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Synnovis is a scientific organisation with a clinical purpose. In partnership with our service partners, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, King’s College Hospital and Princess Royal University Hospital, we aim to set the standard for the future of pathology.
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- Address
- Friars Bridge Court
- 41-43 Blackfriars Road
- London
- SE1 8NZ
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Biomedical Scientist
Accepting applications until: 04-Aug-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 04-Aug-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- King’s College Hospital
- Address
- Denmark Hill
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SE5 9RS
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Grade
- Synnovis Pay Band 5
Specialty
- Main area
- Haematology - Immunophenotyping
The place to work in pathology
We are looking for top talent to join the UK’s leading and fastest growing pathology company – a scientific organisation with a clinical purpose.
Working in partnership with our service partners, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, King’s College Hospital and Princess Royal University Hospital we aim to set the standard for the future of pathology.
Job overview
The Immunophenotyping Laboratory would like to recruit an enthusiastic, responsible and self-motivated HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist (AfC band 5 equivalent) to support the dedicated team within the Southeast Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Service (SE-HMDS) for the duration of 1 year. This role carries opportunities to enrich organisational skills and gain a plethora of experience in a leading haemato-oncology service. Be part of a fast-paced, specialist referral flow cytometry lab at SE-HMDS, delivering cutting-edge diagnostics for blood cancers in partnership with Southeast Genomic Laboratory Hub. Your flow cytometry skills will support complex haematological cancer diagnostics and monitoring, contributing to a renowned and innovative regional service.
Applicants must be HCPC registered and have demonstratable specialist laboratory skills. Laboratory haematology/haemato-oncology and flow cytometry experience is preferential to this role.
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This role also provides the opportunity to contribute to advanced patient care by selecting appropriate investigations, performing flow cytometry, analysing and interpreting data to compose complex clinical reports for a spectrum of referral indications. You will also support the morphological preparations for the service in collaboration with our dedicated reception and clinical teams. Excellent communication skills, effective time management and a strong work ethic are essential for the role as the post holder will ensure the timeliness of reporting of complex analyses to enable rapid reflex tests and patient treatment decisions. Other key duties include handling of samples and reagents, stock control, document control, audits, supervision and training of personnel, performance monitoring and maintenance of laboratory equipment and assist with the quality management in maintaining compliance to UKAS standards. Candidates must show acute attention to detail and be able to balance the fast-paced environment with complex processes whilst maintaining quality and accuracy.
Working for our organisation
The Immunophenotyping Laboratory at KCH, is a comprehensive haematological malignancy flow cytometry service providing a spectrum of tests for diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring. The department currently performs approximately 1500 panels per month with an increasing workload year on year. Whilst transitioning to new 13 colour flow cytometers to provide further service improvements, it is also expanding its test repertoire with novel assays to ensure optimal clinical service is provided. The department also forms part of the national PNH service and is fully UKAS accredited, supported by dedicated quality and clinical teams to ensure the highest standards at all stages of the diagnostic pathway. The laboratory is staffed by specialist scientists with significant expertise in complex next generation flow cytometry.
SE-HMDS is a regional centre for diagnostic services working in conjunction with the SE-GLH, covering most of SE-England with one of the largest myeloid/transplant practices in Europe. It is expanding yearly with referral centres benefitting from the integrated haemato-oncology reporting.
There is culture of continuous improvement that applies to both staff and laboratory development and the department offers an abundance of CPD and service development opportunities. As part of a fully-integrated diagnostic service, the post holder will work closely with the clinical teams as well as the other genomics and histopathology laboratories that make up the SE-HMDS.
Your development and learning
You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through The Synnovis Way Development programme, the Scientific Learning and Development Fund and the Synnovis Academy through which you can access funding / support for advanced qualifications.
Through our Innovation Accelerator Fund, you can apply for finance to get that new innovative scientific project off the ground, and participate with the wider scientific community through symposiums, conferences and other peer group meetings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. For now, the job you are applying for will be based at one of our hospital sites however, from 1 April 2024 some of our people and services have moved to our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, with some work remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests. Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more.
