Volunteer with us

BSH is seeking to appoint two volunteers to come and join our Communications Committee. We are looking for two volunteers with specific interest in recruiting a volunteer from a nursing background and one volunteer from an Allied Health Care Professional role.

The Communications Committee helps support the development and implementation of the BSH communications strategy as well as helping BSH staff on relevant and informative content for the society’s communications channels.

The role requires you to join our committee meetings that happen roughly once a quarter. These are usually a hybrid mixture, so can be joined online or in person via our BSH London office.

This is an ideal opportunity to help play your part in shaping the direction of the BSH and is a great way to advance your career in the haematology specialty. We particularly encourage a range of applications so that the committee is a reflective of the diverse area of haematology.

To apply for the role please fill in this form

Closing date for applications is 28 February 2025. If you have any questions regarding the role please contact [email protected]

The Finance, Audit and Risk Committee is seeking to recruit two committee members.

The Finance, Audit and Risk Committee is responsible for reviewing and overseeing the financial management of the BSH. As part of its responsibilities, it will examine the Society's financial strategy and budget and make recommendations to the Trustee Board.

The committee assess the performance of the project against the budget and agree upon and monitor action plans where remedial measures are required.

They also review expenditure on new initiatives, identify priorities, and recommend reserve levels.

The committee also reviews the charity's investment principles, policy, attitude to financial risk, and asset allocation strategy. They also oversee the external audit process, review auditor performance, and obtain professional advice. 

Time Commitment:

• The Committee meets four times a year. These are usually virtual so can be joined online.
• The post will be a 3-year term, with the possibly of renewal for a second term.

For more information on this post please view the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee member role description.

How to Apply: 

If you are interested in applying for this post, please apply here stating your interest, skills and experience that you could bring to the committee.

Closing date for applications is Monday, 3 March 2025 at 5pm.

If you experience any difficulties applying or have questions about this vacancy, please contact the committee administrator by emailing [email protected] 

The Global Haematology SIG welcomes applications for a Vice Chair. The appointment will be for two years. The Vice Chair will support the Chair and will take over the Chair's role when the Chair steps down, which is anticipated to be in 2027. We expect the Vice Chair to commence the role after the BSH Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in April 2025.

The SIG works to promote global haematology through six task forces, and assists the Research and Grants Committee in assessing the Global Haematology scholarships. There are three or four meetings a year, one of which is usually held at the ASM. The Chair and Vice Chair support the various task forces, the organisation of the Global Haematology session at the BSH ASM and the coordination of the biennial face-to-face workshop in June 2025.

The SIG is looking for a motivated individual who is passionate about global haematology.

The time commitment is a few hours per month.

For more information, please see the role description or email the current Vice Chair, Megan Kell.

Deadline: 17:00 on Tuesday, 11 March 2025.

Apply for the Global Haematology Vice Chair role

The BSH Laboratory Special Interest Group (SIG) welcomes applications to fill two full vacancies on the SIG committee, with at least one to be filled by an applicant with haemostasis or red-cell haematology expertise.

The committee meets three to four times a year and works to share expertise in general laboratory haematology, haematological malignancy diagnostics and the investigation of constitutional haematological disorders in the UK. These will continue to be growth areas over the next few decades, particularly with the advent of genomic and personalised medicine.

The SIG has separate sub-speciality work streams to allow professionals to coalesce around areas of particular interest, such as HMDS, red-cell haematology and digital pathology.

The vacancies will have a term of three years with the option to remain for a second term.

Please see the role description for more information.

Deadline: 5pm on Friday 28 March 2025

Eligibility: You must be a BSH member to apply

Apply to join the BSH Laboratory SIG committee.

The Laboratory Special Interest Group (SIG) welcomes applications to fill two vacancies on the SIG committee for trainee representatives from both clinical and scientific backgrounds.

The committee meets three to four times a year and works to share expertise in general laboratory haematology, haematological malignancy diagnostics and the investigation of constitutional haematological disorders within the UK. These will continue to be growth areas in the next decades, particularly with the advent of genomic and personalised medicine.

Within the SIG, we have separate sub-speciality work streams to allow professionals to coalesce around areas of their particular interest, such as HMDS, red-cell haematology or digital pathology. 

These vacancies will have a term of two years (non-renewable).

Deadline: 5pm on Friday 28 March 2025.

Eligibility: You must be a BSH member currently in a training role (speciality training, scientist training programmes (STP) etc.)

Apply to join the Laboratory SIG committee as a Trainee member.