Job overview
To lead and manage the Maxillofacial, Orthodontic and Restorative laboratory service at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. To deliver, maintain and develop a high quality technical service for Maxillofacial, Restorative Dental and Orthodontic patients referred by their consultants. To lead the digitisation of the laboratory.
Main duties of the job
. Managerial
·Responsible for the line management of lab team, ensuring the staff within the team are supported motivated and developed.
·Budget holder for the lab, and for the procurement of consumables and equipment used in the lab
·Ensure implementation and regular revision of MDR (Medical Device Regulations), MHRA (Medicines, Healthcare products Regulatory Agency), Control of Substances Hazardous to Health), Health & Safety Executive and Trust directives and guidelines into laboratory practice.
·Be the Trust’s designated holder of the lab licence in accordance with the MHRA
·Be the Radiation Protection Lead for the OMFSORD Department ensuring IRMER regulations
·being complaint with European Medical Device Regulation (EU) /
·Accountable for service delivery and quality control
·Provide leadership to the laboratory team in order to drive delivery on initiatives and projects
·Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate record keeping such that all data is managed, protected and stored in accordance with national rules and Trust policies.
·Work collaboratively with the wider management team.
·Responsible for the clinical and lab equipment, its use maintenance and replacements in line with Trust policies and procedures
·Hold a responsibility to themselves and others in relation to management of risk. To develop a risk register for the lab.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
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