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Head of BMT Clinical Laboratory ServicesNHS

Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3FG Fixed-Term £70,504 to £91,609
Posted 27 July 2026 Closing date 31 August 2026
Dodworth Rail Station (0.5 miles away) Barnsley Interchange/A1 (1.9 miles away)

Job summary

At NHS Blood and Transplant near Barnsley, you will lead a specialist BMT Service laboratory as a job share that plays a vital role in supporting stem cell transplantation and advanced cell therapies in the Yorkshire region. The post is for 3 days a week fixed term or via an internal secondment 18 months. You will be expected to attend on site for the 3 days per week. You will provide leadership for a highly skilled team, ensuring services are safe, responsive, innovative and compliant with national and international standards. Working closely with clinicians, scientists and other partners, you will drive service improvements, support the development of new therapies and help ensure high-quality outcomes for patients. This is an opportunity to shape the future of a nationally important service, contribute to life-changing treatments and create an environment where people can learn, develop and deliver their best work every day.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be responsible for providing a comprehensive range of BMT services to multiple hospitals whilst maintaining current good clinical practice to professional regulations and standards (e.g. HTA and JACIE) consistent with the NHSBT strategy. Your key responsibilities will include:

1. Organisation and co-ordination of all aspects of a BMT Service Laboratory.

2. Leading a team of experienced Scientists and support staff to deliver high quality services.

3. Undertaking development work in support of the BMT service provision as agreed with the Assistant Director (AD) for CMT.

4. Maintaining knowledge in all aspects of service provision and provide direct help in times of staff shortages.

5. Organising and chairing local operational meetings involving laboratory staff, QA staff, hospital clinicians and nurses. Also attending national meeting to represent the laboratory under the direction of the AD for CMT along with other stakeholders e.g. Quality, Finance, Health & Safety Co-ordinators, Transplant Consultants and Medical Advisors.

Job description

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About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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