Biomedical Scientist - Andrology

at  Health Services Laboratories HSL

From £34,350 - £50,000 DOE
Job Title: Biomedical Scientist - Andrology
Location: Whittington Hospital, Magdala Ave, London N19 5NF
Salary range: From £34,350 - £50,000 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 2,500 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)
Please advertise externally for two weeks.
Training and development opportunities including the funding of Undergraduate and Masters Degrees and Specialist Portfolios for Biomedical Scientists. 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 Cash healthcare plan cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians. Annual performance related salary review, competitive annual leave allowance and flexible working hours: 37.5 hours standard working week.

BENEFITS

At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

• Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development
• Annual performance related 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 – 37.5 hours standard working week

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.

An opportunity exists for a Full Time, experienced HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist to join our Andrology service at the Whittington hospital. The main responsibility for this role will be to prepare, review and report on Andrology specimens as well as be involved in the day-to day running and co-ordination of the department and completion of tasks required for the delivery of a fit-for-purpose medical laboratory service.