Band 8d - Director, UK NEQAS Haematology

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The core hours for this post are 09:00 to 17:30 Monday to Friday

Developing and implementing long term policy for UK NEQAS Haematology national and international services.

Writing in depth review and supplementary reports for participants, external advisors and national bodies, highlighting patient safety risks.

Developing and writing national and international guidelines in the area of laboratory haematology.

Key relationships include working with the Divisional Director and Divisional Manager for the Trust, the UK NEQAS Board of Trustees, Haematology Steering Committee and Scientific Advisory Groups, and the National Quality Assurance Advisory Panel for Haematology.

Liaising with the Unit Business and Finance Manager and UK NEQAS BTLP Director to ensure appropriate financial management of the department.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria

• Postgraduate degree or experience to doctoral level, with post doctoral level training in EQA or equivalent experience
• Registration with the HCPC or GMC, as appropriate to professional background.
• Active participation in CPD

Desirable criteria

• PhD MRCPath Management qualification.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Broad knowledge of laboratory haematology theory and practice sufficient to give credibility among scientists and clinicians
• In depth knowledge of the following: automated counting, morphology, inherited red cell disorders, quality management, delivery of laboratory services, national initiatives for laboratory improvement.
• Expert knowledge of EQA as part of laboratory quality assurance
• Knowledge of medical statistics

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in the provision of EQA services in laboratory haematology
• Experience in haematology experience in a senior laboratory position, with responsibility for direction, management or supervision
• Experience in budget management and business planning.
• Experience in writing clinical and/or scientific reports
• Experience in writing scientific publications for peer review
• Experience in planning and managing research and development projects
• Advanced experience with word-processing and spreadsheet applications
• Experience with database applications

Skills and ability

Essential criteria

• Advanced technical laboratory skills.
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentational skills
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, able to work to deadlines
• Excellent problem solving and disaster recovery skills.
• Excellent negotiating skills, in one to one and in committee situations
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with individuals at all levels, both within and outside the organisation
• Able to manage change.
• Able to work without supervision, with guidance at a strategic policy level only
• Able to motivate and lead a team and to develop the skills and potentials of others.

Skills and ability

Essential criteria

• Advanced technical laboratory skills.
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentational skills
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, able to work to deadlines
• Excellent problem solving and disaster recovery skills.
• Excellent negotiating skills, in one to one and in committee situations
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with individuals at all levels, both within and outside the organisation
• Able to manage change.
• Able to work without supervision, with guidance at a strategic policy level only
• Able to motivate and lead a team and to develop the skills and potentials of others.

Personal qualities

Essential criteria

• Team player
• Copes well under pressure, responds constructively to unexpected and unplanned events, and balances tasks that change in priority.
• Remains calm and constructive under intense, investigative questioning
• Respects the confidential nature of the information gained in the workplace
• Confident in communicating, on performance related and other issues, with laboratory managers and heads of departments of participating laboratories
• Aware of limitations of own knowledge and experience. Tact and diplomacy
• Prepared to travel according to the needs of the post.
• Prepared to be available out of hours

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. Overall, the population served by the Trust is relatively affluent, but there are some areas of deprivation.

The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of over 4,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" if the below applies to you.

You are:

• A Service Leaver
• A Veteran
• A Military Reserve
• A Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
• Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

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