Job Title: Senior Biomedical Scientist
Department: Cytology
Location: 1 Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9AX
Contract /Hours: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary range: Up to £66,336 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:
An opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a Senior Biomedical Scientist within the Cervical Screening London Department.

CSL provides Primary HPV testing and Cervical cytology screening service to General Practices, NHS Hospitals, Colposcopy Units in the London region and Private clients. The successful candidate should have extensive experience in Cervical cytology screening and reporting of cervical Cytology. The candidate will be responsible for working in accordance with the NHSCSP protocols and adhere to ISO15189 requirements, ensuring safe and compliant service to the clients.

The successful candidate must be highly motivated and an effective team player, with strong organisational and communication skills. They must have the ability to understand and meet target deadlines and committed to the organisation's core values.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform cervical cytology screening and reporting in line with national screening programme standards.
• Identify and refer abnormal cervical cytology findings accurately and within agreed turnaround times.
• To authorise HPV results as required.
• Support quality assurance, quality control and UKAS accreditation requirements.
• Supervise, train and mentor biomedical scientists, trainees and support staff.
• Assist with workload management and day-to-day laboratory operations.
• Ensure compliance with standard operating procedures, health and safety regulations and governance requirements.
• Participate in audits, Incident reporting, service improvement projects and verification of new equipment and procedures.
• Maintain accurate laboratory records and use laboratory information systems effectively.
• Provide specialist advice to healthcare professionals, service users and technical support to colleagues.
• Contribute to the continuous development and delivery of a high-quality cervical screening service.

Qualification Requirement:

• NHSCSP Diploma in Cervical Screening Cytology.
• Registration with HCPC as Biomedical Scientist.
• MSc in appropriate discipline such as Biomedical Science or equivalent qualification e.g. IBMS HSD
• Participation in a relevant CPD Scheme e.g. IBMS

Experience:

• Experience in Screening Primary HPV Positive.
• At least 5 years' post qualification experience in cervical cytology screening.

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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