Specimen Reception Manager, Sample Reception - Whittington Hospital, London

Specimen Reception Manager, Sample Reception – Whittington Hospital, London

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Whittington Hospital, London

From £37,259 per annum DOE

Job Title: Specimen Reception Manager Department: Sample Reception Location: Whittington Hospital, London, N19 5NF Contract /Hours: Permanent, Full-time (40 hours per week) Salary range: From £37,259 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 worlds 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.

About the role: There is an exciting opportunity within the Health Services Laboratories for SRA Manager, at the Whittington Hospital Essential Services Laboratory (ESL). The post holder will manage a team of staff in the department with responsibility for providing a comprehensive, high‑quality service to all service users at the Whittington Hospital. The post holder will take the lead in Governance issues of the department and will be the lead for all SRA staff within the management remit of the post. Interested candidates must be working at a deputy/supervisor role level in SRA and have extensive knowledge and demonstrable experience of working as a supervisor/deputy in SRA. In addition, a management qualification or relevant management experience is desirable. The Whittington Hospital provides hospital and community care services to 500,000 people living in Islington and Haringey as well as other London boroughs including Barnet, Enfield, Camden and Hackney. The ESL has on‑site laboratories for Biochemistry, Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Andrology, along with some rapid microbiology/virology testing. You will need to be self‑motivated, innovative, flexible, reliable, have good interpersonal skills and excellent communication skills. In addition, you will need to have the ability to use your own initiative and take responsibility for one’s own work and those of others less qualified.

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

• 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
• Life Assurance providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)
• Employee Assistance Programme supporting staff wellbeing
• 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
• Competitive annual leave allowance – 23 days
• Flexible working hours – we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule

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.

PLEASE NOTE: WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS VACANCY AT ANY TIME EVEN IF A CLOSING DATE IS SHOWN HERE OR IN ANY OTHER MEDIA.

Vacancy ID : 036106 Closing Date : 21-Nov-2025

Contact Person : Chris Wilson

Contact Email : LNKD1_UKTJ