Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 470-23-0154-KS-1
- Employer
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- Newport,Isle of Wight
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pathology Quality Risk & Governance Manager
Band 8a
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Pathology Quality, Risk and Governance Manager to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".
The Pathology Quality, Risk & Governance Manager is a member of the Pathology Management Team whose overall function is to ensure that the Pathology service is safe, effective and highly responsive to the needs and requirements of the service users
This post a full-time position, substantive position, however, the department is happy to consider flexible working in support of work life balance. Extended days, compressed hours and part time working may be considered. If a person is appointed on a part-time or job-share basis the job plan will be modified during discussions with the appointee.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the effective management of risk within Pathology and ensuring the compliance with Trust Quality, Risk and Governance policies.
Training and development of Pathology staff engaged in Quality, Risk & Governance activities and participate in the Southern Counties Pathology Network Quality Group
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
Working for our organisation
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Person specification
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- General IT operating skills (familiar with Word processing, Access, Excel, Power point etc.)
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Works well with people and enjoys team working
- Good organisational skills, ability to prioritise work
- Highly motivated, uses initiative
- Able to use leadership skills to encourage involvement across discipline boundaries
- Imaginative approach to problem solving
- Laboratory work – there will be occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions
Abilities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of innovative problem solving
- Able to analyse complex information and produce reports
- There will be occasional exposure to emotional circumstances – e.g. discipline of staff.
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent presentation skills
- Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to produce succinct management reports
- Able to work at all levels of the organisation
- Able to work at and communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation
Qualifications role specific knowledge
Essential criteria
- BSc in Biomedical Science or equivalent
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g. MIBMS or CSci)
- MSc Biomedical Science (or related subject) or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of accreditation procedures (e.g. ISO, MHRA, HTA, ISO, GLP)
- Knowledge of organisational and clinical audit
- Health & Safety Management Quality Management
- Knowledge and experience of Quality Management Systems
Desirable criteria
- Health Care Professions Council Registration as a Clinical or Biomedical Scientist
- Quality management qualification or working towards one
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steve Wheeler
- Job title
- Deputy Associate Director of Operations- Pathology
- Email address
- [email protected]
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