Blood Sciences Laboratory Manager

Job Title:
Blood Sciences Laboratory Manager

Department:
Biochemistry Department

Location:
Lister Hospital, SG1 4AB

Contract /Hours:
Permanent/40 per week

Salary range:
Up to £62,000 per annum DOE

About us:

Sonic Healthcare
is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world's leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.

Sonic Healthcare UK
encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 3,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner.

Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.

Due to the nature of work that Sonic Healthcare UK undertakes, our clients require that Employees filling certain roles, need, as part of their on-boarding to complete a DBS Check. This role falls in to the category of requiring a DBS check (standard)

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and capable Blood sciences manager at the Essential Services Laboratory (ESL) at the Lister Hospital site in Stevenage.

Leading a large team of staff and working closely with the Clinical staff, the post holder will have responsibilities for managing the overall operations and service delivery of Blood sciences within the ESL and all associated services whilst the service undergoes transformation as part of the ongoing Herts and West Essex (HWE) pathology redevelopment programme.

The Blood sciences Manager role is a very important position within Health Services laboratories (HSL) and we are looking to appoint an innovative, hardworking, and committed individual who is keen to work with the wider team to embed an improvement culture, support and further develop our services in line with the commissioned hub-and-spoke pathology service Target Operating Model (TOM.)

The ESL service at the Lister site is UKAS accredited against ISO 15189:2022 standards and the onsite services includes Specimen Reception, Haematology, Biochemistry, Haemostasis, Blood Transfusion and Cellular Pathology. The service provision is 24/7 for all onsite disciplines excluding Cellular Pathology.

The post-holder will work very closely with the Essential Services Laboratory manager and ENH Trust, as well as relevant clinical staff, in all aspects of the service, focusing on managing operational performance and supporting the delivery of excellent patient care for the ENH NHS Trust. HSL has a strong track-record of research and development, working closely with the clinical teams.

The ESL has approval for registration and specialist training, supported by our education faculty and training officers. We are looking for a dynamic individual with enthusiasm and drive who will provide inspirational leadership. You will be fully supported in this key senior position by our quality management, human resources, and operational teams.

Previous applicants need not apply.

At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

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Training and development opportunities
– supporting professional development

• **Annual salary review - **No banding restrictions: As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience. This also means that annual salary reviews do not hit a band ceiling.

•
Discounted gym membership
– we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms

•
Cash healthcare plan
– cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians

•
Sick Pay Entitlement
– 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter

•
Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover

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Life Assurance
– providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)

•
Employee Assistance Programme
– supporting staff wellbeing

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Season Ticket Loan Scheme
– interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket

•
Perkbox
– Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts

•
Company Pension Scheme –
company and staff contributions which increase with service

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Competitive annual leave allowance
- 28 days

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Flexible working hours
– 40 hours standard working week

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities.

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