At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic team in Haematology, enhancing patient care through innovative laboratory practices.
- Company: Join North West London Pathology at Charing Cross Hospital, a leader in healthcare innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy career development, flexible working, and wellness programmes to support your growth.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with opportunities for training and professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in patient care while advancing your skills in a digital lab environment.
- Qualifications: HCPC registration and substantial experience in Haematology required.
The predicted salary is between 58133 - 65261 £ per year.
Unlock your potential in Haematology with a pivotal role at Charing Cross Hospital. We are seeking an ambitious and forward-thinking Senior Biomedical Scientist to join our dynamic team, an excellent opportunity for experienced Band 6 scientists ready to step up, or Band 7 professionals looking to broaden their experience in a progressive environment.
We are looking for someone who brings more than technical expertise, someone motivated to make a meaningful impact on patient care and thrive in an increasingly digital laboratory landscape. You will hold HCPC registration and have substantial post-registration experience in Haematology and morphology. Strong technical capability, combined with excellent communication, interpersonal, and IT skills, will enable you to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
You will contribute to the delivery and continuous improvement of high-quality laboratory services, ensuring the best possible support for clinical teams and patient care. You will be actively involved in maintaining and developing quality management systems, supporting compliance with UKAS accreditation standards, and driving service excellence.
The role is primarily based at Charing Cross Hospital; however, where there is an operational need and as a further development opportunity, you may be required to work at and support service delivery, training, and quality aspects within one of the other Haematology Laboratories across NWLP.
Main duties of the job:
- Manage daily operations of a laboratory section under the Laboratory Manager's guidance, ensuring efficient service delivery.
- Collaborate with team members to provide a professional clinical laboratory service and support departmental objectives.
- Develop professional expertise and specialist skills, while training and supervising staff to uphold high standards.
- Coordinate specialist clinical technical and scientific services, including research and audits, while fostering a culture of quality compliance with accrediting and regulatory standards.
Benefits include career development, flexible working, staff wellbeing programmes, staff awards and recognition scheme. We also have available benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The NWLP induction will run on the first Monday of each month (provided it does not fall on a bank holiday) and includes laboratory training (for relevant laboratory roles). All new staff must attend the NWLP induction during their first week with NWLP.
Person Specification:
- Education / Qualifications
- Essential: HCPC Registration, MSc, or IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma, or any of the IBMS higher qualifications, 2 years practical experience at band 6 or equivalent, post specialist HCPC registration in relevant discipline.
- Desirable: Management qualification or relevant experience.
- Skills/knowledge/ abilities
- Essential: Practical analytical skills associated with diagnostic laboratory work, demonstrate a commitment to service improvement and innovative practice.
- Experience
- Essential: Ability to develop and write policies and procedures (e.g. Standard Operating Procedures), relating to specialty section, evidence of experience of quality management systems, audits and document control, previous experience in a large busy pathology laboratory, able to supervise more junior staff in a professional and competent manner.
- Desirable: Experience of Audit assessment.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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