Job summary
East Suffolk & North Essex NHS Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Biomedical Scientist to join us in Haematology & Blood Transfusion at Ipswich Hospital.

You will join a friendly and busy MHRA and UKAS compliant hospital laboratory who are committed to the training and development of our staff. We are IBMS accredited training laboratory for registration and specialist portfolios.

You must have completed your haematology specialist portfolio. Once competent, experienced staff will participate in the out of hours roster which attracts a night rate enhancement for lone working.

We are equipped with Grifols, Sysmex XNs and ACL TOPS analysers. Our LIMS is Lab Centre. Previous working knowledge of these technologies would be an advantage.

Our vision is to deliver innovations, high-performing pathology services that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.

We are clinically led and designed to achieve the benefits of scale that can be achieved by working together to meet our service users needs and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.

We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best pathology staff. We encourage our staff to undertake internal and external courses to aid their development. You will play an integral part in helping to train our junior staff to develop their skills and careers.

About our Pathology Service https://youtu.be/FBrydUl_c5w

Main duties of the job
Specialist Biomedical Scientist Job Information

Our pathology department is part of the collaborative East Coast Pathology Network (see attached document)

You will enjoy a varied range of responsibilities from maintaining the quality management system and UKAS accreditation, training and supervision of less experienced members of staff, validating and authorising results and most importantly providing a safe quality service for our patients.

You will be expected to resolve complex equipment or process problems and perform manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations, including specialist investigations, within defined service area accurately and efficiently.

You will participate in the day to day management of stock control and usage. This may include maintaining Blood Transfusion stock levels and records and monitor usage to ensure efficient use where appropriate.

About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details
Date posted
11 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 6

Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year

per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time,

Part-time

Reference number
432-HR656-26

Job locations
Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification
Registration
Essential

• HCPC registered
• Biomedical Science Degree or equivalent
• Specialist portfolio in Haematology and Blood Transfusion or CPSM logbook
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Appropriate Post Registration IBMS Specialist Diploma or IBMS diploma in Biomedical Science

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Theoretical knowledge and practical experience of specialist biomedical procedures relevant to post.
• Substantial practical experience of working in a Biomedical Science laboratory.
• Experience of Quality Management Systems
• Experience of performing Risk Assessments.
• Experience of Pathology IT systems.

Desirable

• European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent
• Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS
• Previous experience of line managing staff

Person Specification
Registration
Essential

• HCPC registered
• Biomedical Science Degree or equivalent
• Specialist portfolio in Haematology and Blood Transfusion or CPSM logbook
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Appropriate Post Registration IBMS Specialist Diploma or IBMS diploma in Biomedical Science

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Theoretical knowledge and practical experience of specialist biomedical procedures relevant to post.
• Substantial practical experience of working in a Biomedical Science laboratory.
• Experience of Quality Management Systems
• Experience of performing Risk Assessments.
• Experience of Pathology IT systems.

Desirable

• European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent
• Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS
• Previous experience of line managing staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Transfusion Laboratory Manager

Camilla Holmes

Camilla.Holmes@esneft.nhs.uk

01473703726

Details
Date posted
11 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 6

Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year

per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time,

Part-time

Reference number
432-HR656-26

Job locations
Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

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