At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team in the Infectious Sciences lab, driving quality and service improvements.
- Company: Join Southwest Pathology Services, a dynamic joint venture in healthcare.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, performance bonuses, and enhanced pay for weekend and on-call shifts.
- Other info: Flexible working with opportunities for personal development and training.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in patient care while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: MSc degree, HCPC registration, and management experience required.
The predicted salary is between 49387 - 56515 £ per year.
We are looking for a Biomedical Scientist Team Manager to join our Infectious Sciences team at Southwest Pathology Services. This role would particularly suit an individual who is keen to expand their experience in teaching, mentoring, and operational management, especially if these opportunities are limited within their current role. They must have strong quality management experience and a proven ability to drive continuous improvement within laboratory quality systems and processes. Someone who can identify opportunities for service improvement, strengthen quality management practices, and support the department in maintaining high standards of compliance and patient care. Excellent organisational and IT skills are essential, along with the resilience to work effectively within a busy and evolving service.
The role involves lone working during evening and weekend shifts, therefore the successful candidate must be confident working independently and making decisions autonomously when required. Although based within the Infectious Sciences laboratory (including Bacteriology, Parasitology, Virology, Molecular and Mycology), there is a requirement to rotate within all areas, subject to completion of suitable training. There is also an expectation that you will participate in the out-of-hours on-call service, weekend working on rotation and bank holiday rotas.
Main Duties of the job:
- To be able to rotate through all areas of a Laboratory in Infectious Sciences as required (dependent on qualifications, experience and training), to perform all designated duties in accordance with local working practices, to maintain high Professional standards and conform to Health and Safety regulations.
- To perform and interpret routine and specialist Biomedical investigations autonomously to provide patients results within agreed quality standards of service delivery and turnaround times under the supervision of senior staff.
- Work independently, implement and propose changes to procedures for own work area. May be a lead specialist.
- To continue with personal development through academic and/or practical experience.
- To provide professional leadership and training to Basic Grade, Trainee BMS, Associate Practitioners (equivalent grades) and Medical Laboratory Assistants.
- To maintain the standards of conduct required by the Health Professions Council to practice as a registered Biomedical Scientist.
- To provide technical advice to clinicians as to the appropriateness of tests and timescales.
- To assist and carry out duties as directed in Health and Safety, audit, training, incident reporting and quality assurance/quality control.
The department operates 7 days per week with rota for weekend working, on-call and bank holidays- all these have pay enhancements.
About you:
Essential criteria
- MSc Degree, accredited by the Healthcare Professions Council and IBMS.
- HCPC Registration.
- Completed IBMS specialist portfolio in Microbiology/Virology or equivalent (if registration post 2004).
- Management qualification to ILM level 3 or relevant experience.
Desirable criteria
- IBMS membership.
About us:
Formed in 2012, Southwest Pathology Services (SPS) is a joint venture between SYNLAB UK.
Biomedical Scientist Team Manager - Infectious Sciences employer: Synlab
Southwest Pathology Services is an exceptional employer that prioritises professional development and offers a supportive work culture for Biomedical Scientists. Located in Taunton, the company provides competitive salaries, performance bonuses, and opportunities for mentoring and leadership within a dynamic team environment. Employees benefit from a commitment to quality management and continuous improvement, ensuring a rewarding career path in the field of Infectious Sciences.
