Laboratory Lead/Training Manager/Deputy Hub Manager

NHS; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a dynamic Laboratory Lead to manage laboratory operations and training. The successful candidate will hold a Master's degree in Biomedical Sciences and be HCPC registered. This role involves ensuring compliance with quality standards and leading a dedicated team within the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.

Qualifications

• Registered Healthcare Scientist.
• Experience managing a team.
• Experience in Clinical Biochemistry or Blood Sciences laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Lead the department's Training and Laboratory functions.
• Ensure quality-driven and cost-effective patient-focused service.
• Provide leadership and specialist scientific guidance.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Motivational skills

Organisational skills

Time management skills

IT skills

Education

MSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences or Equivalent

State Registration - Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Qualification in Training

Tools

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)

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

Job description

Go back London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Laboratory Lead/Training Manager/Deputy Hub Manager

The closing date is 30 June 2025

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.

About us

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.

Job 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)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust