Pathology Lead

Job Title: Pathology Lead

Location: Ross Hall Hospital, Glasgow

Salary range: Up to £60,000 per annum DOE

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 2,500 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.

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)

About the role:

This is an opportunity to lead a small team of multi discipline Biomedical Scientists covering the disciplines of Blood Transfusion, Haematology, Biochemistry and Microbiology. Experience in Blood Transfusion and Quality Management is desirable. The department provides laboratory service to Circle Healthcare Ross Hall and Kings Park hospitals. Applicants should be HCPC registered and have extensive experience of laboratory science at Band 7 level or above.

Applicants should also have excellent communication skills, both oral and written and be fully computer literate. Shortlisted candidates are encouraged to visit the lab pre-interview.

At Sonic Healthcare 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 – 40 hours standard working week
  
  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
  
  Closing Date : 10-Jun-2025