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One of the most exciting and enjoyable roles, we’re looking for our new director of publications and communications. You’ll have an unrivalled opportunity to learn sought-after skills and influence the voice of your association and profession, all while making new friends along the way.

Tasks you can dive into include collaborating with other societies on common areas of interest, developing new publishing products and having an oversight of existing publications and communications, such as the Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, LabMed News and LabTestsOnline UK.

You’ll also share our passion for diversity and inclusion, ensuring that our outputs represent and cater to the needs of all our members.

You could be who we need if you:

• Have experience working with editorial boards or publishing projects
• Are a member of LabMed and share our values
• Have post HCPC or GMC registration experience
• Have obtained full FRCPath
• Have an openness to new ideas that will grow the voice of LabMed and a willingness to challenge established views and practices.

Ready to apply? Submit your application by Monday 25 November 2024.
Just fill out the form below, upload your CV, and share a brief statement (up to 500 words) about what you hope to achieve in this role and the experience you bring to the table.

The Nominations Committee will review applications, and you might be invited for a short meeting with the committee w/c 9 December. If there are multiple applicants who meet the criteria the committee will put them forward to a ballot.

If there’s anything that might hold you back from applying, let us know. We’re here to help with any adjustments you might need. Our publishing manager Sahana at [email protected] and other team members are ready to ensure a smooth induction process, and we’d love to chat with anyone considering applying.

Join us as the Deputy director of conferences and events.

In this exciting role, you'll support the director in overseeing LabMed's conferences and events programme. You'll have the chance to make a real difference by embedding our core values of innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability into every event, all while building a fantastic network of support from our Association volunteers.

You'll also take centre stage in our biggest scientific gathering of the year by leading the working group that crafts the scientific program for LabMedUK.

Deputy director of conferences and events

Ready to apply? Submit your application by Monday 25 November 2024.
Just fill out the form below, upload your CV, and share a brief statement (up to 500 words) about what you hope to achieve in this role and the experience you bring to the table.

Our Nominations Committee and Director of conferences and events will review applications, and you might be invited for a short interview w/c 9 December. 

If there’s anything that might hold you back from applying, let us know. We’re here to help with any adjustments you might need. The Director and other team members are ready to ensure a smooth induction process, and we’d love to chat with anyone considering applying.

A couple of positions on the committee have recently become vacant, and we highly encourage you to apply for one of the roles.

What does the SW&W regional committee do? We aim to support the region’s members in training, workforce planning, and FCS issues and to encourage the sharing of expertise and good laboratory practice.  We meet three-four times a year, to discuss what is happening both regionally and nationally, and how we can support the region.  We have members whose roles include reporting the latest news from national committees, and in-turn feeding back to them about what is happening in the region including raising any issues or concerns.  We organise the regional scientific meetings and regional audits, as well as handling the region’s educational bursary.

Why join? Being a member of the committee provides excellent networking opportunities, exchanging ideas, learning about other laboratory processes and continuing professional development.  It can also be a stepping stone for you to consider a role on one of the national committees.  These specific roles will help develop organisational and communication skills. Above all this is an opportunity for you to influence and help our region.

These two committee posts are open to all members of the region, from STPs to consultants.  In addition to being a member of the committee and attending meetings these posts have specific roles. 

1. Secretary: As the committee’s secretary, you would be responsible for arranging the committee meetings, writing meeting minutes and distributing them. As well as assisting the chair with the running of the committee and acting as a point of contact for other committee members.
2. Communications: This is a new post for the region to help us achieve the committee’s aim to improve communication and information sharing with the region. We are looking for someone to re-start and revitalize the production of our regional newsletter, to share important information with our regional members on the committee’s work, and what is happening both in the region and nationally.  As well as review and help update the regional website.

 If you would like to discuss further or to apply please contact me via email [email protected]

Anna Barton
Chair South West & Wessex Region

Two positions are now available to get involved in this key project.

Lab Tests Online UK is written by practising laboratory doctors and scientists to help patients and the public understand clinical laboratory tests that are used in diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease. Recent integration with the NHS app has seen our visitor numbers increase rapidly.

