Employer University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Dorset Pathology Hub, Royal Bournemouth Hospital Town Bournemouth Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/07/2025 23:59
Microbiology Laboratory Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
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Job overview
It is an exciting time to join the University Hospitals Dorset as there are several new developments including the creation of a new state-of-the-art clinical laboratory – the One Dorset Pathology (ODP) hub and future alignment with laboratories within the Southern Counties Pathology Network. The transformation of the hospitals in the region has already seen a new LIMS installation across the networked sites in Dorset and standardised equipment procurement. With this will come the need for reconfiguration of pathology services to which you will have to opportunity to contribute.
Responsibility for the operational planning, organisation, and delivery of the quality diagnostic services for Microbiology at University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) to ensure service outcomes in collaboration with the Pathology management, Heads of Services and Clinical Leads.
Date of interview: To be confirmed
Main duties of the job
Managerial responsibility for non-clinical staff in Microbiology within the designated hub lab.
To form part of the management team within the pathology service, taking a key role in the direction of the service.
Responsible for ensuring resources are used effectively and efficiently whilst adhering to Trust Standard Financial Instructions (SFIs) and delivering agreed cost improvements allocated by the Trust.
Responsible for the operational delivery of all local and national targets relating to service standards and turnaround times.
To be responsible for local compliance with all relevant legislation and accreditation frameworks as assessed by bodies such as UKAS, HSE and CQC and take a lead operational role in the laboratories for implementation of the Pathology Quality Management system.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for full requirement and responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered with the HCPC as a Biomedical Scientist
* MSc or equivalent
* Formal management training
* Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Scientists
Experience
* Minimum of 5 years post graduate experience working in a UKAS accredited laboratory
* Experience of managing staff effectively
* Experience of staff recruitment
* Experience of assessing staff performance
* Evidence of developing staff by teaching
* Experience of working across organisational boundaries
* Evidence of using scientific experience to evaluate new and existing systems and processes to initiate change in practice
* Experience of clinically assessing current ways of working and introducing efficient and cost-effective practices
* Experience of understanding planning and project management
* Understanding and experience of the basics of financial management
* Experience and understanding of performance indicators such as workload statistics, costings, turnaround times, quality management indicators etc.
* Experience of liaising with suppliers and users of the service
* Experience of effectively maintaining laboratory quality management system
* To continue the learning process through academic or practical experience
* Aptitude for managing people and assessing performance
* Able to lead and motivate others, encourage teamwork and get the best out of people
* Able to plan and use own time economically and effectively
* Able to convey complex instructions, concepts and opinions clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
* Able to develop staff skills and capabilities
* Able to criticise constructively
* Able to design and introduce improvements and manage change
* Able to appraise and evaluate evidence in planning, problem solving, decision making, negotiating and counselling
* Able to assess complex data and turn it into useful information
* Able to provide judgement on a range of complex problems
* Able to give presentations to staff and others
* Able to represent the department both within the Trust and externally
* Able to interpret local and national standards and policies and apply them to the laboratory
Knowledge
* A very high level of theoretical and practical knowledge relating to microbiology
* Able to perform technically advanced procedures
* Able to troubleshoot and rectify technically advanced systems
* Able to initiate changes in procedures and policies to induce service development
* Understand Microbiology and its application on clinical practice and public health
* Extensive knowledge of quality assurance procedure \ thorough knowledge and understanding of laboratory safety requirements
* In depth knowledge of common IT software
* Maintains up to date and in-depth local and national standards and policies and apply them to the laboratory
Personal Attributes
* Able to work as an individual, part of a team and as team leader
* Highly developed initiative skills
* Able to monitor wellbeing of staff and act when required
* Ability to enthusiastically lead as an individual and part of a professional team
* Reliable
* Flexible
* Organisational and, trouble shooting skills
* Able to deal with problems in a calm and efficient manner
* Able to maintain concentration for prolonged periods of time
Language requirement
* Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
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