Biomedical Scientist Team Lead

18 hours ago


Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom Synlab Full time
Job Title: Biomedical Scientist Team Manager

Location: Essex

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 Per Annum + £5,000 joining bonus

Job Type: Permanent, Full time & Part Time

We are seeking a highly skilled Biomedical Scientist Team Manager to join our dynamic Microbiology team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing clinical analytical services for patients and service users, managing day-to-day staffing, and ensuring safe service delivery and maintenance of turnaround times.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide clinical analytical services for patients and service users
  • Manage day-to-day staffing in area of responsibility to ensure safe service delivery and maintenance of TATs
  • Be involved in, and in some cases responsible for, service developments
  • Supervise and ensure training and competency assessment of staff in area of responsibility
  • Carry out appraisal of staff
  • Participate and in some cases be responsible for recruitment of staff
  • Be responsible for QC and QA in area of responsibility, ensuring non-conformances are investigated, documented and changes to practice identified where necessary
  • Participate in and undertake audit
  • Be responsible for writing and maintaining SOPs in area of responsibility
  • Report, investigate and monitor errors and incidents as per policies
  • Have oversight of reports released from area of responsibility
  • Authorise default fail queues for area of responsibility (i.e. reports not sent to consultant authorisation)
  • Monitor KPIs for area of responsibility, ensuring TATs are maintained
  • Be responsible for risk and COSHH assessments in area of responsibility
  • Attend, and chair where required, departmental meetings
  • Deputise for Principal BMS as required

Qualifications:

  • HCPC registered and Specialist portfolio or equivalent in Microbiology
  • Management qualification to ILM level 3 or relevant experience
  • MSc / FIBMS (by examination) / IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma and is currently in possession of Fellowship Class of the IBMS or equivalent experience
  • Able to work across 3 different sites in a 24-7 work environment if required
  • Able to work with a high degree of accuracy, numeracy, interpretive skills and good problem-solving skills
  • Able to demonstrate a good knowledge and experience of industry standard laboratory information management systems and computer applications including Word, Excel, Power Point, Access and Statistical Packages
  • Working knowledge of Microbiological manual and automated techniques and practices
  • Working knowledge of Molecular biology techniques and platforms

About Us:

Synlab UK & Ireland is a leading provider of pathology services, working closely with clinicians, hospitals, occupational health providers and clinical researchers to provide a complete pathology offering.

We operate in increasingly diverse environments, reflecting our workforce, clients, customers, suppliers, communities and partners. We believe an inclusive workplace culture is the best way to source, attract and retain diverse and talented people, and create a sustainable, high-performing workforce.

Please note that we reserve the right to close any adverts once we have received a sufficient number of applications. If you decide to apply for this post but do not hear back from us within two weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion.

Synlab UK & Ireland is a committed equal opportunities employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of any status or condition protected by applicable UK employment law.

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, Microbiology Specialist, HCPC Registered Specialist, Biomedical Laboratory Specialist, Microbiologist may also be considered for this role.



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