Overview
The primary purpose of this post is to work within a team of Advanced Practitioner Biomedical Scientists to deliver complex specimen dissection under the guidance of our Consultant Pathologist team. The post holder will also be expected to supervise specimen reception and the dissection area and support the training of Band 5 & 6 Biomedical scientists to dissect RCPath/IBMS category A to C samples. A further core role will also be to support the management team to deliver the Directorate's Quality Management requirements and ensure continued successful UKAS accreditation. Over the last twenty years the Cellular Pathology Directorate has undertaken significant service development utilising Lean management systems to redevelop the laboratory service ensuring optimal workflow and workforce efficiency. As a senior member of the team, the post holder will be expected to support and take an active role in continuous improvement activities and service improvements. The department delivers a seven day service and as a senior member of the team the post holder will be expected to fully support this.
Responsibilities
* Deliver complex specimen dissection under the guidance of the Consultant Pathologist team.
* Supervise specimen reception and the dissection area.
* Support the training of Band 5 & 6 Biomedical scientists to dissect RCPath/IBMS category A to C samples.
* Support the management team to deliver the Directorate Quality Management requirements and ensure continued UKAS accreditation.
* Engage in continuous improvement activities and service improvements as a senior member of the team.
* Fully support the seven day service delivery.
Location and service context
Located at Lincoln County Hospital the department delivers a centralised Histopathology service for Lincolnshire's two NHS Trusts and their five main hospital sites, receiving in the region of 65,000 requests per annum. The laboratory provides an UKAS accredited service which includes Paraffin wax Histology, Diagnostic Cytopathology, Morphological staining, Special Staining, Immunocytochemistry and Whole Slide Imaging. The directorate has also deployed molecular diagnostics.
Qualifications and development
We welcome applications from experienced Advanced Practitioners and from Specialist BMS with experience of dissection who aspire to develop into a Dissection role. The successful candidate will be supported in completing the IBMS DEP in Histology Dissection.
Skills and experience
* Good communication skills and the ability to work under pressure.
* Previous experience of staff training is desirable.
* Experience of supporting accreditation to the ISO 15189 standards is desirable.
Organisational context
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to join one of the most established pathology networked services and be part of the development of the wider ME2 network.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Work patterns and wellbeing
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
Equality, wellbeing and ethos
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
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