Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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
* Access to ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance your career.
* A supportive and collaborative working environment.
* NHS pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
Main duties of the job
The tasks will include, but are not exhaustive:
* Day to day management of Immunology work with existing managers within Chemistry.
* Management and oversight of the quality of our Immunology service.
* Working with the Transformation and IT Teams on service improvement projects.
* Provide HR management support to department managers, ensuring appraisals and mandatory training compliance are completed within the timeframe.
* 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.
About us
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.
Date posted
10 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
287-LCL-6-25
Job locations
Liverpool Clinical Laboratories
Liverpool
L7 8YE
Job responsibilities
Knowledge & Personal Development:
* To have supplemented degree level qualifications by having achieved knowledge and skills to Masters degree level.
* To maintain specialist technical and analytical knowledge by participating in CPD.
* To maintain State Registration with the Health Professions Council (HCPC).
* To conform to the HCPC Code of Conduct for Biomedical Scientists.
* To ensure compliance with departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which reflect local and national standards of work practice.
To deal sympathetically during liaison with colleagues, other healthcare professionals and staff from external organisations.
To use empathy and understanding to ensure that technical, clinical and linguistic barriers to understanding are overcome.
To explain to service users departmental policies relating to contentious issues, that conflict with laboratory service targets.
To report results to clinicians and other service users in accordance with SOPs.
To provide advice to clinicians and other service users regarding appropriate testing protocols.
To evaluate and ensure appropriate action is taken in the event of a conflict of priorities relating to concurrent demands placed upon the service.
To respond to requests for assistance from other trusts that have experienced equipment failure with a positive and helpful approach.
To assess the suitability and appropriateness of samples submitted to the laboratory and to take remedial action when required.
To analyse specimens for screening, diagnostic and clinical management of patients using complex, specialised and very expensive equipment.
To interpret technical validity of results, which may be anomalous, incomplete, complex or conflicting, using professional knowledge and experience.
To troubleshoot, repair and carry out maintenance on specialist equipment.
To ensure correct technical validation of results to allow Clinical Scientists and/or Medical Staff to provide appropriate medical intervention.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* 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.
* Awareness of Health and Safety issues.
Skills and Abilities
* 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.
* Ability to design and implement training programmes for Medical Laboratory Assistants, Biomedical Scientists and contribute to training of Clinical Scientists and junior Medical Staff.
Experience
* Extensive clinical, and in-depth technical experience of the areas managed and all the methodologies, analytical instrumentation and operational procedures appertaining to that laboratory.
Qualifications
* Bachelor of Science degree.
* Health Professions Council Registration.
* MSc or FIBMS qualification or equivalent.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Liverpool Clinical Laboratories
Liverpool
L7 8YE
Employer's website
https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/
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