Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Stoke University Hospital
Town: Stoke-on-Trent
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/01/2025 23:59
Cellular Pathology Lead Biomedical Scientist
Band 8a
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service (NMCPS), Cellular Pathology Department. We are seeking applications from suitably qualified, self-motivated and enthusiastic Biomedical Scientists with appropriate experience in Cellular Pathology for the role of Lead Biomedical Scientist (BMS). NMCPS Cellular Pathology processes more than 70,000 surgical cases and 5,500 non-gynaecological cytology cases. As Lead BMS, you will provide expert and operational leadership to a large and complex network laboratory.
NMCPS aims to provide a world-class integrated diagnostic service, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to work, learn, and research. Our mission is to create a large and diverse Cellular Pathology Department providing individuals with personalised and flexible working patterns to support their professional interests and development.
Flexible working, including agile working, is supported by the department.
Main duties of the job
The ability to manage and prioritise a complex workload with rapidly changing demands is vital along with providing effective operational leadership and management for the whole Cellular Pathology team in line with Trust policies and procedures.
You will also be part of a wider operational management team and be involved with major projects such as implementing digital pathology and the validation/verification of new supplier equipment and implementing lean principles/processes.
The role is extremely varied; including responsibility to maintain UKAS accreditation, support the Trust's Human Tissue Authority Designated Individual by being the Persons Designated to ensure compliance with regulations and to support with regulatory visits. The post holder will also plan and deliver service developments and maintain the department’s finances. In addition to line management, the Lead BMS is responsible for relationships with internal and external stakeholders from clinical teams to suppliers. You will lead by example and will be expected to maintain your scientific and technical expertise as a BMS.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients, and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
* BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science or equivalent (grand-parented)
* MSc or equivalent qualification to FIBMS Standard
* Ongoing CPD
* Current HCPC Registration (Scientist)
* Recognised Management Qualification / Training
* Evidence of a commitment to continuous professional development
* Teaching Qualification
* Further specialist training and qualifications appropriate to the speciality
Experience
* A minimum of 5 years post registration experience in a senior Biomedical Scientist position within the speciality
* Evidence of successful management of clinical services
* Evidence of effective management of a complex and diverse workforce
* Experience of education and training
* Experience of using a range of IT applications, including Microsoft Office and Pathology computer systems
* Experience in Human Resource management and HR policy implementation
* Professional experience within the NHS
* Experience in professional roles such as UKAS Assessor, IBMS Examiner, participation in developing EQA schemes, and teaching Biomedical Science
* Experience of business strategy and planning
* Experience of leading the implementation of service improvement including complex change management programmes
Skills and knowledge
* Managerially competent in a range of operational areas including Technical, Quality, Safety, Human Resources, and Finance
* Up-to-date knowledge of UKAS, HTA, MHRA, and HPA Standards and their application within the area of expertise
* Comprehensive understanding of the professional training/education agenda
* Proven ability to work as part of a cross-disciplinary team
* Strategic awareness of current issues within Pathology
* Experience of active participation in UKAS quality assessments & accreditation visits
* Proven ability to organise workload in line with agreed schedules and deadlines
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Well-developed understanding of clinical application of speciality investigations
* Self-motivated and proactive
* Ability to work independently
* Ability and desire to operate in a cross-disciplinary team
* The ability to manage and prioritise a complex workload under pressure
* Able to offer a supportive approach to others in achieving objectives
* Flexible attitude to work
* Ability to promote positive and business-focused attitudes within the speciality
Other job requirements
* Able to work across all Pathology Service sites as required
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith, or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
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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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