A day in
the life of a Biomedical Scientist
8pm
You have just got to the hospital to start the night shift, testing blood samples from the hospitals patients. You meet with your colleague, who seems pleased to see you. You will be on-call, always ready to test urgent blood samples from patients in Accident and Emergency.
8.15pm
You start your shift by checking the automated analysers; they must be working properly to ensure that the test results are accurate and correctly documented.
8.40pm
Your on-call bleep sounds, telling you to contact A & E about some blood samples. They are from a patient with suspected meningitis. You make your way to the Pathology reception, where the blood samples are. Then you set to work on the sample, carefully separating the serum from the blood cells and putting it in the analyser.
9pm
You have now tested all the blood and have moved on to a road traffic accident (RTA). The victim has been given an ID because they do not know his name. The doctors need the blood samples quickly so they have called in the transfusion specialist as well. You and the transfusion specialist work quickly to analyse the blood.
10pm
The shift is about to end and the next biomedical scientist has just arrived. You greet them then explain the verdict on the current patients. Then you go home and have a nice cup of warm coffee.
To download the day in the life of a Biomedical Scientist go to the job description and download the file there
8pm
You have just got to the hospital to start the night shift, testing blood samples from the hospitals patients. You meet with your colleague, who seems pleased to see you. You will be on-call, always ready to test urgent blood samples from patients in Accident and Emergency.
8.15pm
You start your shift by checking the automated analysers; they must be working properly to ensure that the test results are accurate and correctly documented.
8.40pm
Your on-call bleep sounds, telling you to contact A & E about some blood samples. They are from a patient with suspected meningitis. You make your way to the Pathology reception, where the blood samples are. Then you set to work on the sample, carefully separating the serum from the blood cells and putting it in the analyser.
9pm
You have now tested all the blood and have moved on to a road traffic accident (RTA). The victim has been given an ID because they do not know his name. The doctors need the blood samples quickly so they have called in the transfusion specialist as well. You and the transfusion specialist work quickly to analyse the blood.
10pm
The shift is about to end and the next biomedical scientist has just arrived. You greet them then explain the verdict on the current patients. Then you go home and have a nice cup of warm coffee.
To download the day in the life of a Biomedical Scientist go to the job description and download the file there