Job summary
Employer heading
Scientist Section Manager POCT/Phlebotomy
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
The post holder will manage the technical service of POCT and phlebotomy sections and will take a lead role in the implementation of new equipment / techniques as directed. The post holder is required to be able to supervise a wide range of technical procedures, including complex specialist diagnostic tests, in the section they are currently managing. They will also have in depth knowledge of the science behind those procedures in order to be able to train / educate and problem solve. The post holder will be expected to undertake departmental managerial duties as delegated by the Directorate Manager. The post holder will take department wide responsibility for a major aspect of service delivery. The post holder will be a key member of the Directorate Quality Management Team.
***Please ensure you apply as soon as possible as the vacancy may be closed earlier if a high number of applications are received***
Main duties of the job
Knowledge & Personal Development 1.1 To have supplemented degree level qualifications by having achieved knowledge and skills to Masters degree level. 1.2 To maintain specialist technical and analytical knowledge by participating in CPD. 1.3 To maintain State Registration with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) 1.4 To conform to the HCPC Code of Conduct for Biomedical Scientists. May 2024 1.5 To ensure compliance with departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which reflect local and national standards of work practice eg Clinical Pathology Accreditation Standards (CPA). 1.6 To utilise the developed knowledge and expertise necessary to manage and perform specialised procedures through the highly specialised laboratory sections associated with a teaching hospital tertiary referral role. |
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details please see attached JD & Person Specification.
Job Summary
The post holder will manage the technical service of POCT and phlebotomy sections, and will take a lead role in the implementation of new equipment / techniques as directed. The post holder is required to be able to supervise a wide range of technical procedures, including complex specialist diagnostic tests, in the section they are currently managing. They will also have in depth knowledge of the science behind those procedures in order to be able to train / educate and problem solve. The post holder will be expected to undertake departmental managerial duties as delegated by the Directorate Manager. The post holder will take department wide responsibility for a major aspect of service delivery. The post holder will be a key member of the Directorate Quality Management Team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Health Professions Council Registration
- MSc or FIBMS qualification or equivalent
- Must maintain a professional development portfolio
Desirable criteria
- A formal management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive clinical, and in depth technical experience of the areas managed and all the methodologies, analytical instrumentation and operational procedures appertaining to that laboratory
- Significant post registration experience.
- Proven managerial experience.
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills.
- Good management skills.
- Able to exercise judgement based on knowledge and experience.
- Ability to analyse and resolve complex problems.
- The highest level of technical ability enabling resolution of difficult and multi-factorial instrument/analytical problems.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to design and implement training programmes for Medical Laboratory Assistants, Biomedical Scientists and contribute to training of Clinical Scientists and junior Medical Staff.
- Ability to evaluate methodologies using sound scientific principles.
- Ability to assist with Directorate strategic policy formulation
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Computer literate, and able to use Office applications to a satisfactory level of competence
- In depth knowledge of complex instrumentation, subject or speciality obtained through relevant training over and above that required for routine work.
- Detailed understanding of quality control systems/procedures
- Knowledge of subject enabling the provision of advice or provision of in-depth information regarding methodologies relevant to the laboratory
- Sound understanding of Trust policies and procedures relating to personnel.
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jayne Abley
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 706 4684
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