Main area: Pathology education and Cytology screening
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8c
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 190-8542-DIR
Employer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: North of England Pathology and screening education centre
Town: Wakefield
Salary: £74,290 - £85,601 Per annum pro rata for part time staff
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/12/2024 23:59
Interview date: 11/12/2024
NEPSEC Training Centre Manager and Assistant Director
NHS AfC: Band 8c
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems.
Job overview
We are seeking a new Training Centre Manager and Deputy Director for the North of England Pathology and screening education centre based in Wakefield. The role of NEPSEC is to lead on the development of the workforce to meet the requirements of the cervical cancer screening programme, both now and in the future.
Additionally, the centre provides training to support those providing a diagnostic cytology service and course programmes that support the development of Biomedical Scientists undertaking specimen dissection and more recently histopathology reporting.
NEPSEC also provides sample taker training at update and basic level for the cervical screening programme in the East Midlands and basic training of nurses in the South East Coast of England.
Main duties of the job
* In conjunction with the SYBP Scientific Director, the Assistant Director and Training Centre Manager is responsible for the operational, financial, HR, and strategic management.
* Strategic alignment of training centre with the goals and objectives of SYB Pathology.
* Provision of a comprehensive training service, its sustainability and continuous development.
* Quality of service and its continuous development and improvement in order to provide the best, effective and user-centric training service.
* Financial planning and delegated budget management, including working to agreed financial targets and managing budgetary outcomes.
* Development and management of sustainable commercial and income-generating capabilities.
* Implementation and management of the requirements specified in the policies and procedures of the Organisation.
* Implementation of National and Local legislations and policies and compliance management.
* Implementation of the relevant professional and accreditation standards and compliance management.
* Implementation and management of compliance with service agreements and contracts.
* Staff engagement and continuous workforce support and development.
* Active engagement with service users, Commissioners, professional bodies and organisations, academia, and industry.
* Promotion of the values of the Host Trust and culture of transparency, accountability, and responsibility.
Working for our organisation
NEPSEC is an NHS collaborative service hosted by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHSFT. The Training centre is located in Wakefield with easy access to motorway and rail networks.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff, including commitments to professional development and many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to Master level in Biomedical / Clinical Science, or equivalent experience.
* Registration with HCPC as Biomedical Scientist or Clinical Scientist.
* Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science.
* To have attained the RCPath / IBMS Certificate in Advanced Practice in Cervical Cytology.
* NHSCSP or BSCC/IBMS Certificate of competence.
* Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
Experience
* Experience in staff management in multiple supervisory positions and leading expanded and high complex teams.
* Experience in Training Course Planning.
* Proven leadership skills in a complex, challenging environment; strong, inclusive leadership style.
* Extensive experience of successful senior management in a complex pathology department within an organisation.
* Extensive experience of management of staff in line with established HR policies.
* Demonstrable knowledge and experience of working with a wide range of management policies.
* Understanding of the centre and wider NHS training agenda, and their application in an educational setting.
* Demonstrable experience of budget management including analysis and interpretation of highly complex principles and processes linked to income and expenditure.
* Extensive experience in Pathology training management.
* Proven track record in the development and delivery of business plans and business development cases which take account of the organisation’s strategic direction.
* Highly developed influencing and negotiation skills with excellent change management skills including major service reconfiguration.
Skills and Knowledge
* Relevant scientific and clinical knowledge appropriate to cytology.
* Proven leadership skills in a complex, challenging environment; strong, inclusive leadership style.
* Knowledge of the relevant standards, legislation, national and local policies and accreditation requirements relating to all aspects of service.
* Excellent time management skills with the ability to deal with a number of conflicting priorities in a calm and professional manner working to demanding timescales.
* Highly developed influencing and negotiation skills with excellent change management skills including major service reconfiguration.
* Understanding of the NHS plan and improvement agenda in particular aspects relevant to pathology training requirements.
* Competent user of MS Office applications including MS Teams.
* Able to communicate highly complex, sensitive, contentious or emotive information to individuals or groups in a clear and concise manner.
* Analytical and judgemental skills in evaluating complex ranges of issues including but not limited to Quality, Service Development, Organisational and Staffing Issues.
* Ability to anticipate problems, appraise risks and make effective decisions.
* Understanding of management and operational arrangements within the wider health community.
* Strong analytical skills; literacy, IT and numeracy skills with the ability to produce and deliver a range of documents or presentations for a wide variety of audiences.
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Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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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