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The pathology departments at South Tees Hospitals NHSfT and North Tees and Hartlepool NHSfT are working collaboratively to develop a joint service with services being delivered on both hospital sites. As a result this will require cross site working, with the potential to work at any site as needed.
This role will assist in the delivery of day to day operational requirements of the Pathology Specimen Reception and Transport department as part of the section's management team.
Together the Pathology departments across North Tees and South Tees Trusts form one of the largest laboratory services in the region. Our aim is to deliver high quality and timely Pathology results and services to a range of clinical areas both internal and external to the Trusts in order to support patient care.
Over 70% of all patient treatments will include Pathology testing, and it is essential to ensure that all clinical samples are delivered to Pathology and processed in a timely manner to support clinical areas and the treatment of patients.
This post is responsible for the Reception Team, Data Entry Team and Driving Team, comprising over 40 staff members in total.
Main duties of the job
1. Supervise staff in the Specimen Reception and Transport areas of Pathology.
2. Ensure Trust HR policies are maintained and delivered (including absence, holiday, pay, disciplinary, etc.).
3. Ensure all training is delivered appropriately and that systems of ensuring competence are maintained.
4. Ensure systems are in place to monitor and maintain continuity of consumable stock items in the department.
5. The department operates a 24/7 service and successful candidates will be required to take part in a rota covering the hours of 8am and 8pm in order to support this.
About us
We support staff development through internal and external training that allows progression of staff to meet their abilities and expectations.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
1. Your Leadership Impact
2. Leading Your Team to Success
3. Service Improvement for Beginners
4. Developing your Service Improvement Skills
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
1. Explore leadership within the NHS
2. Promote Trust values and behaviours
3. Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
4. Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree in management or NVQ level 4 in management (or working towards) or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
* Significant experience in a managerial role
* Portfolio of experience in project and change management
Desirable
* Health Service background
* Knowledge of working within a quality systems environment
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
* Understand how to motivate, organise and train staff
* Ability to lead a team
* Ability to analyse and interpret information to determine appropriate course of action
* Excellent inter-personal skills with good listening skills
* Excellent organisational/planning skills
Desirable
* A working knowledge of Pathology
* Working knowledge of Pathology IT systems
* Knowledge of Excel/ PowerPoint/Q-Pulse
Employer Details
Employer Name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
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