Job overview

***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***

The post holder will act as the Laboratory Manager for the Blood Sciences department including associated specialties, with operational responsibility for the delivery of high quality diagnostic services across routine and out of hour’s periods. They will make decisions on day to day service delivery within department policies and procedures ensuring services meet the needs of the trust and wider health care community, while operating within national and local policies, professional standards and regulatory frameworks. 

The Laboratory Manager will support the planning and coordination of laboratory operations, including workforce rota, quality assurance activities and staff development programmes. They will implement departmental policies and procedures, making adjustments where necessary to meet service demands and regulatory requirements. They will be expected to make decisions on operational issues affecting service delivery.

The post holder will also support staff in meeting training requirements for professional registration and contribute to staff development and HR processes. They will assist Consultant staff in evaluating new and existing test methodologies, with any proposed changes supported by a business case developed in collaboration with the wider team.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities:

·       Exercise judgement and interpretation to validate and authorise complex results and generate laboratory reports. 

·       Contribute to the specialist scientific and technical knowledge of Blood Sciences as a member of the senior management team. 

Training & Development:

·       Participate in regular training and development activities required to maintain registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.

·       To plan, co-ordinate and review a programme of staff development including training and competency assessment.

·       Develop, maintain and implement a department training manual.

Managerial Responsibilities:

·       To provide operational management of the Blood Sciences Department, making use of available resources to ensure a cost effective and high quality service.

·       Hold full line management responsibility for all staff within the Blood Sciences Team. 

·       Work with the department senior team to ensure appraisals are effective and are performed on a regular basis, review staffing levels and lead on the recruitment of appropriate grades of staff.

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.