Head of Pathology Operations

Site Stoke Mandeville Hospital Town Aylesbury Salary £76,965 - £88,682 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 10/02/:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact or phone .

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and transform pathology services at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

We are looking for an outstanding Head of Pathology Operations to take strategic and operational leadership of our large, diverse, and highly skilled pathology service a. This role offers real scope to innovate, influence at senior level, and help shape pathology services across the Trust and wider system.

If you are a confident and visionary leader with a passion for quality, people, and progress please get in touch.

Main duties of the job

ThispostwillbetheLeadHealthcareScientistforthe Trust.

The Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has hospital sites at Stoke Mandeville, High Wycombe and Amersham, primarily serving Mid and South Buckinghamshire. There are laboratories situated at the Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe hospitals. There is a Divisional Management Structure in place and Pathologyisaclinicaldeliveryunit(CDU)withintheSpecialist ClinicalServicesCare Group.

The Head of Pathology Operations is required to work in a way that facilitates andsupportsthestrategicdevelopmentoftheservicedeliveryunits,empowers clinicians and frontline staff in decision-making in a way that supports service improvements and provides a patient centred focus.

The post holder will be responsible for developing business and project plans ensuring implementation and that performance targets and strategic objectives are met.

The post holderwillworkcloselywith Pathology Clinical Leads, seniorpathologymanagers,allconsultants and the Care Group Director of Operations.

The post holder must deliver a high-quality, cost-effective service and through collaborative and constructive working facilitate improvements through change as determined by best practice/service developments.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification Education, qualifications and training

• Registration with the Health Professions council as a Biomedical Scientist
• A Biomedical Science Degree or equivalent
• MSc in Biomedical Science or equivalent
• Registration on continual professional development scheme
• Management training and qualification
• Quality Management training Risk Assessment training
• Knowledge of pathology IT systems for the extraction of statistics and workload data
• Leadership Qualification

Experience

• Experience in the management of multi-discipline Pathology services
• At least 10 years post registration experience working in a diagnostic pathology laboratory
• In-depth experience of complex laboratory methodology to provide expert advice to the Directorate and the Trust
• Understanding of UKAS / lab accreditation requirements and experience
• Awareness of safety regulations relating to safe working in pathology laboratories to ensure that safety remains central in strategic plans
• Good written and verbal communication skills to present information at meetings, in business cases and reports
• Analytical skills to follow through complex service delivery and diagnostic problems
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes - Powerpoint, Access, Excel and Word
• Good financial skills to manage budgets and maintain financial discipline
• Follow professional development pathway to maintain relevant skills
• Develop and maintain a training strategy to ensure adequate staffing
• Knowledge of pathology IT systems for the extraction of statistics and workload data
• Expert knowledge to lead and develop strategy on laboratory quality assurance issues
• Management of audit processes and clinical governance
• Knowledge of NHS capital procurement process to enable negotiation of building developments and equipment acquisition
• Negotiating skills for the development of service level agreements with service users

PPE requirements:Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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.

Name Nia Davies Job title Interim Care Group Director of Operations Email address