Laboratory Manager

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Job overview

A 2 day (0.4WTE) job share vacancy has arisen in the Neurometabolic Unit at UCLH due to retirement . The successful candidate will, in a job share, be operational lead for the Neurometabolic Unit. The days of work for the job share will be Monday and Tuesday.

This is an exciting opportunity for a HCPC registered healthcare scientist with an interest in inherited metabolic disease and experience in laboratory leadership and resource management (staff, equipment and consumables).

Main duties of the job

The Neurometabolic Unit is a highly specialised UKAS accredited medical laboratory No 8341 based at Queen Square. It provides a unique range of investigations and clinical laboratory advice encompassing mitochondrial, neurotransmitter, pterin and amino acid disorders.

Set up in 1995, it has evolved from an academic translational research laboratory to becoming a UKAS accredited clinical laboratory service, which also provides the pathology specimen reception for National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN). On-going research programmes supplement and enhance the service provision

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First Degree or assessed equivalent of knowledge and expertise.
• Masters Degree or assessed equivalent of knowledge and expertise in speciality of Clinical Biochemistry Demonstration of Continuing Professional Development.
• Registration with the Health Professions Council as a Biomedical or Clinical Scientist

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience in clinical metabolic biochemistry.
• To have developed an expertise in one or more specialised analytical or clinical areas.
• To have experience in chromatography techniques
• To have experience in mass spectrometry.
• To have undertaken Research, Development and Audit activities.
• To have an extensive knowledge of routine and specialised analytical methods, quality assurance and problem solving.
• Able to perform risk assessments on a variety of laboratory situations.
• Fully conversant with COSHH regulations and their application to laboratories.
• To have a good knowledge of managerial processes within the Trust and NHS.
• Good awareness of trust policies and procedures and how they relate to the staff and service of the department.
• Experience of leadership of small groups
• Involvement in service planning and development.
• Knowledge of quality management and accreditation systems
• To have expert knowledge in a specialised area.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of membership of committees within department.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Well-developed analytical (technical) skills
• Good hand eye co-ordination for fine manipulation of instrumentation.
• Well-developed deductive and intuitive abilities.
• Able to lead on service development/delivery in a specialised area.
• Able to initiate, direct and co-ordinate R & D activities.
• Able to conduct audit of services and take corrective action.
• Able to recognise patterns of abnormality and relate them to clinical activities
• Able to challenge with confidence established scientific and clinical views using reasoned argument, personal knowledge and research findings.
• Able to maintain intense concentration despite frequent interruptions
• Able to analyse highly complex information from out with the service as well as within and use to evaluate differential diagnoses.
• Able to advise on broad service development and strategic plans.
• Good knowledge of financial management and procurement.
• Experience in research projects.

Desirable criteria

• Audit and evaluation skills.
• Writing Scientific papers
• Publication of peer reviewed scientific papers

Communication

Essential criteria

• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Awareness of current and developing NHS and healthcare issues.
• Able to prepare and present complex scientific and clinical information at meetings.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of committees at directorate or Trust level.

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria

• Able to supervise and lead the activities of staff at lower grades.
• Able to teach students, laboratory, nursing, allied healthcare and medical staff.
• Able to provide leadership to small teams within the department and provide professional
• Approachable.
• Capable of working with all levels of staff.
• Able to maintain self control in difficult and challenging situations and to take control of situations where more junior staff are in difficulty.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor's contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 792.3KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 262.3KB)
• UCLH Values (PDF, 860.9KB)