The primary responsibilities of the post holder will be to contribute to the clinical work of the Immunophenotyping laboratory and perform technical and analytical duties to deliver a high quality Immunophenotyping service. This includes undertaking analyses for the diagnosis and monitoring of haematological malignancies and disorders, and performing other duties in the immunophenotyping laboratory as necessary.
The post holder is responsible for pre-analytical quality control and clinical work ensuring proper organisation and functioning of the work areas, directing junior staff and ensuring that the correct procedures are performed. Responsibilities include supervision of work and personnel, performance monitoring and the training and development of scientific and support staff required for the delivery of a ‘fit for purpose’ clinical service.
The post holder will be expected to hold BSc (Hons) in a relevant discipline, registration with the HCPC as a Biomedical Scientist.
Experience in using Laboratory Information and Quality Manage Systems (LIMS and QMS) and general good IT skills are essential and experience of stock and document control are also required. The post holder should have experience in staff training, supervision and should have excellent communication skills. The high throughput requirements of the laboratory and fast pace dictates the candidate must be able to multitask, problem solve, be flexible, show effective time management and work well under pressure in order to meet deadlines ensuring good quality service is maintained. Meticulous attention to detail is required with a commitment to service delivery and patient focus. The successful candidate will show an interest in the haemato-oncology field and be motivated to develop themselves, others and the department. A foundation of flow cytometry experience is essential, with experience with complex immunophenotyping of haematological malignancies and measurable residual disease highly desirable.
Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London.
The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services.
The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.
King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading NHS Foundation Trusts in specialist teaching. King’s has various divisions including Neurosciences, Haematology, Cancer and Cardiovascular sciences, where there are unlimited opportunities to develop and perfect your career.
Over the last 170 years, King’s has delivered nothing but world class service to all its patients from deprived communities as well as some of the wealthiest in London.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. All applicants are welcome to apply regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, nationality or ethnic origin, religion, or sexual orientation. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
Our Bank workers enjoy competitive market rates and flexible contract assignments across all of our sites, dependent on your availability and location.
For our Permanent workforce we offer a competitive benefits package.
All employees are entitled to:
- Contributory pension scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Ground breaking development
opportunities
Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Please apply for this post on-line. If you have problems with using the online process, or need any assistance, please email [email protected]
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Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
If you decide to apply for this post but do not hear back from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion.
Thank you for your interest in Synnovis.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) in relevant discipline.
- Registration as a Biomedical Scientist or Clinical Scientists Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Desirable criteria
- IBMS Specialist Diploma or Diploma of Specialist Practice Specialist practice or equivalent (BMS pre-portfolio registration route).
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of Laboratory Information Systems.
- Experience of troubleshooting laboratory processes and investigating non-conformances.
- Experience of stock control management.
- Knowledge and understanding of health and safety in a diagnostic laboratory setting.
- Demonstrable broad level of Immunophenotyping experience.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of performing quality audits.
- Experience of document control including writing and updating of standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Experience with complex flow cytometry analysis and interpretation in clinical context of haematological malignancies.
- Experience of measurement of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) by flow cytometry.
- Experience of assay development and validation to the standards required for UKAS accreditation.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Able to organise and manage own and others workload.
- Ability to deal with difficult and high-pressure situations and to meet deadlines through effective time management skills.
- Technical validation and problem solving e.g. assay/equipment failure, quality control failure.
- Basic knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation and procedures, quality Control and assurance, Quality Management and Audit.
- Competent in techniques associated with Flow cytometry and Immunophenotyping.
Desirable criteria
- Competent in the analysis and reporting of complex multiparameter flow cytometry assays.
- Comprehensive Immunophenotyping theory.
- Comprehensive knowledge of blood cancers.
Documents
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katy Jones
- Job title
- Head of Immunophenotyping
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
- Synnovis
- Open Monday to Friday
- 9am to 5pm
- Telephone
- 01629 702338
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