Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Barnsley Hospital Town Barnsley Salary £53,755 - £60,504 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 13/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 29/07/2025
Deputy Laboratory Manager (Haematology Lead BMS)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw? Do you want to work in a fully UKAS-accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference?
As part of the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Network (SYBP) this role is to take responsibility for, and manage the Haematology Laboratories across both Barnsley and Rotherham Hospital sites, also acting as the Deputy Blood Science Laboratory manager.
This will require working closely with Biochemistry and Blood Transfusion colleagues to form a service management team. Currently, the Barnsley site is a Central Services Laboratory with the Rotherham site an Essential Service Laboratory with some specialised analyse.
Main duties of the job
Haematology lead BMS, taking responsibility for operational service provision and development, staffing and human resources duties, and budgetary and financial duties.
Along with the Biochemistry Lead BMS to act as deputy Blood Sciences manager supporting the Automated Blood Sciences Manager.
During the development of SYBP, the post holder will be required to maintain current services and assist the smooth transition of both hospital Haematology services into Essential Service Laboratories.
At this stage the post holder will then have the responsibility of running the Haematology service across both sites and, along with a Biochemistry service lead, assisting the management of Blood Sciences.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.
As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
* FIBMS (Blood Science) or MSc (in Blood Science discipline or equivalent) or IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma (Blood Science) or Post Graduate Diploma or Demonstrable Experience
* Registration with HCPC as Biomedical Scientist or Clinical Scientist.
Personal Qualities
* Have personal commitment, enthusiasm and professional drive to lead and innovate.
* Behave in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures designed to ensure governance and probity.
* Demonstrate commitment to the NHS and Trust values, and have a patient focussed approach to service delivery.
* Strong but inclusive leadership style, promoting diversity and inclusion amongst the team.
* Display tact and diplomacy.
* Committed to working across all SYB Pathology sites as required.
Skills and Knowledge
* Relevant scientific knowledge appropriate to Blood Sciences.
* Knowledge of the relevant standards, legislation, national and local policies and accreditation requirements relating to all aspects of service.
* Able to communicate complex, sensitive, contentious or emotive information to individuals or groups in a clear and concise manner.
* Analytical and judgemental skills in evaluating complex ranges of issues including but not limited to Quality, Service Development, Organisational and Staffing Issues.
* Excellent time management skills with the ability to deal with a number of conflicting priorities in a calm and professional manner working to demanding timescales
* Ability to anticipate problems, appraise risks and make effective decisions
* Knowledge of health and safety and procedures for dealing with hazards and emergency situations (COSHH legislation, fire regulations, infectious, chemical and radioactive materials, data protection, risk assessment).
* Strong analytical skills; literacy, IT and numeracy skills with the ability to produce and deliver a range of documents or presentations for a wide variety of audiences.
Experience
* Experience of managing at a senior level in an Integrated Blood Sciences department
* Proven knowledge and experience of a range of highly specialised analytical laboratory techniques.
* Experience in routine Human Resource issues including, engagement, communication, leadership and management.
* Experience of laboratory IT systems and a thorough understanding of departmental systems management.
* Experience of managing risk within a Pathology service.
* Experience of quality management systems and processes.
* Experience of service and policy development.
* Experience of budget management
* Experience of leading of service improvements.
* Experience of developing and delivery of business plans and business development cases.
* Experience of workforce planning and recruitment and retention strategies.
* Experience of the clinical governance agenda including clinical risk and safety.
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .
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