Deputy Pathology Laboratory Manager

Deputy Pathology Laboratory Manager | Private Hospital | Full Time | Permanent | Southampton 

Spire Southampton Hospital are looking for a Deputy Pathology Laboratory Manager to join the Pathology department. Your role will be to manage and develop the service within your specialised area expertise of the pathology service, and across a range of services provided by the laboratory. 

You will Deputise within the pathology department, local hospital and spoke hospital sites in the absence of the Pathology Manager.

Spire Southampton Hospital offers world-class care, attracting patients from across the South of England and internationally. We deliver some of the best cardiac surgery results in the country. Our Critical Care department and multidisciplinary team offer you peace of mind for our wide range of treatments.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Develop practice including investigation and reporting, within your areas of specialist expertise. 
• Analyse, interpret and report information and knowledge related to ideas and concepts. 
• Develop and evaluate the movement of laboratory specimens and blood. 
• Assist with research and development.
• Develop practice in the application of technology for measuring and monitoring pathology investigations, within your specialist area of expertise..
• Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information. 
• Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others. 
• Promotes best practice in health and safety and security.
• Assist in maintaining and developing services.
• Lead others in the quality improvement of pathology services.
• Support and enable equality, diversity and rights.
• Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practices
• Assist the Pathology Manager in maintaining and supporting the effective use of physical and financial resources
• Support the Pathology Manager by undertaking human resource activities for the pathology team.

Who we're looking for:

• Degree qualified, HNC Medical Laboratory Sciences or equivalent which would allow   individual to be eligible for Associate Membership of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences.
• Biomedical Scientist with the Health & Care Professions Council.
• Experience in a haematology/blood transfusion or biochemistry hospital scientific laboratory.
• Achieved ISO 15189 accreditation
• Experience working within a quality assurance and control culture maintaining safe standards Achieved ISO 15189 accreditation across a variety of laboratories
• Experience Managing across teams and hospital laboratories. 

Working Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours, participation in on-call rota & covering core hour shifts weekdays early & lates plus weekend days

Contract Type: Permanent

 Benefits

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Charlotte Oliver on

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

About Us 

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We're committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development. 

We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.