Job Description

1 Mabledon Place, Central London


Up to 60,100 DOE

Job Title:

Senior Biomedical Scientist/Quality Manager

Location:

1 Mabledon Place, Central London

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.

About the role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, well-motivated, organised senior BMS with appropriate qualifications and/or relevant experience to join the senior team of the Blood Sciences department as a Senior BMS Quality Manager.

Within the Department of Haematology, which includes both Automation and Specialist sections, the post holder will participate in all areas of laboratory bench work, working in collaboration with other senior scientific staff in Haematology in providing an efficient and effective service. They as a Quality Manager will manage the laboratory's Quality Management System with the aim that the laboratory becomes progressively more effective in quality terms and meets both regulatory and accreditation requirement. The post holder will have the skills and ability to promote quality within all areas of the laboratory. Modern methods of quality management and of quality process control are central to effective Pathology services. They are also vital to the clinical governance and risk management within those services.

The successful candidate should hold a current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). They should have either a specialist diploma in Haematology or an MSc in a relevant subject and at least 3 years experience in a Haematology laboratory as an established BMS.

Our Haematology Department, spread across two floors, is an exciting state of the art laboratory connected to other departments via our GLP track system, which is unique in it's scale and spans over multiple floors. It is based in our flagship hub laboratory, 'The Halo Building' which is home to more than 1,000 staff working within a connected suite of laboratories spanning more than 100,000 square feet. It has dedicated clinical and non-clinical cores for vertical connectivity. The pioneering work conducted at the Halo is seamlessly linked to our group national network of hub and spoke laboratories throughout the UK including NHS Trust.

At Sonic Healthcare we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

Training and development opportunities

- supporting professional development

Annual performance related salary review

o 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.

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 : 032338 Closing Date : 31-May-2025


Contact Person : Karen Orfinada Contact Email : Karen.Orfinada@hslpathology.com