Specimen Reception Lead at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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

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 compliant services. We are committed to attracting and retaining the best pathology staff and if you want to work with us to develop your own career and help us achieve our vision then we would like to hear from you.

• Assist the Blood Sciences Manager in the leadership of the Pathology Reception area including managing the staff and processes within it when the Blood Sciences Manager is not available
• Support the Blood Science Manager in 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

One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

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

Find out about living and working with us -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.