Job summary
The Assisted Conception Unit at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital is seeking a full-time Laboratory Manager to oversee the day to day running of the laboratory and provide senior leadership to the embryology and andrology scientific staff.
The post holder will lead the operational delivery, governance, quality management and workforce planning of the Embryology, Andrology, Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) and Fertility Preservation services, ensuring compliance with HFEA, HTA and Trust requirements and driving continuous quality improvement through audit, benchmarking and service development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead monitoring and assurance of embryology laboratory performance through key performance indicators (KPIs), audit programmes, and continuous quality improvement initiatives. They will oversee performance monitoring, ensure compliance with HFEA requirements, and implement corrective and preventative actions to maintain high standards of safety, quality, effectiveness, and regulatory compliance. The role will support preparation for and participation in HFEA inspections, ensuring ongoing readiness and adherence to licence conditions and standards.
Working closely with the Principal Embryologist, the post holder will contribute to the strategic development of the fertility service, including service planning, transformation initiatives, and introduction of new technologies and laboratory practices. They will also contribute to business planning and service development proposals aimed at improving patient outcomes, efficiency, and service sustainability.
The post holder will maintain advanced clinical and technical competence in embryology, undertaking laboratory procedures for approximately 30% of their working time to ensure continued hands-on expertise and clinical credibility. As a member of the Embryology Senior Leadership Team, they will provide specialist advice to support strategic and operational decision-making and contribute to service planning, governance, audit, and risk management, ensuring safe, effective, and compliant service delivery.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full job description and person specification at the end of the advertisement for details.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/ Degree in Life Sciences
- Relevant higher degree
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Familiar with HFEA Code of Practice
- ICSI practitioner
Desirable
- Certificate/Diploma in Clinical Embryology
- Evidence of having received professional training in communication skills and person management
- FRCPath by examination in reproductive medicine, or evidence of equivalent qualification, or evidence of experience and achievement at the similar level, or MD or PhD
Experience
Essential
- Proven Clinical Embryology experience
- Experience in team leadership and substantive experience working as a Senior Embryologist
- Experience of clinical risk management
- Extensive knowledge of reproductive medicine
Desirable
- Experience of business planning and preparing business cases for equipment or staff and establishing new services
Skills / Knowledge / Ability
Essential
- Ability to troubleshoot laboratory problems in a logical and systematic manner
- Ability to set up appropriate quality control mechanisms in the laboratory
- Evidence of leading laboratory Governance including HFEA compliance including quality management and CAPA Improvement and Incident Investigations
- Demonstrate leadership and people management skills, including workforce planning and performance management
- Extensive knowledge of HFEA Code of Practice and other relevant legislation and clinical governance
Desirable
- Active nationally in the field and making contributions to organising bodies (e.g., BFS, ARCS, ESHRE)
- Experience of preparing HFEA/ HTA Inspections
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Guys Hospital
Great Maze Pond
London
SE1 9RT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
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