Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8d
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 382-CS16-26
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £91,342 - £105,337 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Department - Consultant Clinical Scientist
NHS AfC: Band 8d
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
Are you a highly motivated clinical scientist seeking career advancement? Do you excel in collaborative settings and possess a genuine passion for delivering outstanding patient care? Do you want to improve your clinical, professional, leadership, and governance skills?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to Head our Clinical Biochemistry Department and join our dedicated team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. In this role, you will work alongside other clinical scientists and management team. We are seeking a clinical scientist with a solid background in hospital biochemistry. You should bring clinical expertise, strong communication abilities, and the confidence to influence and lead others. We value candidates who are enthusiastic about continuous improvement and keen to help further develop the clinical biochemistry services within Pathology.
At Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, we foster a supportive and energetic atmosphere, encouraging our staff to thrive. This position presents opportunities to advance in clinical practice, leadership development, and operational management. You will be joining a forward-thinking Biochemistry department that champions innovation, professional growth, and teamwork. If you are ready to embrace a challenging yet highly rewarding role, we invite you to apply.
Main duties of the job
- To be the clinical and managerial Head of Department for Clinical Biochemistry at Blackpool Teaching Hospital.
- To be responsible for the delivery of a high quality, comprehensive and cost-effective Clinical Biochemistry service which meets the needs of the Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Health Economy.
- To be responsible that the Clinical Biochemistry service complies with the nationally recognised standards of UKAS Clinical Pathology Accreditation standards of ISO 15189:2022
- To be responsible for the provision of a clinical and scientific consultative support service to the health service professionals serviced by the Pathology Directorate.
- The post-holder has scientific responsibility for the department.
Working for our organisation
The Biochemistry Department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals is a large department (over 50 staff) and a friendly environment with established senior support. We are dedicated to professional development and encourage/support ongoing education.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty-five-minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac, Haematology and Cystic fibrosis patients.
As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents -it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers several scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the South.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To have overall responsibility for the Clinical Biochemistry service.
- To ensure the quality and evaluate performance of all aspects of the Clinical Biochemistry service in relation to objectives.
- To maintain full UKAS Accreditation status.
- To develop business cases and apply for funding with the Directorate Manager and Clinical Director as appropriate for the requirements of the service.
- To oversee the budget in Clinical Biochemistry, ensuring a cost effective and responsive service is delivered within the available resources by controlling expenditure and managing demand.
- To establish, implement and maintain processes for identifying risks of harm to patients and opportunities for improved patient care.
- To develop actions to address both risks and opportunities for improvement and monitor ongoing effectiveness.
- To ensure the welfare of staff and provide professional and exemplar leadership. To resolve organisational and staffing issues in relation to the delivery of the service.
- To chair the management meetings (Biochemistry Management Team, Biochemistry Seniors, Service Review) of the Department.
- The post holder is eligible for appointment as Clinical Director of Pathology.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- FRCPath or equivalent qualification in Clinical Biochemistry.
- HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree e.g. PhD.
- Recognised teaching skills course / medical education qualification.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in the organisation and delivery of a clinical biochemistry service.
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in biochemistry
- Experience of delivering training programs & presentations to various levels of staff.
- Evidence of clinical audit and the implementation of change following the audit
- Experience of working across boundaries to develop networks with key stakeholders
- Positive mindset in respect of supporting organisational change; learning, and continuous improvement.
- Effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self-regulation
- Takes responsibility and is accountable for delivering to their agreed objectives
- Consistently professional, collaborative and compassionate in their approach.
- Acts to support and enable effective teamwork
- Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality
- Demonstrates the leadership behaviours for improvements
- Excellent IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research.
- Evidence of specialist interest in other clinical areas
- Ability to travel and work across multiple sites
Project Management
Essential criteria
- Evidence of project management
Communication
Essential criteria
- Strong analytical and communication skill
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
- Dawn Singleton
- Job title
- Pathology Directorate Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 956726
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
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- Telephone
- 03033 301 033
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