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Job summary

Main area
Blood Sciences - Chemistry
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The service covers and extended working day until 7 pm 7 days a week)
Job ref
287-LCL-82-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Liverpool Clinical Laboratories
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/08/2024 23:59

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Laboratory Manager

Band 8a

Job overview

We are looking for a Laboratory Manger to join the Clinical Chemistry Department at Liverpool Clinical Laboratories, in our automated lab. The Chemistry service has a 24/7 presence across three hospital trusts and provides a diagnostic service to over 100 trusts nationally and 150 GP practices in Merseyside, Cheshire and beyond.

The successful candidate will manage day to day operations of the Clinical Chemistry Service and take a lead role in the implementation of new systems, equipment and techniques as directed. They will be required to supervise a wide range of technical procedures in the automated laboratories and will have in depth knowledge of the science behind the procedures to inform decision making.

Reporting into the Service Manager and working closely with the Blood Sciences Management Team, they will ensure we deliver a high-quality service, providing an excellent experience for our patients that meets regulatory and operational performance targets.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone to develop their leadership and management skills in a dynamic department. The successful candidate will have a positive approach to the role. They will be able to demonstrate resilience and have already established leadership skills. They will also demonstrate key strengths in both individual and team communication and will have an in-depth knowledge of the science behind the processing to good judgement.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage the technical service of a major section of the department or a group of smaller sections and will take a lead role in the implementation of new equipment / techniques as directed. The post holder is required to be able to supervise a wide range of technical procedures, including complex specialist diagnostic tests, in the section they are currently managing. They will also have in depth knowledge of the science behind those procedures in order to be able to train / educate and problem solve. The post holder will be expected to undertake departmental managerial duties as delegated by the Service Manager. The post holder will take department wide responsibility for a major aspect of service delivery. The post holder will be a key member of the Directorate Quality Management Team.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see JD & Person Specification for full details. 

Knowledge & Personal Development

1.1 To have supplemented degree level qualifications by having achieved knowledge and skills to Masters degree level.

1.2 To maintain specialist technical and analytical knowledge by participating in CPD.

1.3 To maintain State Registration with the Health Professions Council (HCPC).

1.4 To conform to the HCPC Code of Conduct for Biomedical Scientists  July 2022.

1.5 To ensure compliance with departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which reflect local and national standards of work practice eg Clinical Pathology Accreditation Standards (CPA).

1.6 To utilise the developed knowledge and expertise necessary to manage and perform specialised Biochemistry procedures during rotation through the highly specialised laboratory sections associated with a teaching hospital tertiary referral role.

Advice, Guidance and Interpersonal

2.1 To deal sympathetically during liaison with colleagues, other healthcare professionals and staff from external organisations.

2.2 To use empathy and understanding to ensure that technical, clinical and linguistic barriers to understanding are overcome.

2.3 To explain to service users departmental policies relating to contentious issues, that conflict with laboratory service targets.

2.4 To report results to clinicians and other service users in accordance with SOPs.

2.5 To explain technical issues relating to results to clinicians and other service users.

2.6 To provide advice to clinicians and other service users regarding appropriate testing protocols e.g. timing of samples for Paracetamol analysis.

2.7 To provide advice to clinicians and other service users regarding specimen types, timing of collection of specimen and turnaround times.

2.8 To evaluate and ensure appropriate action is taken in the event of a conflict of priorities relating to concurrent demands placed upon the service.

2.9 To respond to requests for assistance from other trusts that have experienced equipment failure with a positive and helpful approach.

2.10 To advise, organise and motivate those students, MLAs and Biomedical Scientists working in the section

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • FIBMS/MSc or equivalent
  • HCPC registration

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of experience in specialised techniques
  • Evidence of appropriate practical experience
  • Evidence of in house staff training
  • Evidence of previous experience in ordering consumables/services
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of external staff training

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of health and safety procedures H&S CPD
  • Evidence of appropriate skills and knowledge I.T.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Communication skills – written and verbal
  • Previous supervisory experience
  • Motivational skills
  • Staff appraisals
  • Managing breaches in discipline
  • Staff recruitment
  • Evidence of ability to implement QC/QA protocols

Other

Essential criteria
  • Time keeping
  • Flexibility/Adaptability

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ruth Pruden
Job title
Clinical Chemistry Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 706 4153
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