Job Title: Multiskilled Biomedical Scientist
Department: Haematology
Location: Mount Alvernia Hospital, 46 Harvey Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3LX
Contract /Hours: Fixed-term contract till August 2027, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary range: Up to £51,217 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 Laboratory Service:
TDL has held the Pathology Services Contract for several private hospital groups across the UK since 2011. Our laboratories are based within the respective private hospitals, adopting a hub and spoke arrangement to service other hospital and clinics within an appropriate geographical range. We support our clients outpatient, surgical and oncology needs, with regular interaction with the hospital staff.
The Mount Alvernia Laboratory is based within the Circle Mount Alvernia Hospital in Guilford, and supports local services and two other remote hospitals. The laboratory is staffed by four employees weekdays only between 8am to 7pm, and utilises efficient networks of couriers to collect and refer tracked samples between the hospitals and to the Ealing Laboratory.
Analysis is performed onsite according to the agreed onsite repertoire, this being Biochemistry and Hematology Any further testing or samples for other disciplines are referred to our larger central laboratories in London. Roche and Sysmex instrumentation is utilised, and we are transitioning to bespoke single LIMS systems across the entire network.
About the Role:
We are a looking for a suitably experienced BMS to work within Hematology and Biochemistry. Applicants will have significant experience in one of these disciplines, with appropriate qualifications (BSc).
The role will require at minimum day to day processing of samples, validation of results, and management of equipment i.e. IQA, IQC, troubleshooting. The role encompasses multidisciplinary working environment. Further delegation and opportunities for Training Officer/ Quality Representative and People management opportunities would be available.
When applying please include your HCPC registration number on your CV.
To apply you will need to be able to work the above and not be be limited by working restrictions.
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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