Specimen Reception/sendaway Section Lead

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Applications are invited for Band 7 position (1.0 WTE). Pre-analytical /referrals section lead, NHNN specimen reception

NHNN Specimen reception is responsible for the efficient and safe processing of all specimens from The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) based in Queen Square, as well as receiving external samples for specialist NHNN testing. It is hosted by the Neurometabolic Unit, one of the Queen Square Laboratories.

The purpose of this role is to provide leadership and responsibly for the specimen reception area, making judgements on a range of complex clinical scenarios related to test requesting, specimen collection and processing. The role will also provide leadership and management of the examinations at referral laboratories to ensure that the right test, right patient, right time requirement of laboratory medicine is fulfilled.

Since this post requires working with a lot of different teams, we are looking for an enthusiastic individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to liaise with the numerous grades of staff in the departments that specimen reception interacts with. Applicants should also be organised, pay attention to detail and work well under pressure.

Working hours Mon - Fri 09.00 to 17.30hrs

You will be supported throughout with regular reviews of progress to develop appropriate knowledge and skills to enable personal development.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.



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