We're looking for and editor and deputy editor to join the Lab Tests Online UK board and ensure that the website's content meets the needs of its audience. With support from the LabMed staff team and LTO volunteer reviewers, you'll be helping to oversee and refine content review processes, check edited content and seek patient feedback to keep content responsive and effective. 

Editorial experience is desirable but not essential. We are looking for: 

• Members of LabMed, IBMS or RCPath 
• HCPC registration and band 8c or above for biomedical scientists
• Full FRCPath for clinical scientists and chemical pathologists

Managing editor LabTests Online UK - role description

Deputy managing editor LabTests Online UK - role description

Closing date Friday 13 December

If there’s anything that might hold you back from applying, let us know or if you're interested in either role and want to have an informal chat to find out more we'd love to hear from you email [email protected]

Become a volunteer reviewer with Lab Tests Online UK and:

• join an editorial board to help with peer reviewing website content
• gain editorial skills working on an exciting digital publishing project  
• option to develop a new skillset writing for patients and the public
• share your expertise with a broad audience (over 2 million pageviews last month)

This CPD activity is an excellent way to develop new specialist skillsets and reach a broad audience with your knowledge of the latest best practices.

If you’re interested in getting involved with Lab Tests Online UK, please contact [email protected]

We are looking for members to join our small and friendly LabMed News team as Associate Editors. The main roles include:

• proof-reading articles
• working with authors to provide guidance
• organising meeting reports
• liaising with other groups (e.g. LabMedUK, LTOL-UK, FCS, Green Champions, EDI Working Group)
• helping us to champion LabMed values of inclusion, sustainability and innovation
• participating in, and contributing ideas to, LabMed News Board meetings, held bimonthly via Teams

Attention to detail and working to strict deadlines are essential.

People from across the UK and Ireland, in all specialties and career stages, are welcome to get in touch. For further information and/or an informal chat, please contact: Gina Frederick, Lead Editor, LabMed News and Clinical Biochemist at Royal Derby Hospital. Tel: 01332-789407 E-mail: [email protected]

The Association for Laboratory Medicine are looking to appoint two members to the Digital Learning Board. 

The Digital Learning Board will work in partnership with relevant Executive and Council Colleagues, committee members, stakeholders and the staff team towards the timeline, production, review and approval of content for the Laboratory Medicine Learning Academy.

If you would like to express interest in joining the Digital Learning Board please submit the following form:

Are you passionate about sharing knowledge and would like to make a meaningful impact in your professional field? Join our Laboratory Medicine Learning Academy team.

The Academy is as a valuable educational resource available to all our memebers, with a specific focus on aiding trainees preparing for FRCPath examinations. The Association is currently seeking writers for a series of digital learning modules on various topics.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced professionals to share their expertise with our members, and their future colleagues, while also developing new and honing existing skills as authors. Moreover, compensation is provided for all successful candidates. 

Join us in enriching the educational landscape of laboratory medicine and supporting the professional development of our members.

For more information please select from the following options:

Starting from January 2025 all EFLM Committees will be transformed into Divisions and managed by an Executive Committee led by a Chair.

The aim of the Division Executive Committee is to assist the Division's Chair in coordinating the activities of the functional units belonging to the Division, identifying new opportunities, seeking collaboration internally and externally. The Executive Committee Members are expected to follow up on the management of strategies/projects established under the Division’s responsibility.

On behalf of the EFLM Executive Board, the EFLM EB Secretary, Prof. Snezana Jovicic, is glad to announce the call for nominations to form the 4 Executive Committees for the following EFLM Divisions:

• “Science: Value Based Laboratory Medicine” (D-S)
• “Education and Profession” (D-E&P)
• “Quality, Standards and Regulations” (D-QSR)
• “Communication” (D-C)

4 Member positions are open in each Division.

Full details and nominations forms can be found at https://www.eflm.eu/site/eflm-opportunities
Each of these require an official nomination letter from LabMed as part of the application. To request such a letter, please contact [email protected] before 1 December 2024.