Job summary
- Main area
- Histopathology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-7027744
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Histopathology Section Manager – Airedale site (Band 7)
NHS AfC: Band 7
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
We are excited to invite applications for the position of Section Manager – Airedale site.
Airedale Hospital is situated between Skipton and Keighley, near the Yorkshire Dales. It is an exciting time to live and work in and around the Bradford area as for 2025, Bradford is the UK City of Culture. Bradford is a vibrant, multicultural city with a typical warm Yorkshire welcome.
The Airedale laboratory processes wet specimens from Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and dissected specimens from Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The laboratory dissects and prepares histological tissue and continues the care of these cases through processing, main laboratory, immunohistochemistry, and special stains. The department also provides a service for non-gynae cytology, skin immunofluorescence as well as the recent introduction of Digital Pathology.
The Airedale laboratory is part of Integrated Pathology Solutions LLP (IPS), which is a joint venture providing a high-quality pathology service to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (ANHSFT), Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) and Harrogate District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT).
Main duties of the job
For the main duties of the job, please see attached full job description and person specification.
For this role, a £3,000 recruitment premium is payable to successful candidates upon arrival. We are also able to offer removal and relocation expenses (In line with the trust relocation policy). Please note relocation expenses and the recruitment premium will be paid in line with relevant HMRC guidance. Additionally, repayment of this premium, on a sliding scale basis would be required if the candidate leaves the post within the first two years.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of this job vacancy, please see attached full job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Biomedical Science degree or equivalent qualification
- HCPC registration as Biomedical Scientist
- IBMS Specialist Portfolio in Histopathology or equivalent qualification or experience that evidences work at equivalent level
- Relevant post graduate qualification conducive with Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science Status (MSc)
Desirable criteria
- Membership of profession body such as IBMS
- Holds a General Management Qualification
- Experience of NHS Histopathology
- Human Resource management experience and skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant discipline specific experience and knowledge.
- Experience of working within a Histopathology laboratory
- Evidence of Continuous Profession Development
- Experience of Pathology IT systems
- Experience of Pathology Quality management systems
- Experience of training junior staff
- Experience of implementing new techniques and technologies
- Experience of writing/ reviewing SOPs in line with local or national guidelines
Desirable criteria
- Experience of NHS Histopathology
- Human Resource management experience and skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alison Boyle
- Job title
- Cross Site Lead, Histopathology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 293457
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