# Automated Biochemistry Section Manager

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Southampton
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Manager and corporate
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 pa or pa pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T14:21:33.353Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8172283
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8172283?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhs.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

### Main duties of the job

We’re looking for an HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist to lead the Automated Biochemistry department of our UKAS-accredited Clinical Biochemistry laboratory. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in a large, busy teaching hospital laboratory and to use your skills to shape the future of the service.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### You will need:

- Significant expertise in all technical aspects of Clinical Biochemistry
- A proven track record of people management
- Experience of leading large projects

The Automated Biochemistry section at Southampton processes around 4,500 samples per day with a test repertoire that supports a large teaching hospital. Clinical specialities that the laboratory supports are wide-ranging and include cancer care, bone marrow transplantation, endocrinology, neurosciences, cardiothoracic surgery, paediatric and neonatal intensive care, ophthalmology, and vascular surgery. As Section Manager, you will report directly to the Operations Manager for Laboratory Medicine. You will have day-to-day technical and managerial responsibility for this busy section, comprising a large team working 24/7, as well as managerial responsibility for the point-of-care laboratory.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications, knowledge and experience

**Essential**

- Relevant MSc, Higher Specialist Certificate (IBMS) or equivalent
- HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Significant, demonstrable, postgraduate practical, technical and theoretical experience in relevant clinical laboratory discipline
- In depth working knowledge and competency in laboratory bench areas, as appropriate
- Thorough knowledge of Laboratory Health and Safety arrangements
- Sound knowledge of common IT programme and excellent keyboard and IT skills
- Experience of interviewing and recruiting staff
- Ability to initiate changes in procedures or policies to induce service development
- Evidence of using technical experience to assess new and existing systems and processes to initiate change in laboratory practice
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential group

**Desirable**

- Management Training
- Chartered Scientist
- Member of Professional Body
- Ability to perform technically advanced procedures as applicable
- An understanding of quality assurance procedures
- Experience of working in different laboratories
- Experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects

## Documents

- [job description and person specification (docx, 147.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10474627)

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