Role: Biomedical Scientist - Blood Transfusion
Site: London, HCA Laboratories (Shropshire House)
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: 7.5 hour shifts Monday-Friday with weekend rota participation also required
Contract Type: One Year Fixed Term Contract
Salary: Competitive with weekend work paid as overtime (with excellent benefits)
HCA Healthcare UK – The World’s largest private healthcare group; providing award winning primary, acute and complex care.
HCA Laboratories has over 35 years’ experience in providing pathology services, for acute care in our HCA Hospitals, IVF Clinics, Insurance work, healthcare screening and GP services. We cover all disciplines in pathology including allergy, biochemistry and endocrinology, haematology and blood transfusion, histopathology and cytology, immunology, and microbiology and serology, with each laboratory equipped with the best available analytical instrumentation.
As a Biomedical Scientist in Transfusion you will be responsible for the speedy and accurate processing of group and save samples, the interpretation and validation of results including antibody panels, crossmatching and red cell phenotyping.
This is a full-time role working 37.5 hour per week and the salary being offered is competitive dependent on skills and experience. This is a BMS 1 position (Band 6 equivalent).
The weekday shift times are:
8.00am- 4.30pm
9:00am – 5.30pm
10:00am–18.30pm
12.00pm–20.30pm.
Weekends:
08.00am – 13.00pm and 08.00 -20.30pm (extra payment).
Duties and Responsibilities
Speedy and accurate processing of samples
Interpretation, validation and timely reporting of results
Monitor and enter results from referral laboratories
Participate in the Transfusion Week End Rota
Deal with telephone enquires
Assist Section Leader and BMS 3 / 2 with the day to day running of Transfusion Sections
Ensure equipment is maintained and working correctly
Stock control and rotation
Skills and Experience
HCPC Registered
Must have the BBTS certificate
Member of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences
Evidence of Continual Professional Development
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Biomedical Scientist at HCA Laboratories, you’ll be eligible for:
25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
Group Life Assurance from day one
Critical illness cover
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
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