Senior Biomedical Scientist - Histopathology

at  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary To provide day to day management of the histology laboratory in collaboration with other team leaders and the histology laboratory manager. To provide all line management duties for the histology laboratory team being managed. Key responsibilities Facilitate the provision of the clinical technical services of the histology laboratory by supervising and instructing staff and maintaining resources. Communicate to the Laboratory Manager such information as is required to maintain the continuing provision of the services.
Communicate to and assist the Laboratory Manager with personnel or personnel related problems. Deputise for the Laboratory Manager in their absence. Undertake training of scientific and support staff. Maintain adequate consumable and reagent stock levels.
Act as a training officer for the department Main Tasks: Supervise staff, organise and prioritise workload to meet demanding deadlines. Ensure lower grades of scientific and scientific support staff comply with Health and Safety protocols as set out in relevant documentation and that laboratory and surrounding area also comply with Health and Safety. Assist in the validation and verification and production of Standard Operating Procedures for laboratory analyses, use of equipment and care of the working environment. Facilitate the keeping of adequate stocks of reagents and consumables, including those under rigorously controlled temperature environments, as appropriate for each product, to ensure patient safety.
Maintain maintenance contract for temperature monitoring system in the laboratory. Undertake audits according to departmental schedule. Co-ordinate all aspects of NEQAS registration and EQA submissions. Audit Histology error logs to identify and resolve problem areas, identify areas for improvement though rigorous root cause analysis and corrective and preventative action Gather, analyse and troubleshoot monthly operational statistics for the Directorate Manager.
Arrange analyser service contracts for the laboratory as required and monitor maintenance for RLUH site. Requisition repairs of laboratory or equipment by the hospital estates department. Arrange annual maintenance contracts for laboratory equipment, standing orders and consumables including all sites where appropriate. Perform appraisals

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