South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Pathology Specimen Reception and Transport Supervisor

The closing date is 13 August 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Supervisor to join the team in Central Specimen Reception across the South Tees Pathology department. The job involves a range of tasks that support the Pathology laboratory in receipting and processing of patient samples so that results can be generated and released to clinicians to aid diagnosis.

"The Pathology departments at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are working collaboratively to develop a joint service with services being delivered from all hospital sites. This will require cross site working, with the potential to work at any site as needed.

Main duties of the job

In conjunction with the Pathology Specimen Reception Line Management, supervise Healthcare Science Support Workers (HCSSW) and coordinate activities of the Pathology Specimen Reception team to provide an efficient, high-quality service across all sites. Reverting into the role of HCSSW to cover annual leave and sickness. Ensure compliance with current SOPs and laboratory guidance to ensure pre-analytical turnaround times are met, and deal with inquiries from internal and external service users, taking appropriate action as required.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

Your Leadership Impact

Service Improvement for Beginners

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

30 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-CD-7373979

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ3 level Secretarial or Business Administrative qualification, or equivalent level of demonstrable experience (using the 'knowledge and skills' criteria above)
GCSE in Maths and English (A-C/4-9) or Functional Skills (level 2)

Knowledge

Essential

Experience in training staff
Able to motivate staff to maintain and develop teamwork Health and safety awareness
Awareness of Information Governance and Data Protection principles
Good verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Manual dexterity for procedures where fine tolerances are required
Good organisational skills, able to multitask

Desirable

Awareness of the external and internal environment in which the department operates

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience in laboratory processes
Leadership Experience
Participation in audit activities

Desirable

Demonstrable experience in laboratory processes
Experience with automated and semi-automated analysers

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ3 level Secretarial or Business Administrative qualification, or equivalent level of demonstrable experience (using the 'knowledge and skills' criteria above)
GCSE in Maths and English (A-C/4-9) or Functional Skills (level 2)

Knowledge

Essential

Experience in training staff
Able to motivate staff to maintain and develop teamwork Health and safety awareness
Awareness of Information Governance and Data Protection principles
Good verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Manual dexterity for procedures where fine tolerances are required
Good organisational skills, able to multitask

Desirable

Awareness of the external and internal environment in which the department operates

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience in laboratory processes
Leadership Experience
Participation in audit activities

Desirable

Demonstrable experience in laboratory processes
Experience with automated and semi-automated analysers

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.

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)