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:
• 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
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.
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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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.
1.5 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 explain technical issues relating to results to clinicians and other
service users.
· To provide advice to clinicians and other service users regarding
appropriate testing protocols
· To provide advice to clinicians and other service users regarding
specimen types, timing of collection of specimen and turnaround times.
· 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 advise, organise and motivate those students, MLAs and Biomedical Scientists working in the section Scientific & Technical
· 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 make technical assessments of method and instrument performance
by monitoring quality control used on specialist laboratory methods and
analytical systems.
· To troubleshoot, repair and carry out maintenance on specialist
equipment. Arrange preventative maintenance visits with suppliers
consistent with the operational demands of the service.
· To authorise, and when necessary, make, fine adjustments to methods
and analytical systems to ensure specialist equipment is kept in optimal
operational condition.
· To resolve problems relating to breakdown/unavailability of
analytical systems. Liaise with service engineers as appropriate.
· To evaluate, formulate and authorise implementation of alternative
analytical methods and strategies in the event of technical failure.
· 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.
· To ensure correct technical validation of results to allow Clinical
Scientists and/or Medical Staff to provide appropriate medical intervention.
· To ensure prompt referral of results that exceed action limits to duty biochemist and clinical staff.
· To continually evaluate the quality of the work produced by the staff within the section.
· To interpret clinical request forms to plan and prioritise workload according to clinical urgency and to liaise with medical staff, if required.
Managerial & Supervisor.
· The post holder will be the senior person on site for significant periods
and will be responsible for all departmental activity during these periods.
In the event of major system failure(s), evaluate service requirements. Provide appropriate support, advice, guidance and authority to deviate from standard practices to staff outside of “normal” working hours.
· Take a lead role in the following department wide responsibilities:-
a) On going evaluation and management of systems / procedures for
the collection / collation / presentation of internal quality control data
and external quality assurance reports.
b) On going evaluation and management of systems / procedures to enable efficient and effective stock control.
c) On going evaluation and management of pre and post analytical systems
/procedures to enable efficient workflow through the department and effective storage systems compliant with current legislation.
· To be responsible for the creation, evaluation and implementation of
Standard Operating Procedures pertaining to the section(s) managed.
· Actively participate in the review and implementation of
Departmental Policies.
· Ensure that support staff, trainee Biomedical Scientists, Trainee Clinical
Scientists and Medical staff working in the section are suitably managed
and trained.
· To continually evaluate the general standards of performance of the
section and recommend changes as necessary.
· To plan the day-to-day activities of the staff working in the section.
· Lead in the recruitment and selection of new staff.
· To appropriately deal with complaints and suggestions from staff within the section.
· To undertake induction of staff entering the section
· Undertake staff performance reviews and contribute to personal
development plans.
· To actively contribute to the planning of section developments.
· Support in the collection and collation of statistical data.
· To assist the Service Manager in monitoring expenditure against the departmental budget, and to attend budget review meetings
· To deputise for the Service Manager as required Resources
· To monitor consumables and reagents. Ensuring that appropriate documentation is maintained and stock rotation is undertaken.
· To provide specialised items or supplies from the department, which
have been requested by clients, to perform specific investigations.
· To be responsible for the maintaining appropriate stock levels of
consumables, equipment and reagents and to initiate re-ordering as required.
· To maintain a detailed knowledge of the laboratory IT systems and
take corrective action in the event of failure.
· To accurately enter patient information and tests requested into the
TelePath laboratory computer system.
· To arrange the use of taxis for specimen transportation between places
of analysis.
· To ensure that the resources of the section(s) are utilised to maximise efficiency and effectiveness.
Research and Development.
· To participate in the development and evaluation of new techniques,
methodologies and equipment and make recommendations based on
experience.
To propose in service audits as and when required.
This advert closes on Monday 24 Feb 2025