Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-NWLP-270
- Employer
- North West London Pathology
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Biomedical Scientist
Band 7
North West London Pathology (NWLP) is an NHS pathology partnership joint venture between Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. NWLP is modelled as a shared services organisation jointly owned by the three Trusts. The organisation is hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and as the legal entity for NWLP our staff are employed by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
NWLP is based on a ‘hub and spoke’ structure; the majority of routine, specialist and non-urgent activity is centralised at our hub site at Charing Cross Hospital. Urgent tests required for immediate patient management and treatment are performed in 24/7 Essential Service Laboratories based on-site within the seven hospital sites in the group.
The partnership has created an innovative and sustainable service that delivers outstanding quality to users and patients alike. This innovative approach allows the service to better manage demand, standardise operations, improve value for money and make use of state-of-the-art technology.
Our values are to be patient-focused, collaborative, expert and caring.
Job overview
We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced, and enthusiastic Band 7 Biomedical Scientist to work within the haematology department, Charing Cross hospital.
You will need to have extensive experience post HCPC registration in haematology with excellent technical, interpersonal, and IT skills. You will have excellent written and verbal communication, and the ability to work on your own initiative and part of a team. The Charing Cross haematology team have a passion for innovation of new or improvement of existing processes.
Encouragement would be given for development of groundbreaking ideas to improve a service and quality of patient results.
Charing Cross is the hub site for NWLP and processes thousands of samples per day using state of the art automation and robotics in a Multi-Disciplinary automated laboratory. The successful candidate will develop skills in operating a bespoke track solution and working as a team across Blood Sciences.
The laboratory operates a 24/7 service and therefore full participation is required for all contractual shifts. We are committed to your personal and professional development and you will have opportunities to fulfil your potential with NWLP.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Main duties of the job
- The day-to-day management of a section within the laboratory under the direction of a Laboratory Manager
- Contributes to providing a professional clinical laboratory service, working effectively as a team member as part of the overall department
- To develop and improve professional expertise and specialist skills
- To possess the skills required to provide the necessary training and supervision of staff within the section
- To provide and co-ordinate specialist clinical technical and scientific services to patients that may include research and audit.
Working for our organisation
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.
NWLP Induction
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.
For 2025, see below the start dates which you will be able to book once you have completed all your pre-employment checks.
- Monday 3 February 2025
- Monday 3 March 2025
- Monday 7 April 2025
- Monday 12 May 2025
- Monday 2 June 2025
- Monday 7 July 2025
- Monday 4 August 2025
- Monday 1 September 2025
- Monday 6 October 2025
- Monday 3 November 2025
- Monday 1 December 2025
Candidates are advised to consider these start dates before agreeing end of service date with their current employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration.
- MSc, FIBMS or equivalent in relevant discipline or
- Demonstrable extensive relevant experience post HCPC registration in haematology
Desirable criteria
- Management training
Skills
Essential criteria
- Practical analytical skills associated with diagnostic laboratory work
- Timely accurate working
- Well organised. Precise
- Numerate. Competence in PC word processing, spreadsheet and database software.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of all aspects of specialist subject
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Use of Pathology computer systems
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a large busy pathology laboratory
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matthew Kent
- Job title
- Haematology Laboratory Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 331 17116
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