Laboratory Manager

2 weeks ago


Colchester Essex, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you a highly experienced Biochemistry Biomedical Scientist looking for your managerial step in your career? Are you passionate about developing and improving pathology services to provide efficient and effective services to patients?


Colchester Hospital are looking for a Biochemistry Laboratory Manager to manage the Biochemistry staff and coordinate the day to day activities within our UKAS accredited laboratory. The Biochemistry laboratory has high-volume automation from Roche Diagnostics and the LIMS is Clinisys Winpath 7.You must be confident and motivated and possess a wide range of skills demonstrating excellent leadership and training and management of junior staff. You will have good knowledge of the medical laboratory accreditation standards to ensure the department maintains accreditation and meets regulatory compliance.


Our vision is to deliver innovations, high-performing pathology services that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.


We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best pathology staff. We are a growing, energetic and dynamic department, who encourages its staff to undertake internal and external courses to aid their development. You will also be supported to undertake training, including trust leadership courses.


About our Pathology Service
Responsible as lead Healthcare scientist for Biochemistry
Manages and coordinate the day to day activities of the Biochemistry
Process highly specialist investigations and responsible for standard and quality of results of the service.
Provide expert advice, opinions training to own and other professions in specialist area of activity.
Provide specialist training and manage team training for Biochemistry and Specimen Reception working with the Training Lead.
Maintain and promote professional image of the pathology department.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.


We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.


We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.


Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.


Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.


Experience of Pathology IT systems
Practical experience of Quality Management Systems
Experience of performing and evaluating Risk Assessments
Extensive practical experience of working in a Biomedical Science laboratory
To have undertaken Research, Development and audit activities.

Relevant scientific publications
European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent

HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist or Clinical scientist
Science Degree or equivalent
Appropriate Post Graduate Masters degree or equivalent.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester Hospital



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