Laboratory Lead/Training Manager/Deputy Hub Manager

Somerset NHS Charity; Ealing; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

The London Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Hub seeks an enthusiastic Healthcare Scientist to lead the laboratory, manage training, and support the Hub Manager. The role involves ensuring quality standards, staff development, and contributing to patient-focused services within a dynamic NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC as Biomedical Scientist or Clinical Scientist.
• Experience in Clinical Biochemistry or Blood Sciences laboratory.
• Leadership experience in managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the laboratory and manage training for staff.
• Ensure compliance with laboratory accreditation standards.
• Supervise the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Hub operations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Motivational skills

Organisational skills

IT skills

Education

MSc in Biomedical Sciences or Equivalent

State Registration - Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Qualification in Training or equivalent

Tools

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)

Quality Management systems (e.g. Q-pulse)

Job description

Employer London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Northwick Park & St Mark's Hospitals Town Harrow Salary £51,883 - £58,544 PA Salary period Yearly Closing 30/06/2025 23:59

Laboratory Lead/Training Manager/Deputy Hub Manager

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

• H onesty
• A ccountability
• T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

The London Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Hub (BCSP) is seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Healthcare Scientist to lead the department’s laboratory, manage training and deputise for the Hub Manager.

The department is UKAS and SQAS accredited and provides Bowel Cancer Screening for the whole of London using automated Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) analysis.

The ideal applicant should beregistered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Biomedical Scientist or Clinical Scientist and have a IBMS specialist portfolio and MSc or equivalent experience.

The successful candidate will have experience of people management, service management and quality management system activities. They will also have extensive experience of working in a Clinical Biochemistry or Blood Sciences laboratory.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a member of the Senior Management Team and assist in the delivery of a quality driven, cost effective; patient focused service, consistent with the objectives of the National Bowel Screening Programme and London North West University Healthcare Trust and provide that service in a manner commensurate with the profession.

The post holder’s main role is to lead the department’s Training, Laboratory and to deputise for the Programme Hub Manager of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Hub, providing leadership and specialist scientific guidance.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring all members of the department attend the Trust’s mandatory training courses and that all required staff receives appropriate induction, training and development for their roles.

The post holder will work closely with the senior management team and other staff members to deliver all aspects of the laboratory functions as a whole.

The post holder will be the Laboratory Lead, with responsibility to work with the Local and National Team to deliver the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Hub Laboratory standards.

The post holder will be a registered Healthcare Scientist and will therefore be required to maintain the skills and knowledge in line with Health and Care Professions Council and accreditation requirements.

The post holder will have line management responsibility for a team of staff.

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

• MSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences or Equivalent
• State Registration - Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Qualification in Training or equivalent experience of leading a team

Knowledge and experience

• Experience of participation in inspections for laboratory accreditations (UKAS ISO 15189)
• Training of Biomedical Scientists and/or screeners
• Supervising/managing a team
• Proven knowledge of Quality Management systems, e.g. Q-pulse

Skills, abilities and attributes

• Excellent communication skills, being able to communicate with patients and staff at all levels of the organisation with tact and diplomacy
• Excellent motivational skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Considerable IT and keyboard skills with a comprehensive working knowledge of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

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