HWE Blood Science and Deputy Hub Manager at Sonic… · Croxley…

About Sonic Healthcare

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.

About the role

**Job Title:** HWE Blood Science and Deputy Hub Manager

**Department:** Laboratory Management

**Location:** Croxley Park, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 8YR

**Contract /Hours:** Permanent, Full-time (40 hours per week)

**Salary range:** Depending on experience

**About us:**

**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.

**About the role:**

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new role within the HWE Hub facility located at Croxley Park.

Responsible for the HWE Hub SRA and Blood Science laboratory, the post holder will report to, and deputise for the HWE Hub Manager.

The successful applicant will have demonstrable experience at senior manager level, leading complex blood science laboratories. The post holder will also have significant experience leading large, 24/7 specimen reception departments, including client helpdesk functions.

The role will be well suited to a motivated individual, able to engage appropriately with key senior stakeholders, both within and external to the organisation, ensuring suitable service provision to the HWE network.

To find out more about this role and to discuss relevant experience to support an application, please contact Lisa Manze, Director of Group Laboratory Operations (lisa.manze@tdlpathology.com).

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

**• 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.