Job summary
Shape the Future of Specialist Immunology Testing in C&M
Liverpool Clinical Laboratories (LCL) is the largest NHS pathology service in Cheshire and Merseyside. Our team is dedicated to delivering world-class care, and our Immunology department plays a vital role in supporting the region with specialist testing services.
We seek a dynamic, forward-thinking Immunology Lab Manager to lead and inspire our team to deliver exceptional immunology diagnostics. This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive organisation committed to excellence, innovation, and patient-centred care.
What We Offer
At LCL, we value our people and are committed to supporting their professional growth and well-being. When you join our team, you will benefit from:
1. Access to ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance your career.
2. A supportive and collaborative working environment.
3. NHS pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
Main duties of the job
The tasks will include, but are not exhaustive:
1. Day to day management of Immunology work with existing managers within Chemistry.
2. Management and oversight of the quality of our Immunology service.
3. Working with the Transformation and IT Teams on service improvement projects.
4. Provide HR management support to department managers, ensuring appraisals and mandatory training compliance are completed within the timeframe.
5. Represent the department at relevant reporting and assurance meetings, such as Management, QAG, and Workforce.
The successful candidate will approach the opportunity positively and demonstrate resilience, proven leadership skills, and key strengths in individual and team communication.
Job responsibilities
1. Knowledge & Personal Development: To have supplemented degree level qualifications by having achieved knowledge and skills to Masters degree level.
2. Maintain specialist technical and analytical knowledge by participating in CPD.
3. Maintain State Registration with the Health Professions Council (HCPC).
4. Conform to the HCPC Code of Conduct for Biomedical Scientists.
5. Ensure compliance with departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which reflect local and national standards of work practice.
6. Deal sympathetically during liaison with colleagues, other healthcare professionals and staff from external organisations.
7. Use empathy and understanding to ensure that technical, clinical and linguistic barriers to understanding are overcome.
8. Explain to service users departmental policies relating to contentious issues, that conflict with laboratory service targets.
9. Report results to clinicians and other service users in accordance with SOPs.
10. Explain technical issues relating to results to clinicians and other service users.
11. Provide advice to clinicians and other service users regarding appropriate testing protocols.
12. Provide advice to clinicians and other service users regarding specimen types, timing of collection of specimen and turnaround times.
13. Evaluate and ensure appropriate action is taken in the event of a conflict of priorities relating to concurrent demands placed upon the service.
14. Respond to requests for assistance from other trusts that have experienced equipment failure with a positive and helpful approach.
15. Advise, organise and motivate those students, MLAs and Biomedical Scientists working in the section Scientific & Technical.
16. Assess the suitability and appropriateness of samples submitted to the laboratory and take remedial action when required.
17. Analyse specimens for screening, diagnostic and clinical management of patients using complex, specialised and very expensive equipment.
18. Interpret technical validity of results, which may be anomalous, incomplete, complex or conflicting, using professional knowledge and experience.
19. Make technical assessments of method and instrument performance by monitoring quality control used on specialist laboratory methods and analytical systems.
20. Troubleshoot, repair and carry out maintenance on specialist equipment. Arrange preventative maintenance visits with suppliers consistent with the operational demands of the service.
21. Authorise, and when necessary, make, fine adjustments to methods and analytical systems to ensure specialist equipment is kept in optimal operational condition.
22. Resolve problems relating to breakdown/unavailability of analytical systems. Liaise with service engineers as appropriate.
23. Evaluate, formulate and authorise implementation of alternative analytical methods and strategies in the event of technical failure.
24. Initiate regular reviews of outstanding work to ensure satisfactory/timely completion and validation of the work of the section. Take appropriate action in the light of these reviews.
25. Ensure correct technical validation of results to allow Clinical Scientists and/or Medical Staff to provide appropriate medical intervention.
26. Ensure prompt referral of results that exceed action limits to duty biochemist and clinical staff.
27. Continually evaluate the quality of the work produced by the staff within the section.
28. Interpret clinical request forms to plan and prioritise workload according to clinical urgency and to liaise with medical staff, if required.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
* Computer literate, and able to use Office applications to a satisfactory level of competence.
* In depth knowledge of complex instrumentation, subject or specialty 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
* Awareness of Health and Safety issues.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
* 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
* 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.
* Ability to deal with conflicting demands related to service provision.
Experience
Essential
* 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.
Qualifications
Essential
* Bachelor of Science degree.
* Health Professions Council Registration.
* MSc or FIBMS qualification or equivalent.
* Must maintain a professional development portfolio.
Desirable
* A Formal management qualification.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Liverpool Clinical Laboratories
Liverpool
L7 8YE
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