Specimen Reception Lead

Job summary

Colchester Hospital are looking for a Specimen Reception Lead to support the development of staff and services for the Blood Sciencelaboratory.

Our Blood Science laboratory team processes hospital and outpatient work mainly and GP work as necessary.

You will be responsible for leading a team of medical laboratory assistants. You will therefore have close interaction with the lab and will require flexibility.

We deliver a 24/7 reception service and you will need good communication, coordination and leadership skills. This role will mostly be Monday to Friday working, however weekend working may be required if the reception needs to be covered.

Our vision is to deliver innovative, high-performing pathology that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliantservices. We are committed to attracting and retaining the best pathology staff and if you want to work with us to develop your own career andhelp us achieve our vision then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Assist the Biochemistry Laboratory Managerin the leadership of the Pathology Reception area including managing the staff and processeswithin it when the Biochemistry Laboratory Manageris not available
• Support the Biochemistry Laboratory Managerin the coordination of the day-to-day activities of the team
• Implementation of plans for service improvement
• Establish the reception area as a functional interface between the users and laboratory
• Provides specialist service e.g. training, advanced trouble shooting and problem
• Maintain and promote professional image of ESNEFT

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

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