Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust - New Cross Hospital Town Wednesfield Road Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/06/2025 23:59
Digital Pathology / Automation OPs Manager Cellular Pathology
Band 8a
Job overview
To be an efficient, flexible member of the laboratory and wider Pathology service providing a consistently high quality and professional service. The Operational Managers for Cellular Pathology are key members of the Cellular Pathology Team. As such responsibilities extend beyond the technical performance of the department, the post-holder will be expected to assist in the management of resources (staff, equipment, consumables and premises), with a view to achieving optimum quality and efficiency. The Operational Managers will play a lead role within his/her speciality and will be expected to respond positively to the changing demand on the service, through innovation, communication, setting standards and achieving results. The post holder will coordinate and manage all aspects of the local delivery of Digital Pathology and automation projects within the Cellular Pathology Department working with laboratory, procurement, IT, and business management as it moves towards the next generation of automation within Cellular Pathology
The Operational Manager for Cellular Pathology will be expected to deputise for the Service Lead and other Operational Managers in their absence.
Main duties of the job
Have in depth scientific and technical expertise in Cellular Pathology to understand how Digital, AI and Automation will be embedded into the day to day running of the laboratory
Proactively monitor and report on progress against the project plan including the management of risk and benefits and ensure project is within agreed budget.
Report the progress of the project at regular intervals to the Cellular Pathology Manager or Clinical lead or other key stakeholders holders as directed to Board level.
Manage both the dependencies and the interfaces between projects and work within the organisation’s and project’s governance structure.
Produce strategic documents for the trust that consider complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, or comparison of a range of options
Apply high levels of knowledge to specialist business issues presented to them and apply evidence-based methodologies to specify issues and possible solutions including analytical and issue based problem solving and qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Lead and be responsible for digitisation of workflows and automation pathways.
Implement AI systems to assist in reporting pathways
Maintain scientific and clinical credibility by undertaking clinically and scientifically focused work
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Work as part of a team providing a timely and accurate high-quality Cellular Pathology service.
Work with consultant pathologists and service management to introduce new tests or processes
Apply specialised professional judgement, scientific knowledge and practical skills to complex problem solving and quality control issues and ensure that corrective actions occur in the event of non-compliance.
Help in the management of the section by supervising, organising and planning operational activities within the section and will report non-compliances to their manager.
Assist in the maintenance of a robust audit system for Cellular Pathology.
Advise service users on laboratory protocols and convey information in a concise and clear manner that will be of help to service users in formulating patient care plans and management.
Work across organisational and professional boundaries to improve the quality of patient care.
Be required to promote change to develop professional practice and enhance patient care.
Ensure that adequate consumable stocks and reagents and quality control materials are available in the section as required and ensure stable financial management is maintained.
Ensure staff in their charge use resources and equipment efficiently and that waste is kept to a minimum.
Report any faults and non-compliances to their line manager and take corrective action.
Work closely with the line manager to ensure that highly complex laboratory equipment in the section is maintained and service appropriately and that records of these are kept for audit and accreditation.
Work alone applying professional knowledge, skills and judgement with the freedom to initiate actions within SOP guidelines.
Good understanding of Digital Pathology
Understands the future developments of Cellular Pathology including Automation Processes
Person specification
Qualifications and Experience
* HCPC and MSc Biomedical Science or equivalent laboratory experience
* Substantial experience supervisory experience with staff management in Cellular Pathology
* Evidence of setting up a service, repatriation of tests or reconfiguration of services
* Knowledge of Digital Pathology and AI or Automation in Cellular Pathology
* Recognised Management Qualification
* Knowledge of Digital Pathology and AI or Automation
* Up to date knowledge in AI within Cellular Pathology
Knowledge
* Advanced technical and scientific knowledge of diagnostic histopathology.
* Specialist knowledge of change management or organisational developmentEvidence of service improvement initiatives
* Evidence of service improvement initiatives
* Supervisory experience of project work including statistical analysis of data
* Knowledge of current NHS initiatives and issues
* Evidence of contract management
Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa .
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
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