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Blood Sciences Service Lead
The closing date is 25 August 2025
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust are offering a secondment for up to 18.75 hours per week as a Blood Sciences Service Manager, to work alongside the existing Manager to provide managerial and professional leadership to the Blood Sciences disciplines within the directorate of Pathology. This post is a secondment for 6 months with a potential to extend further to provide essential leadership to the department.
Main duties of the job
o To provide day to day operational leadership and management of the Blood Sciences Departement.
o To ensure the delivery of the highest quality patient care through the provision of excellent laboratory services across the Trust.
o To be responsible for the budgetary management of the department and to deliver services in line with the financial plan.
o To maintain accreditation and regulatory compliance in all areas of the business (e.g. UKAS ISO 15189, CQC).
o To be an integral member of the pathology management team, deputising for the general manager when required.
o Extensive knowledge and recent experience in one of the Blood Sciences Disciplines
o Successfully contributed to the UKAS accreditation standard
o Experience in service development and change management
o An ability to develop and motivate staff.
o A well organised, calm approach is essential with the ability to adapt in a changing environment
About us
We are committed to the development of all our staff, supporting the Biomedical Scientist and Support Worker apprenticeship schemes. Continuing education is encouraged and we actively support CPD. The department is approved for training by the IBMS / HCPC and is UKAS accredited.
Job responsibilities
As Service lead you will be responsible for the development and delivery of a quality and effective Laboratory. You will work with the exsisting Blood Sciences manager in developing service plans, challenging existing practices, ensuring progressive solutions, which take into account models of best practice, are incorporated.
You will ensure that all income required to support delivery of the service is identified and that budgets to deliver this are realistic.
You will work closely with the General Manager, clinicians and services in other parts of the Trust to ensure delivery plans are compatible and to maximise opportunities for more efficient ways of working. Supporting Clinicians to re-design services that deliver improved clinical outcomes for patients, reduced waiting times and more efficient use of resources.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
* Educated to Degree level or equivalent
* Registered with HCPC
* Hold Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science
* Hold a management Qualification or demonstrate equivalent experience
* Hold Chartered Scientist (CSci) status with the science council
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
* Recent experience of the management of a pathology laboratory
* Experience of budget management
* Experience of human resource management
* Experience of change management
* Experience of service development
* Knowledge and experience of UKAS ISO:15189 standard
* Extensive knowledge of Blood sciences techniques
* Knowledge of UK NEQAS requirements
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
* Excellent leadership skills
* Good interpersonal skills
* Ability to develop and motivate staff
* Ability to resolve conflict
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
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