Job Title: Senior Biomedical Scientist
Department: Blood Transfusion
Location: TDL Manchester, Regents Place, 4 Windsor Street, Salford M5 4HB
Contract /Hours: Fixed-term contract till October 2026, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary range: Up to £57,446 per annum DOE inclusive of regional pay allowance
About us:
Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.
Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 3,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner.
Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.
Due to the nature of work that Sonic Healthcare UK undertakes, our clients require that Employees filling certain roles, need, as part of their on-boarding to complete a DBS Check. This role falls into the category of requiring a DBS check (standard).
Job summary:
Do you have a background in transfusion? and are you looking for your next career step?
Do you want to join a team that understands work life balance is important to a happy successful department? If so, we would love to hear from you.
This is an exciting opportunity for a senior BMS to work in The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) Blood Transfusion Laboratory, Manchester assisting the Lead BMS in the daily management of the department on a 12 month fixed term basis to cover maternity leave.
Main duties of the job:
You will have a strong transfusion background and looking to develop managerial and professional responsibilities in a progressive and forward-thinking department, working with a friendly and collaborative team within blood sciences. The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing quality improvement and innovation initiatives for the transfusion laboratory.
The successful applicant will be an excellent communicator who enjoys working in a busy, complex environment with the ability to manage multiple priorities and achieve tight deadlines.
The successful candidate will be involved in the operational responsibility for our UKAS accredited Blood Transfusion laboratories, located in The Doctors Laboratory Manchester, and for Blood Transfusion Quality Management across several remote private hospital sites. You will be key to supporting the ongoing Blood Tracking system across the TDL/HSL group, and to implementing the new BT LIMS over the next 12 months. We are looking for a Biomedical Scientist, with experience of change management, to support operational leadership for the department going forwards.
The hub laboratory at Manchester is equipped with 1 x Grifols Eflexis blood grouping analyser, and 1 Grifols Wadiana blood grouping analyser.
Your work will ensure that the department continues to deliver a high quality, timely and effective service, where patient experience and safety is central.
The role will require the post-holder to be flexible and highly organised, able to align their values with those of the organisation, have the ability to delegate effectively and to work as part of an enthusiastic team with a 'can-do' positive attitude.
At TDL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:
- Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development
- Annual salary review - salary and progression are aligned to our internal transparent pay structure (Progression Plus), supporting career development and structured annual salary reviews
- Discounted gym membership – we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms
- Cash healthcare plan – cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians
- Sick Pay Entitlement – one month’s full pay and one month’s half pay after probation
- Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover
- Life Assurance – providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)
- Employee Assistance Programme – supporting staff wellbeing
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme – interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket
- Perkbox – Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts
- Company Pension Scheme – company and staff contributions which increase with service
- Competitive annual leave allowance – 29 days (pro-rata)
- Flexible working hours – we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule
Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities.
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