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Synlab
Sep 19, 2026
Full time
Job Title: Human Resources Advisor Location: London, SE1 Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 pro rata Job Type: Contract, 6 Months Full Time Job Overview At Synnovis, people are at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join our HR Advisory Team and help deliver a high-quality people service that supports exceptional healthcare outcomes. As a trusted advisor, you will provide expert HR guidance to managers and employees across the organisation, supporting a wide range of employee relations and people management matters. You will play a vital role in ensuring our policies, procedures, and employment practices are applied consistently and effectively. Our hybrid working approach means you'll divide your time between our headquarters, hospital locations, and home. You'll be confident using Microsoft Teams and telephone to deliver advice remotely while developing strong, professional relationships with stakeholders across the business. You will work in close partnership with HR Business Partners and collaborate with colleagues across Recruitment, HR Administration, Learning & Development, Training, and Legal to ensure a seamless employee experience from start to finish. You will provide a professional, responsive and customer-focused HR advisory service to managers and employees across Synnovis. You will deliver pragmatic and commercially focused HR advice on a broad range of people matters, ensuring consistency, compliance and best practice across the organisation. What you will do: Provide a comprehensive HR advisory service both remotely and on a face-to-face basis to approximately 2000 managers and employees, based across 4 main London locations, as well as our Orpington and Harefield hospital sites. Respond to enquiries relating to employees on Synnovis and TUPE terms and conditions of employment and a broad range of HR and employee relations issues including sickness absence, discipline, grievance, probation and equal opportunities. Participate in employee relations case management and provide support to the Senior HRBP, HRBP's and Operational Service Directors and/or lead on case management where appropriate including the organisation of meetings, hearings, panels and related supply of information and the production of agreed minutes as required. Maintain the HR Advisory Mailbox, HR Service Desk on ServiceNow and case management tracker. Advise managers and employees on the application of Synnovis HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with company policies and legislative requirements and the application of best employment practices. Key Responsibilities: To advise those with people management responsibilities on routine enquiries relating to terms and conditions of employment, including a broad range of HR and employee relations issues including sickness absence, discipline, grievances and employee development, the performance planning and review process, pay review process and equal opportunities with the aim of reaching reasonable conclusions using the relevant organisational policies & procedures. To be responsible for advising and supporting managers and employees in the effective management of employee performance issues. To be responsible for advising and supporting managers in the effective management of employee absence/ sickness issues ensuring that relevant policy and procedures consistently are followed. To support and contribute to the drafting, formulation and implementation of Synnovis HR policies and procedures as required. In association with HR colleagues, to undertake HR administration tasks, including changes to terms and conditions of employment, staff movements, leavers, maternity, reporting to payroll providers and collating reports as requested. To regularly brief the Senior HRBP and HRBP's on developments and areas of concern to ensure that additional support or interventions may be identified and applied or needs to be escalated. To liaise with HR colleagues in producing HR and workforce reports as required, analysing data and responding appropriately to indicators identified. About you Essential Criteria: Associate membership of CIPD. Educated to GCSE standard with A-C attained in Maths and English, or equivalent. Proven HR Advisory experience. Experience of contribution to the delivery of projects and interventions. Substantial experience of Employee Relation case management within an HR environment, providing advice on a wide range of employee relations and employee development issues. Experience in managing complex and sensitive employment relations issues to Tribunal level. Experience of working with confidential, sensitive data. Key stakeholder management with ability to influence and build relationships with managers and staff. Solutions orientated with the ability to problem solve and identify new and improved ways of working. Ability to prioritise own workload, manage projects and solve problems to meet deadlines, with minimal supervision. Ability to manage conflict effectively and overcome resistance. Ability to work under pressure, use own initiative and recognise own limitations. Excellent IT skills with good experience of MS Office Suite particularly Word & Excel. Why Join Us? Hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Opportunity to work in a fast-paced healthcare environment. Collaborative and supportive HR team. Meaningful work that contributes to improving patient services. About us 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. Join us and become part of a forward-thinking organisation committed to supporting its people while delivering world-class scientific healthcare services. Additional Information Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role. Candidates with experience of; HR Advisor, Human Resources Advisor, Employee Relations Specialist, HR Generalist, HR Consultant, HR Officer, People Advisor, ER Advisor, will also be considered for this role.
