Biomedical Scientist

Job Title: Biomedical Scientist

Location: Ramsay Rivers Hospital, Hertfordshire, CM21 OHH

About us:

Sonic Healthcare is 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 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.

About the role:

A vacancy has arisen for a full time experienced Biomedical Scientist, to join the multidisciplinary team at the Ramsay Rivers TDL laboratory - experience is required of Haematology, Coagulation and Biochemistry. The laboratory is located in Hertfordshire and is open 24 hours a day with routine shifts covering 08:00 to 21:00.

There is an out of hours rota is in place to cover overnight and weekends for which there are extra fixed payments and the successful candidate would be expected to participate in these shifts after a suitable period of training.

Routine Haematology, Coagulation, Biochemistry and Blood Transfusion testing is performed on site. Experience in Blood Transfusion would be an advantage but training could be offered to the right candidate with evidence of the other disciplines.

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

• Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development

• Annual performance related salary review

• 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

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)

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