Job Description

60 Whitfield St, London


Up to 60,100 DOE

Job Title:

Senior Biomedical Scientist

Department:

Haematology Department

Location:

60 Whitfield St, W1T 4EU

Contract /Hours:

37.5 per week

Salary range:

Up to 60,100 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)

About the role

An opportunity exists for a Full Time, permanent , HCPC Registered Senior Biomedical Scientist wishing to work within the Haematology section at 60 Whitfield St.

The Haematology laboratory is state of the art, superbly equipped and handles the workload of University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Working as part of a team, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge and experience in a highly automated clinical Haematology Department. The Laboratory is responsible for servicing the Haematology pathology needs of UCLH which is the largest Cancer referral centre in Western Europe, it is also a National referral centre for Thrombotic Thrombocytopaenic Purpura (TTP). There is a large cohort of Haematology Oncology referral work and also a large Haemoglobinopathy support requirement and as such the Blood Film Morphology seen is extremely varied and second to none. Novel therapies such as the CAR-T therapy make for some morphological anomalies rarely seen elsewhere.

Combined the departments incorporate routine Haematology and Coagulation, Two Satellite labs and blood film morphology service. The ideal candidate will contribute to providing a professional and technical laboratory service working effectively as a team member as part of the overall department and to work independently performing routine analyses with support as required from senior Biomedical Scientists. This is an exciting and vibrant opportunity for an enthusiastic professional set near the west end of London with great travel links. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the extended hours/night duty rota, participating in shifts to support the needs of the 24/7 requirements of the service as allocated by the Head of Haematology and Blood Transfusion Laboratories.

At HSL/TDL 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


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.

PLEASE NOTE: WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS VACANCY AT ANY TIME EVEN IF A CLOSING DATE IS SHOWN HERE OR IN ANY OTHER MEDIA


Vacancy ID : 033189 Closing Date : 17-Jul-2025


Contact Person : Billy Janda Contact Email : billy.janda@tdlpathology.com