Job reference: 002159
Salary: Band 5 - £32,073-£39,043
Closing date: 02/10/2026
Department: HMDS - (Bexley Wing)
Location: St James’s University Hospital
Division: Oncology CSU
Hours Per Week: 37.5

Job Summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic person to join the flow cytometry team at the Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Service (HMDS), St James Hospital, Leeds with a focus on haemato-oncology molecular work. This is an opportunity to become part of a highly successful department with extensive facilities and high levels of scientific expertise. This is a great opportunity for someone with a haematology/immunology background to gain specialised experience in an exciting field. The flow cytometry team contribute directly to diagnosing leukaemias and other malignancies and the role offers significant learning opportunities.

The post holders will work alongside laboratory based Biomedical Scientists, other advanced Biomedical Scientists, Clinical Scientists and Consultant Haematologist/Haematopathologists to maintain and develop the service.

Why you should join our Team
HMDS provides a specialist service for the diagnosis of leukaemia and lymphoma for a number of patients in North, West and East Yorkshire together with patients from outside the region and those enrolled on national clinical trials. The laboratory is UKAS ISO 15189:2012 accredited and is one of the largest of its type in the United Kingdom with a high throughput of specimens including lymph nodes, bone marrow trephine biopsies and tissue biopsies together with peripheral blood and bone marrow aspirates. These specimens are investigated by a wide range of techniques, including flow cytometry, immunocytochemistry, fluorescent in situ hybridisation and molecular biology. The laboratory is also very active in research and delivers central laboratory services for many national and international clinical trials. This post provides the opportunity to join this successful team at the forefront of diagnostic services.

What you will bring to the role
The purpose of this role is to contribute to the delivery of a high-quality diagnostic service. The successful candidate will be expected to perform a range of routine and more complex investigations some of which may be under the supervision of more experienced biomedical scientists. Within the team you may be required to organise the tasks of support workers. You will be required to communicate information, often related to patient management and care, to colleagues, healthcare staff and other organizations.

Applicants should have an IBMS accredited Bsc (Hons) in biomedical sciences or equivalent and be state registered or very close to completing a registration portfolio. Previous experience in a flow cytometry laboratory and/or experience of laboratory haematology will be advantageous.

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To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.