Biomedical Scientist Team Manager

Integrated Pathology Partnership; Taunton; Sur place; GBP 49 000 - 57 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Integrated Pathology Partnership is seeking a Biomedical Scientist Team Manager in Taunton. The role leads a team within the Infectious Sciences laboratory, driving quality and service improvements while overseeing mentorship and training activities.

Based in a busy, ISO15189 UKAS accredited laboratory, you will rotate across areas including Bacteriology, Parasitology, Virology, Molecular and Mycology, and participate in on-call rosters to ensure continuous coverage.

Qualifications

• Strong quality management experience and a proven ability to drive continuous improvement within laboratory quality systems and processes.
• Ability to identify opportunities for service improvement and support patient care.
• Excellent organisational and IT skills and ability to work independently on on-call duties.

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage a team of Biomedical Scientists and support staff.
• Rotate within Infectious Sciences laboratory areas including Bacteriology, Parasitology, Virology, Molecular and Mycology.
• Chair committees (Health & Safety, Training, Audit) and provide on-call management cover.
• Contribute to teaching, mentoring and operational management and participate in clinical trials and validation work.

Connaissances

Leadership

Quality management

Mentoring

Organisational skills

IT skills

Formation

IBMS Registration training

Outils

Kiestra automated systems

Description du poste

Employer Integrated Pathology Partnership Limited Employer type Private Sector Site Southwest Pathology Services Town Taunton Salary £49,387 to £56,515 per annum dependant on experience Closing 19/11/2026 23:59

Biomedical Scientist Team Manager

SYNLAB Pay Band 7

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Job overview

Leadership.

Taking people with you, taking them from where they're at professionally to where they could be, should they fill their potential. It's about finding that potential and setting up an environment which facilitates this growth on a technical and behavioural level.

It's about navigating the need to do now, and balancing that with investment into the future, removing barriers for advancement, ensuring you're all working towards the same goals, and making sure everyone knows it.

Could you be such a leader? Are you inspired to stretch beyond the technical and apply your management, diplomacy and strategic skills to develop and strengthen an existing team of Biomedical Scientists and support staff?

In the heart of the Somerset countryside, within easy reach of beautiful coastlines, rolling hills and bustling cities, SPS laboratories have a rich and extensive test repertoire offering the diversity and interest of a town location in the heart of the countryside. This is where you can meet your new team.

Apply at the bottom to learn more.

Main duties of the job

Our team at SPS have been fundamental to the principle of making a positive difference to healthcare in Somerset for over a decade. We hold ISO15189 UKAS accreditation and are an HCPC approved training Laboratory for both IBMS Registration and Specialist Portfolios.

You will be based within the Infectious Sciences laboratory (including Bacteriology, Parasitology, Virology, Molecular and Mycology), there will be a requirement to rotate within all areas.

If you're an individual who is keen to expand your experience in teaching, mentoring, and operational management, especially if these opportunities are limited within your current role, this may give you that avenue you're looking for.

You must have strong quality management experience and a proven ability to drive continuous improvement within laboratory quality systems and processes. You will 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.

Working for our organisation

Formed in 2012, Southwest Pathology Services (SPS) is a joint venture between SYNLAB UK & Ireland and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. The partnership serves a population of around 500,000 and delivers services to the Trust and more than 100 GP practices, delivering on over 9 million tests annually. The department is an IBMS accredited training laboratory and has full UKAS accreditation. The laboratory has the newest generation of Kiestra automated systems in the UK.

SPS maintains a comprehensive training budget designed to support the career development of all staff members. This investment ensures that employees have access to the necessary resources and opportunities to enhance their skills and knowledge and advance their professional growth.

The department have regular continual professional development seminars and as part of HCPC registration be expected to maintain an up to date CPD portfolio. There is a healthy training budget to allow local/distant attendance at Congress/seminars/symposiums.

Originally, there was a single site at each hospital with both undertaking similar urgent and non-urgent tests. There is a well developed central 'hub' laboratory in Taunton with an 'essential services laboratory' at Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital to provide urgent testing.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Assist and carry out duties as directed in the following areas:

• Train scientific and support staff and access/manage competencies
• Organise and conduct appraisals
• Develop policies and plan for change implementation
• To provide management cover for other Team Managers and Deputy Manager
• To chair committees as allocated in areas (but not limited to) Health & Safety, Training or Audit
• To participate in Senior Management on-call roster as required.
• Participate in and assist with clinical trials, the development of new tests and research & validation of equipment ensuring at all times compliance with all policies as required by regulatory directives, accreditation bodies and local management policies and practices.
• To provide technical advice to clinical staff.
• To perform and interpret routine and specialist Biomedical investigations and to participate daily in the scientific and technical activities of the laboratory sections
• Together with Senior staff help ensure compliance with all policies as required by regulatory directives, accreditation bodies and local management, including;
  • UKAS
  • Southwest Pathology Service policies and SOP