Health Services Laboratories

Biomedical Scientist, Cellular Pathology

The closing date is 31 May 2025

Job summary

The Cellular Pathology laboratory at 60 Whitfield Street (60WS) is a consolidated service involving the Royal Free Hospital (RFH), University College London Hospitals (UCLH), Whittington Health (WH), Barnet & Chase Farm (B&CF) and the North Middlesex University Hospital (NMUH). Our new, purpose designed laboratory opened in January 2020, with entirely new equipment, and houses one of the largest Cellular Pathology services in Europe. Working closely with our academic partners in UCL and other national research bodies, the service is also a major centre for clinical trials. HSL Cellular Pathology is a UKAS Accredited Medical Laboratory (No. 9706). The laboratory also has the HSL-Advanced Diagnostics service on-site. We are looking for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Biomedical Scientist to join our growing team.

Main duties of the job

You will be working in our centralised 830sqm state-of-the-art Histopathology laboratory at 60 Whitfield Street. The laboratory service has completed the final stage of our consolidation with the Royal Free and this is an especially interesting time to join, as we start the introduction of digital pathology within the service. This position will suit ambitious individuals, who want to make an immediate impact and contribution on helping the team implement and develop our vision for the laboratory service we provide.

Working in the centre of London, the service is located within easy reach of many transport links, being close to Goodge Street, Warren Street and Tottenham Court Road Tube Stations and also St Pancras and Euston Stations. The local area has an almost endless supply of retail and food outlets, entertainment and cultural opportunities within walking distance.

We offer a stimulating work environment with a diverse team, very competitive salaries, 37.5 hour working week and 28 days annual leave.

Training and career progression are core parts of how we operate. We have a dedicated educational faculty within HSL coordinating training activity throughout the company, as well as our own dedicated laboratory based training manager that coordinates a range of opportunities for all staff.

About us

Sonic Healthcareis 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 worlds 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 and New Zealand.

Sonic Healthcare UKencompasses 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.

Date posted

06 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Up to £50,000 DOE inc. HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0111-25-0027

Job locations

H S L Advanced Diagnostics

60 Whitfield Street

London

W1T 4EU

Job description

Job responsibilities

To include, but not be restricted to, the following duties:

1. To provide a consistently efficient, accurate and world-class service to our clients and patients.

2. To produce high quality work and gain a deep understanding of the techniques employed in the department.

3. To produce high quality histological sections, stained with both routine H&E and special demonstration techniques.

4. To provide a speedy and high quality frozen section service for the pathologists and the various specialty bio banks.

5. To participate in all rotas in operation.

6. To undertake quality control of slides leaving the laboratory.

7. To assist with EQA.

8. To perform batch acceptance testing of all new reagents entering testing services in the laboratory and to assist Section Leads in analysing and trending data generated.

9. To assist in method development and validation as required.

10. To operate and maintain laboratory equipment according to departmental and manufacturers protocols and procedures.

11. To ensure agreed standards for turnaround times of samples and results are met.

12. To be familiar with and proficient in the use of the information technology systems within the Department.

13. To participate in departmental meetings and contribute to effective communication within the Department.

14. To assist in planning ones own work and that of other staff within a Section.

15. To demonstrate commitment to flexible working patterns, to meet the needs of the service.

16. To participate in departmental meetings and contribute to effective communication within the department