital Burton/Royal Derby Hospital site
We are inviting applications from motivated and enthusiastic candidates to join our friendly and hardworking team in Haematology/Blood Transfusion at UHDB. The individual will be mainly based on the Queens Hospital Burton site but may also be expected to work on the Derby site depending on service needs.
Haematology and Blood Transfusion laboratory experience is essential for this role. Candidates must have completed an IBMS Accredited degree or have undertaken supplementary education/top-up modules to meet HCPC Standards of Proficiency for biomedical scientists.
Please note this is not a trainee position and an essential requirement for this post is completion of the IBMS registration portfolio, although consideration will be given to candidates who are within 3 months completion of the portfolio. Full training will be supported in this post.
All candidates will be required to participate in the 24/7 shift system once appropriate training and competencies have been completed.
Main duties of the job
The Queens Hospital Burton Haematology and Blood Transfusion laboratories are well equipped and currently include tracked Sysmex FBC analysers, Starrsed ESR, Werfen ACL TOP coagulation, and Orthovision in Blood Bank.
The successful candidate will be expected:
- To undertake specialist clinical technical work for any given area within the Haematology and Blood Transfusion sections of the laboratory service.
- To assist senior staff within the departments maintain and develop the service in line with departmental objectives.
- To assist with the training, instruction and supervision of trainee BMSs, APs and MLAs within the department.
- To help maintain our full UKAS accreditation (ISO 15189) the successful candidate will be involved in service development including verification of equipment, auditing, and reviewing of documents.
- To participate in 24/7 shift systems
Closing date of applications: 28th July 2026
Interview date: 11th August 2026
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- IBMS Accredited degree or have undertaken supplementary education/top-up modules to meet HCPC Standards of Proficiency for biomedical scientists
- Completion of the IBMS registration portfolio or within 3 months of completion
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of NHS Pathology laboratory procedures and protocols
- Current demonstrable NHS Haematology and Blood Transfusion laboratory experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- IT skills
- Communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of the use of analysers used on site
Work pattern
Essential criteria
- Evidence of shift working
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working night shifts
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lora Morris
- Job title
- Technical Specialist Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 788232
- Additional information
Katarina Kacinova - Transfusion Laboratory Manager
Email : [email protected]
Tel: 01332 789406
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