Up to £50,000 DOE
Job Title: Biomedical Scientist
Location: North Middlesex Hospital, N18 1QX
Salary range: Up to £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)

A vacancy has arisen for a full time experienced Biomedical Scientist in our Haematology and Blood Transfusion Department based at the North Middlesex University Hospital.
North Middlesex University Hospital is one of London’s busiest acute hospitals, serving more than 350,000 people living in Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
Every day, on average, we see 500 patients in A&E; 15 babies are born in our maternity unit; about 450 inpatients are cared for on our wards; about 50 patients have major or minor surgery in one of our 10 operating theatres; and about 800 people attend our outpatients clinics.
The Haematology and Blood Transfusion Service at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is provided by Health Services Laboratories (HSL). The HSL Haematology and Blood Transfusion department provide an essential 24/7 service to the patients under the care of North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust. North Middlesex University Hospital has a SHT (Specialist Haemoglobinopathy Team) caring for over 500 patients with inherited red cell disorders many of whom have complex, regular blood transfusion requirements.
The role will involve working alongside other members of the laboratory management team and undertaking haematology and blood transfusion investigations, providing a cross-site, 24/7 service.
The laboratory operates a 37.5 hour working week spread over a shift rota.

Shift patterns include;

• Day shifts:

08:00-16:30
08:45-17:15

12:00-20:00

• Weekend shift:

08:15-20:15

• Night shift:

19:30-08:30
The post holder will be an experienced Biomedical Scientist who works as part of a team undertaking routine haematology and blood transfusion testing and specialist investigations in order to provide safe and reliable results. The tests are carried out on blood samples unsupervised and in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and local standard operating procedures. Work will be undertaken with much autonomy but under the overall responsibility of the respective laboratory manager. Knowledge of Quality Management Systems such as Q-Pulse as a tool for incident and change management is essential for this role. The successful candidate should hold an IBMS-accredited Biological Sciences degree or equivalent qualification and have a current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), with a specialist diploma or equivalent experience.

The candidate will:

• Have a friendly, approachable disposition with an ability to make reasoned judgements and be proactive rather than reactive, open to ideas and discussion with others.
• Will be committed to the role of a BMS and what this entails in terms of patient care and service provision.
• Have the ability to detail oriented but also able to keep an eye on the bigger picture.
• Have the flexibility and willingness to help colleagues in the team, able to articulate well with Internal and external staff and address queries in a professional manner.
• Be aware of work life balance and mental wellbeing
• Have a commitment to service delivery
• Be able to use their Initiative to trouble shoot and resolve issues, understanding the need for escalation of problems/ issues immediately in critical situations.

At Sonic Healthcare 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 – 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.