Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-NWLP-353
- Employer
- North West London Pathology
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £64,156 - £71,148 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Special Haematology Lead
Band 8a
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
North West London Pathology have an exciting and rare opportunity for an experienced HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist who has extensive experience working in Special Haematology and managing staff, to oversee the management and operation of the Special haematology service. The service is centralised at St Mary's Hospital, and this role will be the service lead and subject matter expert for this specialism.
NWLP covers the most complex trusts in the UK serving a large and diverse population. NWLP provides academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.
The successful candidate will be working closely with the Blood Sciences Site Manager and the clinical lead for the red cell service. The red cell clinic at Hammersmith Hospital is world famous for investigations of haemolytic anaemias and receives referral patients from all over the country. The Lead Scientist will work closely with the antenatal councilors from our five sites that provide maternity services, as well as the Antenatal & Newborn Screening Commissioners from NHS.
The department process over 45,000 haemoglobin electrophoresis samples per year. In addition, there are over 1,000 adult registered sickle cell patients from London North West and St Mary’s has 150 registered paediatric sickle cell patients. The department runs a 24/7 service for haemoglobin S levels which all registered staff on site are trained to process.
Main duties of the job
- As the post holder, you will be responsible for dealing with highly complex cases and reporting to the divisional management team issues that affect the service.
- Ensure antenatal teams are informed of any abnormal results on a daily basis.
- Prepare the red cell laboratory meeting for interesting cases with the consultants and other personnel, both internal and external.
- Complete the annual audits for NHS, and participate in the Blood Sciences Duty Manager roster, being available for telephone advice or personal assistance when problems outside normal working hours affect any of our Blood Sciences services.
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 2025/26, see below the start dates which you will be able to book once you have completed all your pre-employment checks.
Monday 3 November 2025
Monday 1 December 2025
Monday 5 January 2026
Monday 2 February 2026
Monday 2 March 2026
Monday 13 April 2026
Monday 11 May 2026
Monday 1 June 2026
Monday 6 July 2026
Monday 3 August 2026
Monday 7 September 2026
Monday 5 October 2026
Monday 2 November 2026
Monday 7 December 2026
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 or FIBMS
- Evidence of management training or proven relevant experience at a supervisory level.
Desirable criteria
- Recognised management qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Technical competence and ability to supervise staff in any section of the laboratory.
- Knowledge of current trends in Pathology provision.
- Competence in PC word processing, spreadsheet and database software.
- Commitemnt to proactive management.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to learn from experience
- Ability to carry out development projects.
- Leadership skills
- Ability to develop personal IT skills as required.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of training Biomedical Scientists.
- Extended high level of knowledge of all aspects of specialist area.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Experience in using and managing a LIMS.
- Experience of project supervision
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mike Lyall
- Job title
- Deputy Divisional Manager Blood Sciences
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 3311 5142
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