Team Manager

Microbiology– Southwest Pathology Services

Are you looking for a rewarding career in a state-of-the-art laboratory, situated in the heart of Somerset, which offers customer centric medical excellence?

In addition to a competitive pay structure, we offer a joining bonus of up to £5,000 and an annual competency bonus of up to £5,000.

Integrated Pathology Partnerships (iPP) is open to flexible working and also offers enhanced leave options, contributory pension scheme as well as MySYNLAB Benefits which provides a great range of discounts on: travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities and day to day spending.

Inthe heart of the West Country, Somersetis a destination ofdramatic coastline, seaside resorts, epic English countryside including designated areas of outstanding natural beauty, and historic places. Somerset’s lively County Town of Taunton provides you with a genuine and special Somerset experience. Taunton offers a fantastic mix of shops, restaurants and leisure facilities, with the added benefit of transport links with the M5, A303 and the Paddington-Penzance rail line.

Our teams are fundamental to the principle of making a positive difference to healthcare and you will receive regular training and coaching to develop your skills and to support you in your working life. In addition, to enable you to broaden your experience and increase the depth of your knowledge, thus improving your career potential, we train our scientific and support staff to work in a multi-disciplinary environment and facilitate the rotation of staff amongst key laboratory areas.

iPP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SYNLAB, the European leader in delivery of high-quality pathology testing and imaging services and operates the Southwest Pathology Services contract (“SPS”) which is a joint venture between Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Integrated Pathology Partnerships Ltd.

Our Laboratory holds ISO15189 UKAS accreditation is an HCPC approved training laboratory. We take a leading technological approach with a state-of-the-art automated track and analytical systems in Blood Science, Digital slide scanning and Cerebro Tracking system in Histology and Kiestra TLA in Microbiology.

We are currently seeking enthusiastic HCPC Registered Team Manager and applications are sought from self-motivated candidates who can offer the following:

• HCPC Registration as a Biomediclal Scientist
• MSc/FIBMS in Microbiology or Biomedical Siences or evidence of equivalent knowledge
• IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma in Microbiology or equivalent knowledge
• ILM Level 3 Management Qualification or committed to work towrds

The successful candidate(s) dependent on experience would operate across our Hub laboratory in Taunton.

We reserve the right to close any adverts once we have received a sufficient number of applications. If you decide to apply for this post but do not hear back from us within two weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion.

iPP is a committed equal opportunities employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of any status or condition protected by applicable UK employment law.

Applicants must currently have permission to work in the UK.