SRA Supervisor, Sample Reception - Lister Hospital, Stevenage
Lister Hospital, Stevenage
Up to £29,536 per annum DOE
Job Title: SRA Supervisor
Department: Sample Reception
Location: Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB
Contract /Hours: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary range: Up to £29,536 per annum DOE
About us:
Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.
Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 3,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner.
Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.
About the role:
A vacancy has arisen for an SRA Supervisor within our Blood Sciences, Sample Reception Department based at Lister Hospital.
The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Sample Reception Area, ensuring that all specimens are received, processed, and prepared in line with established laboratory protocols and quality standards. This will include supervising staff performing routine preparation and tests, monitoring workflow, and ensuring that analytical and pre-analytical processes are carried out accurately and efficiently. The post-holder will be expected to identify and escalate unusual test requests, discrepancies, or results to the appropriate senior staff.
Key duties will include supervising and supporting staff with entering patient requests into the laboratory information systems (WinPath and Helix), ensuring compliance with sample handling procedures, and maintaining high standards of clerical and technical practice. The SRA Supervisor will also take responsibility for coordinating the handling and distribution of incoming and outgoing goods, specimens, reagents, and equipment, as well as overseeing the operation of the laboratory users’ Helpdesk.
As the department operates a 24/7 service, the post-holder will be expected to assist in staff rota planning to ensure adequate cover across all shifts. The role will also involve participation in core and late shift working arrangements, including occasional weekend duties.
At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:
• Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development
• Annual salary review - No banding restrictions: As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience. This also means that annual salary reviews do not hit a band ceiling.
• Discounted gym membership – we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms
• Cash healthcare plan – cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians
• Sick Pay Entitlement – 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter
• Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover
• Life Assurance – providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)
• Employee Assistance Programme – supporting staff wellbeing
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme – interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket
• Perkbox – Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts
• Company Pension Scheme – company and staff contributions which increase with service
• Competitive annual leave allowance – 28 days
• Flexible working hours – we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule