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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

Internal to department only

Senior BMS Fixed term contract for maternity leave cover

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Senior BMS to cover maternity lave in our Cervical Screening Department in Central London.

Our laboratory is based in The Halo buildign which is located close to St Pancras and Euston Mainlline stations.

We are looking ofr an enthusiastic forward thinking professional to support the existing team of Senior BMS's during a period of exciting and dynamic changes within the service.

As the single provider for NHS Cervical Screening Service (hr HPV and cervical cytology) in the London Reguion we process in the region of 650,000 tests per annum, in addition to providing a service to a number of indepandant clients.

The succesful candidate will support the Service Lead in delivering a high quality service, meeting contractural perfromance indicators and management of staff and facilities in line wit HSL policies and procedures.

In addition they will support the Quality Manager in the administration, monitoring and implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) throughout CSL, and will be expected to represent the department and business at internal and external meetings with a variety of stakholders.

The ability to communicate in an appropriate format with a variety of stake holders is essential.

The successful candidate will also be a team player who is able to work autonomously to build internal and external relationships as required, and a desire to motivates an inspire others to perfrorm at their highest level.

Please note this is a 5 month fixed term contract.

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.