Job Title: Consultant Clinical Scientist
Department: Biochemistry
Location: 1 Mabledon Place, WC1H 9AX
Contract /Hours: Permanent/37.5 per week
Salary range: Up to £102,007 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)
About the role:
Applications are invited for a Consultant Clinical Scientist post in biochemistry. This is an exciting opportunity for a leadership role within HSL, where the successful candidate will be expected to work with senior management and clinical leads for biochemistry to ensure a high quality service is provided and further developed across the organisation. The post holder is also expected to deputise for the lead consultant on site as needed, under the overall direction of Biochemistry Consultant Specialty Lead.
Health Services Laboratories is part of the Sonic Healthcare UK group. It is a public private partnership between The Doctors Laboratory, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, also providing pathology services to other NHS trusts across North Central London, Hertfordshire and West Essex. HSL's hub laboratory has excellent transport links being based on Euston Road near to King's Cross, St Pancras and Euston stations.
The successful candidate will be expected to provide clinical leadership within the automated laboratory at the hub laboratory. Experience with protein analysis or stone analysis will also be highly desired. They should hold Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists. While the role is primarily based at the Halo, the successful candidate will also support the development and routine running of the HSL rapid response laboratories and may be required to travel to those sites on a regular basis. They will be expected to attend MDTs where necessary and to maintain and foster new relationships with clinical staff at the hospitals associated with HSL. They will be required to ensure that all aspects of the running of biochemistry are in compliance with UKAS standards, participate in governance activities, training of staff and the duty biochemist rota.
You will join a team of three other consultant clinical scientists/chemical pathologists, four principal and one senior clinical scientist. We also work closely with chemical pathologist colleagues within the trusts that we serve.
At HSL 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.
- 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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