Synlab Taunton, Somerset
Apr 30, 2026
Full time
Job Title: Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Haematology and Blood Transfusion Location: Taunton Salary: 39,959- 48,117 per annum + joining bonus of up to 10,000 + 1,500 wellbeing allowance Job Type: Full Time, Permanent Are you looking for a rewarding career in the heart of the Somerset countryside, within easy reach of beautiful coastlines, rolling hills and bustling cities? SPS laboratories have a rich and extensive test repertoire offering the diversity and interest of a town location in the heart of the countryside. At SYNLAB, we believe in nurturing a culture of well-being and ensuring our employees are supported both professionally and personally. We offer a Wellbeing Allowance worth up to 1500 per annum for our esteemed team members working in Band 2 - 6 roles. Alongside a competitive pay structure, we offer a generous joining bonus of up to 10,000, a comprehensive relocation package to support your move to Somerset, and full access to the SYNLAB benefits scheme. We have an exciting opportunity for a HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist with expertise in Haematology and Blood Transfusion to join us on a full time and permanent basis (part-time applicants will be considered). We are seeking individuals who are dedicated to providing a high-quality patient centric service and are enthusiastic about mentoring and sharing their knowledge. Our team of Biomedical Scientists operate a 24/7 service involving lone working plus working alongside Associate Practitioner and Medical Laboratory Assistant colleagues. On site and remote discipline specific support is available from Team Manager and Advanced Practitioner colleagues who operate across the 3 SPS sites (two in Taunton and one in Yeovil). We use the following Sysmex analysers for FBC, ACL for coagulation and Ortho Vision analysers in Blood Transfusion. You will be expected to work at the hospital based Essential Services laboratory at Musgrove Park Hospital which retains a close working partnership with clinical colleagues. In addition you will also be expected to work at the off-site SPS Hub laboratory in Taunton which takes a leading technological approach with state of the art equipment and organisation of workflow based on LEAN principles. SPS supports testing for the local NHS Trust and primary care providers. SYNLAB UK & Ireland have established experience of working in partnership with the NHS to deliver and improve pathology services through its existing pathology joint ventures - including Southwest Pathology Services (SPS). Responsibilities: As a Biomedical Scientist within the Blood Sciences team, you will perform and interpret routine and specialist testing providing patient centred scientific excellence whilst maintaining high quality standards in accordance with ISO15189. You will supervise, mentor and support other Biomedical Scientists, Trainee Biomedical Scientists, Associate Practitioners and Medical Laboratory Assistants within your department, sharing your knowledge, experience and passion for your work. As a registered Biomedical Scientist, you will have the responsibility of maintaining fitness to practice and are required to participate actively in CPD. SPS will commit to support you in developing your skills and knowledge in line with your professional growth and our business interests. A dedicated Training team and extensive resources are available to support this. Most importantly, through our shared values, you will help to make a positive difference to the lives, health and wellbeing of those within our community that we serve. About you: If you have the following qualifications and skills, then we'd love to hear from you: HCPC registration, with post registration experience working in a Haematology and/ or Blood Transfusion section Excellent working knowledge and experience working with automated Haematology and Blood Transfusion platforms, and proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload A good understanding of the clinical significance of results and ability to interpret and act upon the results you are producing in a lone working setting Confident to make decisions in line with guidelines and written procedures in order to support the care of critically ill patients, with particular reference to Major Haemorrhage and trauma To commence employment as a Band 6 Specialist Biomedical Scientist you must have your Specialist Portfolio in Haematology with (or without) Blood Transfusion or equivalent qualifications and experience which may include the BBTS Specialist Certificate in Transfusion Science Practice. However, SPS are committed to support dedicated and engaged Band 5 applicants looking to complete a Specialist Portfolio. SPS offer automatic progression to Band 6 upon successful completion of the Specialist portfolio along with a retention bonus. Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role. Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Biomedical Scientist, Biomedical Technician, Biochemist, HCPC Registered Specialist, Haematology, Haematology Specialist Transfusion Specialist may also be considered for this role.