Senior Biomedical Scientist, Haemophilia Department - Royal free Hospital, London
Royal Free Hospital, London
Up to £62,504 per annum DOE
Job Title: Senior Biomedical Scientist
Department: Haemophilia Department
Location: Royal Free Hospital
Contract /Hours: Permanent, 37.5 per week
Salary range: Up to £62,504 per annum DOE
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 in to the category of requiring a DBS check (standard)
About the role
We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Biomedical Scientist to join the HSL Specialist Coagulation laboratory, co-located with the Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia and Thrombosis Comprehensive Care Centre at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, London. The HSL specialist coagulation laboratory testing services for several hospitals in North Central London including the Royal Free hospital group which covers multiple clinical services; Renal services, Hepatology, Non-malignant Haematology including Rare disease services- Haemophilia & Thrombotic Disorders, Lysomal Disorders, and Infectious Diseases, and Transplant & Immunology, to name a few.
The person who fills this role will be an enthusiastic Senior member of the current team who is willing to share their accumulated experience, knowledge and skills. We are looking for someone with wide-ranging relevant laboratory experience who is assertive, enjoys learning, teaching and looking for a challenge. The main coagulation analysers in use are ACL TOP coagulometers plus a variety of other specialist coagulation analysers.
Participation in the weekend rota and specialist coagulation laboratory on-call rota) is required after training.
Evidence of extensive laboratory experience in coagulation is necessary. An MSc in Haematology is also mandatory (Candidates who are currently enrolled for this qualification may also be considered, dependent on experience).
At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:
• Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development
• Annual salary review - No banding restrictions: As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience. This also means that annual salary reviews do not hit a band ceiling.
• 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 – 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter
• 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 – 28 days
• Flexible working hours – we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule