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Job summary

Main area
Pathology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time)
Job ref
216-LA-C6343428-A
Employer
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Derriford Hospital
Town
Plymouth
Salary
£58,972 - £68,525 £58,972 - £68,525 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/08/2024 23:59

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Cellular & Anatomical Pathology Services Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Job overview

You will have extensive Cellular pathology and / or managerial experience and will work with the Senior management team deliver key projects. You will have excellent leadership skills to deliver new operational targets, which include the faster diagnostic standard, Pathology Quality Assurance Dashboard and further develop the potential of the Department to meet the ever-increasing needs of the patients served by the hospital, both local and regional. You will lead an innovative workforce strategy to meet the highly skilled requirements in all areas of Cell Pathology techniques, routine work, Special stains, Immunohistochemical and molecular techniques.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage a department with approximately 83wte managing non medical staff including Scientific, Technical, Administrative, Medical Secretaries, Clerical and support staff via section leads.
The post holder will work closely with the Service Line Clinical Director, along with other medical staff and senior laboratory staff within the department, to ensure that a  timely, high quality, accurate and cost effective service. 
The post holder will ensure the timely processing of approximately 35,000 biological requests per annum that have been submitted for Histological and Cytological opinion, and the provision of efficient and secure Mortuary services.

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Scientific & Professional

1.     Responsible for provision and effective delivery of highly specialist clinical technical services.

2.     Responsible for the evaluation of new equipment, new/replacement test methods and new techniques within the Service.

3.     Responsible for planning and prioritising the service demands and workload.

4.     Responsible for all staff observing all departmental, Trust, national Health & Safety regulations relevant to the service.  Undertake any risk assessment necessary to meet these requirements. 

5.     Responsible for ensuring the maintenance, condition, quality control and record keeping of instruments and equipment associated with the provision of services, including a contemporary fault & service log.

6.     The post holder will be required to provide complex, specialist, technical advice and information relating to results, reports and processes which may be very sensitive in nature.

7.     Attendance at local/national/regional scientific meetings.

8.     To continually update knowledge and skills and ensure contemporaneous documentation of this and other activities in the Continuing Professional Development file.

9.     To maintain an awareness of current developments within the professions allied to Pathology.

10.   To attend any training courses. These may be either Trust led or external to the Trust. To complete Essential Skills and Knowledge Update Training annually.

11.   To participate in an annual Appraisal and achieve any targets set at this time.

12.   Responsible for the organisation of scientific and managerial teaching programmes.

13.   The mortuary manager, section leads for histology and special procedures, will report to the clinical leads for each area, for the clinical aspects of the service. The neuropathology manager is accountable to the Clinical Head of Neuropathology for planning and delivery of the clinical neuropathology service, and to the post holder for Departmental, Service Line and Trust-wide issues, including health and safety, quality, and staff training and development.

 For further details please see the attached JD & PS 

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Proven knowledge of all H&S issues, relating to the laboratory activity including national and European directives.
  • • proven knowledge of Risk Management and Clinical Governance.
  • • A proven comprehensive working knowledge and practical application of a Pathology IT system
Desirable criteria
  • • Demonstrable experience of Oracle
  • • Proven knowledge of the principles of LEAN, 5S and 6 sigma

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • A Post Graduate Management Diploma or equivalent demonstrable management experience
  • • Leadership qualification
  • • Proven evidence of Continual Professional Development
Desirable criteria
  • • A willingness to undertake study leading to qualifications required for career advancement
  • • Trust recognised trained risk assessor

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to manage one’s own schedule with frequent and conflicting interruptions whilst completing priorities on a daily basis
  • • Interprets national plans e.g. Pathology Modernisation Plan and develops local strategies and projects to implement them

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Disability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tim Mclean
Job title
Deputy Pathology Service Line Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01752 438 853
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