Senior Biomedical Scientist / Biomedical Scientist Team Manager
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 September 2025 |
| Location: | Cramlington, NE23 6NZ |
| Company: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7432009/319-7193118JA-B |
Summary
A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking applications from enthusiastic, capable, flexible scientists to become a team manager with responsibility for the operational delivery of core and specialist blood transfusion services.
We are a vibrant and forward-looking service undergoing significant development with a centralised blood sciences laboratory at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Cramlington.
Extensive experience post HCPC registration in Blood Transfusion is required and you should hold a recognised specialist transfusion qualification.
Annex 21
The provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 21 – Arrangements for Pay and Banding of Trainees, would apply whilst undertaking training in this role.
Period of Training
Pay
More than 3 years from completion of training
60% of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate
More than 2 but less than 3 years prior to completion of training
65% of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate
More than one but less than 2 years prior to completion of training
70% of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate
Up to 12 months to completion of training
75% of the pay band maximum of the qualified rate
For further information on Annex 21, please see:
http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-21-to-25/annex-21-arrangements-for-pay-and-banding-of-trainees
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
The post holder will exercise autonomy within professional boundaries and will be involved in managing priorities, designing and implementing developments, managing and delivering training and overseeing quality within the blood sciences department as part of a multi-skilled
team.
We aim to deliver and continue to develop high quality services for both present and future clinical users of the department.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
The post holder will be part of the Blood Transfusion team based within the centralised Blood Transfusion laboratory at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. As part of the team they will be responsible for the delivery of transfusion services across the whole Trust.
This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Sep 2025
We are seeking applications from enthusiastic, capable, flexible scientists to become a team manager with responsibility for the operational delivery of core and specialist blood transfusion services.
We are a vibrant and forward-looking service undergoing significant development with a centralised blood sciences laboratory at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Cramlington.
Extensive experience post HCPC registration in Blood Transfusion is required and you should hold a recognised specialist transfusion qualification.
Annex 21
The provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 21 – Arrangements for Pay and Banding of Trainees, would apply whilst undertaking training in this role.
Period of Training
Pay
More than 3 years from completion of training
60% of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate
More than 2 but less than 3 years prior to completion of training
65% of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate
More than one but less than 2 years prior to completion of training
70% of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate
Up to 12 months to completion of training
75% of the pay band maximum of the qualified rate
For further information on Annex 21, please see:
http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-21-to-25/annex-21-arrangements-for-pay-and-banding-of-trainees
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
The post holder will exercise autonomy within professional boundaries and will be involved in managing priorities, designing and implementing developments, managing and delivering training and overseeing quality within the blood sciences department as part of a multi-skilled
team.
We aim to deliver and continue to develop high quality services for both present and future clinical users of the department.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
The post holder will be part of the Blood Transfusion team based within the centralised Blood Transfusion laboratory at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. As part of the team they will be responsible for the delivery of transfusion services across the whole Trust.
This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Sep 2025