Biochemistry Laboratory Manager

Job overview

Are you a highly experienced Biochemistry Biomedical Scientist looking for your managerial step in your career? Are you passionate about developing and improving pathology services to provide efficient and effective services to patients?

Colchester Hospital are looking for a Biochemistry Laboratory Manager to manage the Biochemistry staff and coordinate the day to day activities within our UKAS accredited laboratory. The Biochemistry laboratory has high-volume automation from Roche Diagnostics and the LIMS EPIC Beaker

You must be confident and motivated and possess a wide range of skills demonstrating excellent leadership and training and management of junior staff. You will have good knowledge of the medical laboratory accreditation standards to ensure the department maintains accreditation and meets regulatory compliance.

Our vision is to deliver innovations, high-performing pathology services that is focused on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.

We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best pathology staff. We are a growing, energetic and dynamic department, who encourages its staff to undertake internal and external courses to aid their development. You will play an integral part in developing our staff to their full potential and supporting them in their careers. You will also be supported to undertake training, including trust leadership courses.

About our Pathology Service

Main duties of the job

• Responsible as lead Healthcare scientist for Biochemistry
• Manages and coordinate the day to day activities of the Biochemistry
• Leads on service improvement
• Process highly specialist investigations and responsible for standard and quality of results of the service.
• Provide expert advice, opinions training to own and other professions in specialist area of activity.
• Provide specialist training and manage team training for Biochemistry and Specimen Reception working with the Training Lead.
• Deputise for the Service Manager in all aspects of their role including human resources, finance and Health and Safety.
• Maintain and promote professional image of the pathology department.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.