Job summary
Sonic Healthcareis an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical 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, Ireland 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.
Main duties of the job
An opportunityhas arisen for an experienced HCPC-registered Specialist Biomedical Scientistwithin our Histology department based at Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow. Our department operates from Monday to Friday, 8:45am to 5:15pm. We are looking for a candidate who have completed their IBMS specialist portfolio in Histopathology Department and can demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills. The successful candidate is expected to provide Histology services including dissection, embedding, microtomy, cryotomy, special stains, Immunohistochemistry & able to perform quality checks.
You will be joining our energetic, highly motivated, dynamic & passionate team of 50 people. You are expected to be proactive, motivated and a team player with an excellent communication skills. The successful candidate will also have opportunities to progress in their careers.
We provide Cellular Pathology services toLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (one of the largest integrated NHS Trusts in the country).
We are UKAS accredited and a recognized HCPC / IBMS training laboratory.
About us
At TDL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:
Training and development opportunities supporting professional development
Annual performance related 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 37.5 hours standard working week
Job description
Job responsibilities
Overall Job Purpose:
Perform Histology techniques accurately, efficiently and according to Laboratory Standard
Operating Procedures, national guidelines and best practice.
As a specialist BMS you will be expected to work on rotation in all subdisciplines of histology,
supervise juniors staff and contributing to the provision of the Histology service at Northwick Park
Hospital.
Main Duties:
To include, but not be restricted to, the following duties:
1. Specimen reception, preparing cut up for pathologists and performing BMS transfer
2. Frozen sections
3. Processing samples and understanding the programs for rapid, overnight, weekend and
bank holiday processing
4. Microtomy for all different type of specimens and understanding the requirement for each
speciality
5. Special stains both manual and automated
6. Immunocytochemistry using the bond Leica machine
7. Liaise with Consultant Histopathologists, Hospital Staff and users of the Histology service.
8. Perform/ monitor quality control program as required under the direction of senior staff.
9. Assist in stock control.
10. Be aware of current advances and appraise help new techniques as required.
11. Have a good working knowledge of quality issues and adhere to company Quality
Management System.
12. Assign laboratory numbers and carry out clerical and technical tasks in accordance with
sample handling procedures.
13. Take an active part in training other members of staff as and when required
14. Take an active role in the referral of samples to third party laboratories.
15. Take an active role in the delivery of results including postal reports.
16. Adhere to revenue capture procedures for each patient request.17. Clean and maintain equipment to achieve the optimum instrument performance and
maintain a clean and safe working environment
18. Provide input to maintaining policies and procedures, review and update as required.
19. Comply with Health and Safety legislation and be aware of the responsibilities of the
employee in this context.
20. Participate in Departmental Meetings.
21. Participate in annual joint review.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Overall Job Purpose:
Perform Histology techniques accurately, efficiently and according to Laboratory Standard
Operating Procedures, national guidelines and best practice.
As a specialist BMS you will be expected to work on rotation in all subdisciplines of histology,
supervise juniors staff and contributing to the provision of the Histology service at Northwick Park
Hospital.
Main Duties:
To include, but not be restricted to, the following duties:
1. Specimen reception, preparing cut up for pathologists and performing BMS transfer
2. Frozen sections
3. Processing samples and understanding the programs for rapid, overnight, weekend and
bank holiday processing
4. Microtomy for all different type of specimens and understanding the requirement for each
speciality
5. Special stains both manual and automated
6. Immunocytochemistry using the bond Leica machine
7. Liaise with Consultant Histopathologists, Hospital Staff and users of the Histology service.
8. Perform/ monitor quality control program as required under the direction of senior staff.
9. Assist in stock control.
10. Be aware of current advances and appraise help new techniques as required.
11. Have a good working knowledge of quality issues and adhere to company Quality
Management System.
12. Assign laboratory numbers and carry out clerical and technical tasks in accordance with
sample handling procedures.
13. Take an active part in training other members of staff as and when required
14. Take an active role in the referral of samples to third party laboratories.
15. Take an active role in the delivery of results including postal reports.
16. Adhere to revenue capture procedures for each patient request.17. Clean and maintain equipment to achieve the optimum instrument performance and
maintain a clean and safe working environment
18. Provide input to maintaining policies and procedures, review and update as required.
19. Comply with Health and Safety legislation and be aware of the responsibilities of the
employee in this context.
20. Participate in Departmental Meetings.
21. Participate in annual joint review.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in Histology consistent with State Registration
- requirement.
- Current registration with The Health Professions Council (HCPC)
Experience
Essential
- Ideally 1 or 2 years post registration histology experience
- Theoretical and Practical knowledge of Histology techniques.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good organisational skills.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Basic Keyboard skills.
- Ability to handle confidential material.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with people at all levels
- Well presented
- Professional
- Customer focused
- Calm under pressure
- Punctual and reliable
- Helpful, friendly and polite
- Efficient and well organised
- Able to work effectively with others in a team
- Flexible and adaptable
- Committed to the corporate quality objectives
- Commercially aware
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in Histology consistent with State Registration
- requirement.
- Current registration with The Health Professions Council (HCPC)
Experience
Essential
- Ideally 1 or 2 years post registration histology experience
- Theoretical and Practical knowledge of Histology techniques.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good organisational skills.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Basic Keyboard skills.
- Ability to handle confidential material.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with people at all levels
- Well presented
- Professional
- Customer focused
- Calm under pressure
- Punctual and reliable
- Helpful, friendly and polite
- Efficient and well organised
- Able to work effectively with others in a team
- Flexible and adaptable
- Committed to the corporate quality objectives
- Commercially aware
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
