Scientific Laboratory Manager | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,755 - £60,504 per annum / pro rota for part time hours |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 July 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE1 5WW |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Leicester |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7176177/358-7176177-CSI |
Summary
The Routine Chemistry service at UHL is one of the largest services in the UK, providing a service to both UHL, and other hospitals within the southern cluster of the ME2 pathology network. The UHL routine Chemistry laboratory offers a full range of routine chemistry testing.
As State Registered Biomedical Scientist, the post holder will be a member of the departmental team and assist in the delivery of a quality driven, cost effective, patient focused service consistent with the University of Leicester Hospital Trust’s objectives. To provide that in a manner commensurate with the profession
The post holder’s main role is to be responsible for a significant sub-division of the service, providing leadership, management and specialist scientific guidance. The post holder will manage the delegated budget for the area.
The post holder will be expected to manage the area while maintaining a high level of scientific knowledge, leading others to perform (and where appropriate performing) specialised analyses of pathological samples using various technologies and reporting the results as appropriate.
The post holder will be leading service wide activities for their specialty area according to the needs of the Department
The post holder will:
• Manage the provision of service delivery in the specified area according to agreed departmental objectives by appropriate allocation of staff and material resources.
• Contribute to the strategic development of the service, providing expert advice on service delivery and resource requirements, including manpower planning.
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
• Manage the provision of service delivery in the specified area according to agreed departmental objectives by appropriate allocation of staff and material resources.
• Contribute to the strategic development of the service, providing expert advice on service delivery and resource requirements, including manpower planning.
• Ensure management and training of staff in their area is in accordance with the department’s training plan and ensure that staff’s duties are consistent with their competence.
• Manage staff in the area to include sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance and counselling issues.
• Develop effective communication channels with managed staff and other areas, both internal and external.
• Lead the area’s staff recruitment and selection process as required; ensuring appropriate vacancy management policies are followed.
• Take an active role in departmental education activities including supervision and teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Assist medical staff in the interpretation of complex technical and scientific issues.
• Be responsible for ensuring the correct operation and control of instrumentation and equipment is undertaken.
• Be responsible for process management of the assigned area by resolving complex scientific and technical issues to ensure continuity of service.
• Act as Quality Manager/or in conjunction with the Quality Manager, be responsible for the application of the Quality Management System of the designated area. Lead the development and maintenance of quality standards for the designated area as required by national accreditation and monitoring organisations.
• Act as Health and Safety systems manager/or in conjunction with the Health and Safety Manager, and departmental Health and Safety Lead, be responsible for the application of the Health and Safety policy/standards of the designated area. Lead the development and maintenance of standards for the designated area as required by national accreditation and monitoring organisations.
• Be responsible for the production, implementation and ongoing review of Standard Operating Procedures and policies for use in the designated area, introducing changes as necessary and contribute to the development of departmental policies.
• Be responsible for monitoring internal and external quality assurance taking appropriate action to identify and correct problems. To take corrective action or escalate as appropriate.
• Be responsible for the evaluation and implementation of new equipment, methods, and practices for the section as appropriate.
• Maintain expert knowledge of current technological and scientific developments.
• Where appropriate, be responsible for the provision of 24/7 service provision within the area. Senior point of contact for emergencies in the designated area
• Maintain continual professional education and promote lifelong learning for managed staff.
• Perform, when necessary, the more complex or specialised analytical work of the section.
• Be responsible for the production and maintenance of statistical reports in the section.
• Ensure that personal work activity is managed to make effective use of time and resources.
• Contribute to discussions/forums etc affecting and the parent trusts as appropriate.
• Provide specialist knowledge as required for the parent trusts and Pathology wide service.
• Represent the service at Trust/wider Health Community meetings as appropriate.
• Be a member of Trust wide and Pathology Service wide groups as appropriate.
• Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required, including deputising for the General Manager as appropriate.
• Participate in the Pathology Duty managers on call rota
Please see job description/ person specification for further details
This advert closes on Thursday 10 Jul 2025