Band 8a/8b - Specialist Healthcare Scientist in Blood Sciences

There is a full 24/7 hour acute/urgent analytical service at Watford General Hospital and a Monday to Friday, 08:00 am to 20:00 pm, non-urgent service provided at the Hemel Hempstead site. The successful candidate is expected to work across sites as required. The post holder will be expected to participate in the on-call roster for the provision of clinical advice out of hours after appropriate training. The laboratory is fully automated using Roche Cobas platforms for automated chemistry, and immunochemistry and Sebia system for protein electrophoresis. The Trust is committed to the personal development of its staff at all levels. A new shared pathology network is created with pathology colleagues across the local Integrated Care System (ICS) including East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB). Health Services Laboratories (HSL) is the newly appointed provider for shared networked pathology service provider. This role requires working closely with Consultants, Team Leaders, Quality Leads, and Chemical Pathology operation manager and Pathology Board Unit (PBU).