Job requirements
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Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Competent and experienced in performing semen analysis to WHO Laboratory Manual for Examination and Processing of Human Semen 6th edition guidelines
- Experience
Understands and can interpret the clinical significance of macroscopic and microscopic findings in a semen analysis
- Experience
Competent and experienced in performing semen analysis for post vasectomy
- Qualifications
State registration as a Clinical Scientist or Biomedical Andrologist
- Qualifications
BSc in a biology-based subject
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of UKAS accreditation and ISO 23162 standards
- Knowledge
Knowledge of the HFEA and it’s Code of Practice and how this relates to a diagnostic andrology laboratory
- Qualifications
Attendence at ARCS andrology related training courses/ seminars/ workshops
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced Clinical Scientist or Biomedical Andrologist to lead and manage the diagnostic semen analysis laboratory at Kingston Hospital.
This is a part-time role working 08:00 – 12:00 three days a week
Main duties of the job
To lead and manage the diagnostic semen analysis laboratory at Kingston Hospital. You will be responsible for performing and reporting semen analyses for fertility investigations and post vasectomy testing. You will authorise semen analysis reports and ensure timely distribution of these reports to local GPS, hospital clinics and other local healthcare providers.
There will be opportunities for personal development as the role will encompass management of a lab technician and potential for working towards accreditation of the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Laboratory Manager - Andrology with Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust in Kingston upon Thames, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Manager role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 Pro rata, pa, incl. HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Contract ends 12 months after start date). The application deadline is 29 Sep 2026.
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