Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent: N/A
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 284-25-7129666-DMRG
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- Depends upon Experience
- Closing
- 29/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Pathology Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a conscientious experienced Manager to join our Pathology Laboratory management team.
The Deputy Pathology Manager is an integral part of the overall Pathology Laboratory management team. The post holder will provide leadership and senior management support for the day the day operations of the Pathology Departments across both sites of the Birmingham Women’s & Children’s NHSFT having direct responsibility for Blood Sciences.
Main duties of the job
Under the operational direction of the Pathology Manager the post holder will be responsible for the effective operation and service delivery of each Pathology discipline on both the Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Birmingham Women’s Hospital sites.
The post holder will be an enthusiastic, well-motivated individual with excellent attention to detail. They will have excellent communication & interpersonal skills demonstrating the ability to work with staff at all levels both internal and external to the organisation. You will be able to work as part of a team and understand how vital maintaining good staff/ customer relationships and providing high levels of service are in a pathology laboratory environment.
You will have demonstrable experience in a senior role leading a department to include HR issues, finance, procurement, quality and governance.
Full information is given in the accompanying job description and person specification.
The hours are full-time, notionally between 08:30 and 17:00 Monday to Friday, and the position is permanent.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Hons in Biomedical Sciences or other honor’s degree approved by IBMS for registration with HCPC
- MSc Biomedical Sciences or equivalent academic achievement (e.g. FIBMS) ratified by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS). IBMS Specialist Portfolio.
- Current Registration with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Supervisory or Management qualification, training or experience
- Member of relevant professional body e.g. IBMS
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential criteria
- Skills to produce high quality technical work, analyse problems and attention to detail
- Scientific and technical knowledge with practical skills to an advanced level within biomedical sciences.
- Ability to plan and manage resources across the department to meet service requirements
- Monitoring workload and expenditure, ability to summarise and present operational data to senior managers
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of Quality Assurance and audit practices
- Knowledge of Laboratory Accreditation, HCPC and IBMS professional standards
- Laboratory Health and Safety standards
- Demonstrable experience in a senior role leading a department to include HR issues, finance and procurement, quality and governance.
- Experience of audit to UKAS standards
Desirable criteria
- IT skills including knowledge of NHS HR, Finance and Governance systems
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Can analyse financial budget statements to identify areas of over/under spend and provide necessary explanation.
- Experience of investigating errors and incidents and producing root cause action reports to include reporting to external bodies.
- Excellent organisational skills to ensure smooth running of the laboratory day to day activities
- Adaptable and flexible working to meet the needs of the service as required
- Good working knowledge of laboratory health and safety practices
- Be able to use research, reasoning and problem-solving skills
- Good attendance and time keeping record.
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Windows
- Working knowledge of UKAS ISO 15189 standards. Experience of an active role during an audit/ accreditation visit/inspection.
- Demonstrate a high level of leadership and organisational skills. Evidence of effective change management & business planning.
- Able to demonstrate achievements leading to service improvements
- Experience of managing complex staffing issues (HR management) with sensitivity and compassion
- Able to demonstrate experience in meeting organisational and personal objectives
- Use of a wide variety of Laboratory IT systems such as Blood Tracking software, analyser middleware and temperature monitoring.
- To be experienced with the use of a LIMS. Use of laboratory and trust computer systems is essential in job role
- Clear and effective presentation skills, both orally and in writing. Ability to use PowerPoint, word document and excel packages.
Desirable criteria
- Advanced LIMS skills such as data gathering
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate effectively and sensitively with a range of staff grades within the department and also to service users outside the department
- Good communication skills both verbally and in writing
- Teaching and training experience across a range of staff groups
- Polite and courteous telephone manner
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Be able to represent the department effectively in its relations with other departments of the hospital
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Ability to work within a team
- Reliable, responsible and organised
- Adaptable and flexible
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Good interpersonal skills
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- Respects confidentiality
- Self-motivation
- High standard of professional and personal conduct
- Can demonstrate a high level of personal resilience and ability to manage stress to cope with conflicting demands on time.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Darren Redfern
- Job title
- Pathology Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825 523141
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