Specimen Reception Supervisor, Sample Reception

Corehr; Harlow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Annual salary review

Discounted gym membership

Cash healthcare plan

Sick Pay Entitlement

Permanent Health Insurance

Death in Service Cover

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Season Ticket Loan Scheme

Perkbox

Company Pension Scheme

Competitive annual leave allowance

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Sonic Healthcare UK in Harlow is seeking a Specimen Reception Supervisor to join the PAH site within the Sample Reception department. This permanent, full-time role (37.5 hours per week) offers oversight of pre-analytical processes in a busy pathology service.

You will support haemato logy, blood transfusion and biochemistry workflows, provide guidance to the team, and help maintain quality and governance within the department. Training is provided for all tasks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of specimen reception to ensure smooth pre-analytical flow.
• Coordinate sample handling and prioritisation with the laboratory teams.
• Provide guidance and supervision to reception staff during shifts.
• Support quality governance and timely completion of audits within the department.

Job description

Up to £33,254.55 per annum DOE inclusive of regional pay allowance

Job Title: Specimen Reception Supervisor

Department: Sample Reception

Contract /Hours: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary range: Up to £33,254.55 per annum DOE inclusive of regional pay allowance

About us:

Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.

Sonic Healthcare UKencompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 3,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner.

Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.

About the role:

A vacancy has arisen for a Supervisor to join our team in the Specimen Reception department based at the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow.

This post offers the opportunity to broaden your skills and experience in a busy Pathology Specimen reception. The laboratory at PAH ESL provides 24/7 Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Biochemistry testing for acute and urgent care areas of the hospital. Overall, Job Purpose would be to assist in the daily running of the pre-analytical services for the laboratory sections to which you have been assigned within PAH Specimen Reception.

To assist in the performance of the routine diagnostic analytical work of the department as directed and to provide general support in other areas of the Laboratory during the out of hours shifts.

The post holder will work core hours providing continuity of service and cover during management absence, strengthen governance of QMS activities, ensure timely completion of audits and investigations.

The department provides a wide variety of investigations using advanced instrumentation covering automated and manual diagnostic testing. The successful candidate will join our dedicated team to support our biomedical scientists and associate practitioners in delivering a high-quality pathology service. Previous experience would be helpful, however full training will be provided for all work performed.

At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

• Training and development opportunities– supporting professional development
• Annual salary review- salary and progression are aligned to our internal transparent pay structure (Progression Plus), supporting career development and structured annual salary reviews
• Discounted gym membership– we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms
• Cash healthcare plan– cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians
• Sick Pay Entitlement– one month’s full pay and one month’s half pay after probation
• Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover
• Life Assurance– providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)
• Employee Assistance Programme– supporting staff wellbeing
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme– interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket
• Perkbox– Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts
• Company Pension Scheme –company and staff contributions which increase with service
• Competitive annual leave allowance–29 days
• Flexible working hours– we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities.

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