Job Title: Biomedical Scientist
Department: Blood Transfusion
Location: The Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue, London, N19 5NF
Contract /Hours: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary range: Up to £57,799 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:
There is an exciting opportunity within Health Services Laboratories located at the Whittington Hospital, to recruit a Biomedical Scientist for Haematology & Blood Transfusion.
An opportunity exists for a Full Time, Permanent, HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist wishing to work within the Haematology and Blood Transfusion sections at The Whittington Health NHS Trust.
Applicants must be highly motivated, enthusiastic and should have flexible but committed approach to working. They will need to demonstrate good organisational skills and the ability to work without supervision in a team or lone working.
You will be part of a team responsible for the day to day running of the routine Haematology & Blood Transfusion section and have the opportunity to play an integral part in introducing new methodologies and technologies and providing a service of the highest standard to our service users.
Working as part of a Haematology and Blood Transfusion team, you will be responsible for performing, validating, and interpreting laboratory tests, contributing to maintaining turnaround times, and ensuring compliance with quality management systems and standard operating procedures. The role also includes involvement in equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, method development, and continuous service improvement initiatives. There will be expectation to participate in the out of hours rota following completion of training.
If you would like to be involved in shaping the future of the pathology services at HSL and are HCPC Registered with an accredited Biomedical Science Degree and post registration experience, you are invited to apply.
The successful applicant will be expected to work in on a rotational basis in both Haematology and Blood Transfusion and therefore post registration experience of working in a Haematology and Blood transfusion laboratory is ESSENTIAL. Previous experience of working with Sysmex and Ortho Analysers would be beneficial.
The post holder will have opportunities for further development, with responsibilities for quality and training dependent on experience. The department has an excellent training programme to develop staff to realise their potential and career advancement.
You will be working 37.5 hrs per week on a 24/7 shift pattern.
Salaries are comparable with agenda for change pay scales dependent on experience.
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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