Haematology & Transfusion Clinical Scientist

Haematology & Transfusion Clinical Scientist

The closing date is 01 October 2025

The role involves supporting the Haematology and Transfusion clinical and laboratory teams.

Responsibilities

• Comment on and advise clinical staff in primary and secondary care on the utility, interpretation and diagnostic value of Haematology & Coagulation results.
• Specialise in the provision of an interpretive service in Clinical Haematology/Transfusion.
• Provide a vital link for communication, training and expertise between the BMS and Consultant staff to ensure best practice for patients.
• Contribute to bone marrow reporting, blood film reporting and authorisation of the doctorial Haematology queue.
• Provide education/support for BMS (including making specialist portfolio work) and Haematology Registrars.
• Provide support to hospital teams prescribing platelets and other blood products/factor concentrates for haemorrhagic patients.
• Develop investigative pathways for haematological disorders, which can be rolled out across the trust, facilitating timely and appropriate investigation.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Job responsibilities

• Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training.
• Always keep requirements in mind and seek out to improve, including achieving customer service performance targets.
• Adhere to Trust policies and procedures, e.g. Health and Safety at Work, Equal Opportunities, and No Smoking.
• Act in such a way that at all times the health and well being of children and vulnerable adults is safeguarded. Familiarisation with and adherence to the Safeguarding Policies of the Trust is an essential requirement for all employees. In addition all staff are expected to complete essential/mandatory training in this area.
• Respect the confidentiality of all matters that they may learn relating to their employment and other members of staff. All staff are expected to respect conform to the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998, including the responsibility to ensure that personal data is accurate and kept up to date

Person Specification Qualifications

• BSc in a relevant science (e.g. Healthcare), MSc in a relevant science. State registered Clinical Scientist in Clinical Haematology. Broad experience of Clinical Haematology.
• Further research qualifications (desirable)

Experience

• Broad experience of Clinical Haematology.

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.