Infectious Sciences Lab Manager

Synlab; Taunton; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

SYNLAB UK & Ireland's Southwest Pathology Services in Taunton invites a Biomedical Scientist Team Manager to lead the Infectious Sciences laboratory, including Bacteriology, Parasitology, Virology, Molecular and Mycology. The role rotates across areas and focuses on quality, training, and staff development.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage competencies, chair committees, and provide technical advice while ensuring patient care meets the highest standards within a busy, accredited

Qualifications

• HCPC Registered and Biomedical Scientist experience.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Utilise the laboratory LIMS, Q-Pulse quality monitoring system and other application software according to authorised protocols including assisting in computer data entry in all areas of the laboratory, document review, non-conformance review and quality assurance processes.

Job description

SYNLAB UK & Ireland's Southwest Pathology Services in Taunton invites a Biomedical Scientist Team Manager to lead the Infectious Sciences laboratory, including Bacteriology, Parasitology, Virology, Molecular and Mycology. The role rotates across areas and focuses on quality, training, and staff development.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage competencies, chair committees, and provide technical advice while ensuring patient care meets the highest standards within a busy, accredited