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Job reference: 154613
Salary: Band 5 (£30,229 - £37,664)
Job closing date: 02/07/2023
Job Type: Healthcare Sciences
Location: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 26/06/2023
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Grampian
Department: Haematology

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The Haematology Department is looking for a trainee Biomedical Scientist to join their busy, dynamic and friendly team.

The Department provides a diagnostic Haematology service to a population of approximately 500,00 people in NHS Grampian and receives in excess of 600,000 samples annually, offering a wide repertoire of diagnostic tests.

You will complete a comprehensive competency programme covering both practical and theoretical aspects of the job. Support will be provided by our Training Officer and by all qualified members of our friendly, professional team, and you will receive full training and be given appropriate experience in Routine Haematology, Haemoglobinopathies, Coagulation, Cytochemistry and Flow Cytometry.

The Department is fully automated with 4 x Alinity h’s,an Alinity hs which are all due to be attached to the GLP track this year. The Alinity I and 2 x IL Tops 750 coagulometers are fully tracked to the GLP system. The department is fully computerised with the iSoft Apex system.

The Department is registered by both HCPC and IBMS as a training laboratory and has full UKAS Accreditation

Applicants must have an accredited BSc Hons in Biomedical Science. 

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic individual wishing to pursue a career within Laboratory Medicine.​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​For informal discussion or a visit to the department, please contact Mrs Sonja Wright, Senior Chief Biomedical Scientist/Laboratory Manager, telephone number 01224 553843, e-mail Sonja.wright2@nhs.scot

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