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 fixed term contract (maternity cover) HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist covering wishing to work within Blood Transfusion sections at 60 Whitfield Street. The role will require shifts to be covered as per rota during a 24 hours/7 day period covering 37.5 hours per week, which will attract additional payments via enhancement claims. The Haematology and Blood Transfusion Laboratory is state of the art, superbly equipped and handles the workload of University College London Hospitals (UCLH). Working as part of a team, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge and experience in a highly automated and complex clinical Haematology and Blood Transfusion 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 CAR-T therapy make for some morphological anomalies rarely seen elsewhere. The Blood Transfusion department is a Blood Establishment, where blood compatibility testing and blood provision is provided to various patient cohorts such as Sickle Cell patients who are on regular exchange programs, patients requiring top up transfusions from Cancer Centre daycare consisting mainly of Haematology, oncology and Thalassaemia Major. Complex cases are seen at foetal medicine unit (FMU), where patients at high risk are referred from other areas of the country. Blood provision is also provided for pre-op patients at National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) and Westmoreland Hospital. The BT service also supports the TTP Plasma exchange service.

At HSL 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 (pro-rata)
• 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

Interested in this role?

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 – 23/28 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.