An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join the Paediatric Laboratory Medicine Laboratory team at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH)

The hospital is a national centre of excellence in the provision of specialist children's health care, currently delivering the widest range of specialist care of any children's hospital in the UK. The hospital has approximately 50 paediatric specialties, the widest range of any hospital in the UK. Our laboratory teams play an essential role in the diagnosis and treatment of children with highly complex, rare or multiple conditions.

The laboratories and associated facilities are housed within a purpose-built facility offering a unique range of fully accredited (ISO15189) clinical laboratory investigations supporting GOSH as well as acting as a specialist referral centre for hospitals, clinics and clinicians across the world. The Histopathology department comprises a consultant-led team providing a comprehensive tissue-based diagnostic service.

The service includes:

• Paediatric pathology

• Neuropathology

• Muscle pathology

• Metabolic disease

• Autopsy (including perinatal post mortem)

Our scientific team offer a range of specialist investigations including:

• Immunohistochemistry

• Electron microscopy

This is an advanced role where the post holder will lead and be responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of the Histology laboratory services.

The post holder will work with the senior Laboratory Management team in the areas of service development, continuity, resilience, staff and budgetary management, liaison with external and internal service users, compliance to all relevant accreditation and regulatory bodies and staff training.

To apply, you should be a HCPC registered biomedical scientist with FIBMS, MSc or equivalent. You will have considerable experience in Histology and recent experience in a supervisory capacity. Moreover, you should be ambitious, a natural leader and familiar with current NHS Pathology and management issues.

If you have flare and are looking for a new challenge, then we would be very happy to hear from you.If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity please contact Christine Morris, Lead Laboratory Manager on 02078298664 or christine.morris@gosh.nhs.uk

To apply please visit https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/?vac_ref=915539873 [jobs.nhs.uk]

Closing date: 14 May 2019

Job reference: 271-MTT-34801