Job Description Senior Embryologist and Assistant Quality Manager

HCA Healthcare UK; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Embryologist and Assistant Quality Manager to join their dynamic team in London. This role offers a unique blend of hands-on laboratory work and quality management responsibilities, ensuring the highest standards in embryology and andrology services. You will be instrumental in performing essential procedures such as ICSI and embryo culture, while also contributing to quality improvement initiatives and laboratory audits. With a competitive salary and a focus on career development, this opportunity is perfect for a dedicated professional looking to make a significant impact in the field of reproductive health.

Benefits

Pension

Health Cover

Flexible Benefits

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a clinical embryologist required.
• BSc in Life Science and ACE certified/STP necessary for the role.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine embryology and andrology procedures in the lab.
• Support Quality Manager in auditing and KPI generation.

Skills

ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection)

Semen Analysis

Embryo Culture

Quality Management

Laboratory Auditing

Education

BSc in Life Science

ACE Certification/STP

Tools

Meditex

Sharepoint

Q Pulse

Job description

Senior Embryologist and Assistant Quality Manager

Location – Lister Fertility at The Portland, Great Portland Street, London W1W 5AH

Hours: Full and part time hours can be considered

Salary: The role offers an attractive and competitive salary depending on experience + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)

About the Role

The Senior Embryologist and Assistant Quality Manager role is a split role involving three days in the lab, performing all aspects of the routine embryology and andrology service offered by the Fertility Unit, with an additional two days supporting the Quality Manager looking at the performance of the laboratory and clinical key performance indicators (KPI), laboratory internal and external auditing, update of laboratory standard operating procedures (SOPs), document control, and investigation of incidents & non-conformances. Additionally, the role will require monitoring and evaluation to aid in continual quality improvement of the laboratory.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Clinical:
2. All aspects of routine embryology and andrology procedures: dish preparation, semen analysis, semen preparation, oocyte collection, insemination via ICSI, fertilisation checks, embryo culture, embryo transfer, embryo biopsy cryopreservation of gametes/embryos, and SSR procedures.
3. To communicate results to patients, explain treatment options and the implications.
4. To accurately record details of patient cycles in the patient management system. Use of Meditex and Fertility consent would be desirable.
5. To perform witnessing and traceability.
6. To prepare laboratory notes and check consents and screening results.
7. To perform transport of gametes/embryos in and out of the clinic.
8. Quality:
9. Generation of laboratory and clinical KPIs on a quarterly basis and associated internal and external auditing.
10. Rolling annual update of laboratory SOPs and documentation within Sharepoint and Q Pulse.
11. Laboratory Incident management: investigation, corrective and preventative actions.
12. HFEA reporting through PRISM.
13. Identification of opportunities for quality improvements with particular reference to the embryology laboratory and quantify benefits using audit, key performance indicators, and other methods.

For this role you will hold a BSc in Life Science and be ACE certificated/STP with experience of clinical ICSI.

HCPC Registered.

At least 6 years' experience as a clinical embryologist.

Ideally embryo biopsy trained, however not essential.