Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-6760094
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pathology General Manager – Histopathology & Bradford Site (Band 8b)
NHS AfC: Band 8b
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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
Integrated Pathology Solutions LLP (IPS) invites applications for the position of Pathology General Manager with responsibility for the Bradford laboratory site and cross-site Histopathology service.
IPS is a joint venture providing a high-quality pathology service to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (ANHST), Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) and Harrogate District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT).
It an exciting time to join IPS. This is a key senior leadership role based primarily on the Bradford laboratory site but requiring regular rotation and attendance at the Airedale and Harrogate sites, ensuring a strong, visible presence with the three other general managers in the service. The successful candidate will be employed directly by ANHST.
The candidate will be an enthusiastic HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist with substantial senior managerial experience and FIBMS (or equivalent, e.g., MSc). The candidate will also hold a suitable post-graduate management qualification or be able to demonstrate significant knowledge and experience in a post 8a or above.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will manage and work closely with the Cross-site Histopathology service lead and liaise with the Histopathology Clinical Director, working together in triumvirate to deliver a safe and high-quality service across all sites. They will report to the IPS Director of Operations, through whom they will provide service assurance to the IPS Medical Director and Managing Director. They will also be the site lead for the Bradford laboratory, working closely with BTHFT colleagues in providing a high-quality pathology service.
Demonstrable experience of managing staff and pathology services is essential. Ideally candidates will be emotionally intelligent, self-aware, resilient and have a compassionate leadership style. This role will require encouraging development of the full team through managerial training and strategy development, working alongside the other General Managers and Senior Management Team colleagues in delivering this. Despite the Bradford-based nature of this role it is imperative that the candidate can consider the needs of all the three laboratories and partner Trusts in their decision-making.
Candidates will need to have a ‘can-do’ attitude, be enthusiastic, well-motivated and innovative, with good organisational abilities. This should be supported by well-developed interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to support individual and team working.
Working for our organisation
Integrated Pathology Solutions LLP (IPS) invites applications for the position of Pathology General Manager with responsibility for the Airedale laboratory site and cross-site Microbiology service.
IPS 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).
It an exciting time to join IPS where a management restructure has recently completed with the aim to drive greater integration. This is a key leadership role based primarily on the Airedale laboratory site but requiring regular rotation and attendance at the Bradford and Harrogate sites, ensuring a strong, visible presence with the three other general managers in the service. The successful candidate will be employed directly by ANHST.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of this job vacancy please see attached full job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- An in-depth knowledge of pathology services and service delivery
- Knowledge of pathology regulatory and accreditation obligations with significant experience of managing services accordingly
- Knowledge of the relevant strategic initiatives for pathology applicable locally, regionally and nationally
- Knowledge of budget and people management
- Comprehensive knowledge of clinical governance agenda and how that applies to pathology
Desirable criteria
- An excellent working knowledge of the NHS
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Holds HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist. BSc Biomedical Science or equivalent
- Holds a relevant post graduate qualification (e.g., MSc), or equivalent demonstrable and relevant experience conducive with Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science status.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Holds a suitable post-graduate management qualification with evidence of practical application of expertise at this level, and/or has demonstrable knowledge and relevant experience
Desirable criteria
- Level 7 management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post-registration experience gained working in pathology laboratories
- Significant current operational management experience in pathology or an equivalent diagnostic service in an acute NHS organisation
- Significant management / leadership at senior level (8a or above) in an operational pathology role
- Experience of resource management, including budget management, at a senior level within pathology
- Experience of procurement and implementation of equipment
- Demonstrable experience and skill in the initiation and implementation of organisational change
- Experience of an ability to work collaboratively with clinical and managerial colleagues at all grades
- Experience in developing, implementing and monitoring policies, procedures and standards
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience and ability to participate constructively and enthusiastically in meetings and decision making processes
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal – able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals and groups including stakeholders
- Ability to supervise staff and monitor performance
- Ability to produce business cases and bids for new developments
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
- Mark Harrison
- Job title
- IPS Director of Operations
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 293459
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