233372 (AJM) - Team Manager

NHS Lothian; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Edinburgh is seeking a Team Manager for its Biomedical Scientist Band 7 position. The role requires strong leadership and organizational skills to oversee a busy laboratory providing microbiology services. The successful candidate will be involved in day-to-day operations, staff training, and maintaining laboratory accreditation. Applicants must hold HCPC registration and have significant experience in diagnostic microbiology at Band 6 or above. This position offers an opportunity to impact lab management and service delivery.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration required.
• Significant experience in a diagnostic Microbiology laboratory at Band 6 level or above.
• Experience in maintaining ISO 15189 accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the laboratory.
• Contribute to the overall management of the NHS Lothian Microbiology service.
• Participate in the department’s out of hours rota.

Skills

Leadership qualities

Organisational skills

Training skills

Education

Masters Level education or equivalent

Job description

Team Manager – Biomedical Scientist Band 7

The Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology (Infection Science).

Applications are invited from suitably experienced and motivated individuals to fill the role of Team Manager in this busy and well-equipped laboratory.

Microbiology is provided on two sites within Edinburgh/West Lothian with a combined workload of over 500,000 specimens annually. The successful candidates will work closely with a group of other Team Managers.

We need the successful candidate to have and utilise strong leadership qualities, organisational and training skills to contribute to the overall management of the NHS Lothian Microbiology service. You will be heavily involved in the day to day running of the lab, training and maintaining the department’s ISO 15189 accreditation.

Applicants must be HCPC registered, be educated to Masters Level (or equivalent) and have significant, current experience working in a diagnostic Microbiology laboratory at Band 6 level or above.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the department’s out of hours rota.

Contact

For further information please contact Infection Science Operational Managers – Linda Mulhern or Julie White.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification.

Equality and Diversity

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Legal and Citizenship

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .

Closing Notice

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.