Lead Haematologist – Veterinary Medicine Permanent Blackpool – Onsite Position £50,000 - £60,000 CDM Life Sciences are partnered with a leading veterinary diagnostics organisation to recruit a Lead Haematologist on a permanent basis. The Lead Haematologist is responsible for the daily running of the laboratory department. Striving to drive customer excellence in all internal and external activities. You will be responsible for providing a source of reporting, information, training, coaching, advice and support to the business and its colleagues. You will provide support to the team in ensuring that all initiatives are fully implemented, and that role model/ambassador behaviour, values and beliefs are adopted across the business. You will work effectively to supervise the departmental team and maximise the overall service delivered. A flexible ‘can do’ approach and ability to ‘multi-task’ is essential for this role. Core role accountabilities: Describe the principal tasks and responsibilities Is responsible for the organisation and supervision of the laboratory staff to deal with workload demands in the department. Is responsible for the recruitment and HR issues of departmental staff including training, discipline, wage sheets, welfare, PDR and safety of all staff to ensure optimal staff performance. Is responsible for Health and Safety requirements with safe working practices in compliance with the health and safety at Work Act, in cooperation with the Health and Safety officer of the laboratory and staff, to ensure legal requirements are met and there is a clean, safe working environment. Works as part of the laboratory site management team in order to execute the efficient operation of the laboratory and works standardisation of procedures across sites. Leads the teaching and training of all technical aspects of Haematology. Is responsible for the general maintenance, calibration and quality control of automated, semi-automated equipment in Haematology and the installation, integration and monitoring of new equipment and technologies. Assist with the authorisation of completed work for printing of reports, initiating further investigation as and when appropriate, and bringing to the attention of Pathologist staff such results which require clinical judgement and comment. To troubleshoot, using knowledge of analytical issues to resolve problems due to sample, reagent and instrument limitations. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing business at the beginning of their next growth stage. If you have experience of Haematology within Animal or Human Health, we want to hear from you.