Trainee Biomedical Scientist Apprentice

£24,600

**Job Title**: Trainee Biomedical Scientist Apprentice - Birmingham/Manchester

**Locations**: The Priory Hospital, Birmingham/The Doctors Laboratory, Manchester

**Salary range**: £24,600

**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 exciting opportunity to join our apprenticeship programme and train to become a Biomedical Scientist.
- You will join the organisation as an apprentice trainee biomedical scientist. During the period of 4 years, you will complete a part-time IBMS (Institute of Biomedical Science) accredited BSc Hons Applied Biomedical Science degree whilst working in one of our pathology laboratories. You’ll be supported through a comprehensive training programme to gradually build up your knowledge and skill set to achieve HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) registration as a Biomedical scientist via completion of the IBMS Registration Portfolio.
- Biomedical scientists work in healthcare laboratories diagnosing diseases and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment by analysing fluids and tissue samples from patients. They provide the 'engine room' of modern medicine - 70% of diagnoses in the NHS are based on pathology results provided by laboratory services.
- Upon graduation we strive to have opportunities within the business for you to move into a permanent qualified biomedical scientist position.
- The starting salary will be £24,600 with all university tuition fees paid for by the organisation.
- *NOTE - According to the apprenticeship funding rules, if you do not have a British passport your visa must be valid for the duration of the 4 years. If your visa expires before the apprenticeship ends you would not be eligible for the apprenticeship.*
- *NOTE - This apprenticeship is not suitable for those that already hold a degree in Biomedical Science or are already HCPC registered as Biomedical Scientist.*
- At TDL 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**- 37.5 hours standard working week
- PLEASE NOTE: WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE TH