Senior Biomedical Scientist, Cytology

Senior Biomedical Scientist, Cytology - 1 Mabledon Place, London

1 Mabledon Place, London

Up to £66,336 per annum DOE inclusive of regional pay allowance

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

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).

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 ISO
15189 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.

• 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.

• 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 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…