Microbiology Laboratory Manager
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust – Sutton
Salary: AfC Band 8b (Full time)
Are you an experienced microbiology leader ready to make a difference in one of the world’s leading cancer specialist hospitals? We are seeking a Microbiology Laboratory Manager to lead our busy and innovative service, ensuring the highest quality of patient care and compliance with national and international standards.
You will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of the Microbiology Laboratory, driving service development, maintaining UKAS accreditation, and leading a skilled, motivated team. Working closely with clinicians, scientists, and partner organisations, you will play a pivotal role in delivering timely and accurate diagnostics that directly impact patient treatment and outcomes.
Why Join Us?
At The Royal Marsden, you’ll work in a world-class environment alongside leading specialists, helping shape the future of microbiology in cancer care. We offer an innovative and collaborative workplace where your leadership will directly contribute to improved patient outcomes and cutting-edge research.
Apply Today and Lead the Future of Microbiology at The Royal Marsden!
For further details on this exciting opportunity, please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the service provision of a timely, clinically critical laboratory service within the Microbiology department based at the Sutton site but covering activity from all RM sites. The post holder will provide an expert diagnostic service both for the Microbiology lead clinician & IPC nursing leads and also particularly for those in the clinical haemato-oncology and Stem Cell Processing departments operating the bone marrow transplant service (Sutton), in conformance with the Cancer Plan and as required by CPA, JACIE and HTA and for the Critical Care Unit at Chelsea.
The post holder will be responsible for the direction and operational management of the Medical Microbiology laboratory, staff (20) and budgets (£2.14 million), ensuring appropriate and cost-effective purchasing arrangements for equipment and materials, and the recruitment of and delivery of training to BMS and other staff within the Department to ensure continuity of service at all times. The post holder has a specific role in relation to infection prevention and control with a requirement to deliver services in conformance with government targets for investigating and reporting key organisms.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification
• Responsible for the efficient and effective management, organisation and development of Microbiology. To work in an efficient and timely manner and to be adaptable to change.
• To provide clear and effective leadership of the service and staff, with a focus on patient care, at all times
• Authorises requisitions and purchases and is an authorised signatory for financial payments as the budget holder for the department. Responsible for budgetary control.
About you:
* HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist (or equivalent qualification)
* Significant senior experience in microbiology laboratory management
* Strong knowledge of quality management systems and accreditation processes
* Proven leadership skills and the ability to inspire high-performing teams
Person specification
Skills and Abilities
* Advanced communication skills in all media including e-mail and phone
* Ability to lecture and facilitate learning meetings
* Ability to produce documents of publishable standard
* Ability to use in-house IT systems
* Competent in use of main Microsoft software applications
* Ability to perform complex scientific calculations & data analysis
* Ability to perform statistical analysis of data & interpretation
* Able to deal with advanced trouble shooting in all laboratory areas
Personal Qualities
* Evidence of proven commitment to continued personal and professional development
* Enthusiasm for job and profession
* Specific career plan and educational aspirations
* Authoritative in dealing with staff
* Confident liaising with other areas
* Proven leadership skills
* Ability to motivate & influence laboratory staff
* Decision maker, can deal with unexpected situations
* Proactive, receptive to new ideas Ability to present concepts imaginatively and clearly
* Ability to formulate laboratory policies
Specific Experience
* Evidence of continuing post registration study
* Higher degree or equivalent
* Minimum 5 years post registration experience in relevant field(s)
* Evidence of leadership/supervisory skills
* Full understanding of Trust and National policies
* Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance issues
* Ability to organise rotas and work plans with a view to managing changing deadlines or situations
* Ability to plan for Trust targets
* Full understanding of departmental quality management, internal & external
* Full understanding of accreditation standards
* Ability to deal with incidents and plan follow up actions
* Chartered Scientist status
* Qualification in specific area of laboratory service or expertise
* Ability to direct the provision of a laboratory service
* Full understanding of relevant departmental and NHS Trust organisational and logistical issues
* Understanding of relevant current financial issues
* Ability to manage a budget and identify/deliver CIP plans
* Full understanding of HR policies, issues and their management
* Ability to manage change
* Experience in staff recruitment and selection
Clinical responsibility
* Understanding of relationship between laboratory investigations and clinical practice
* Awareness of clinical significance of laboratory findings and implications for patients
* Ability to extrapolate from basic information to advise on additional investigations to perform
* Ability to review anomalous / unexpected findings and take further appropriate action
* Ability to provide technical and scientific advice for own discipline across Trust
* Ability to act as scientific lead for discipline across Trust
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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