Haematology Laboratory Manager - WELCOME PAYMENT

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Job overview

Previous applicants need not apply.

We are currently offering a welcome payment of £5,000 (£2,500 on joining the trust, a further £2,500 on 25th month of service subject to a minimum three year contract) to join us as a full-time permanent Band 8a Haematology Laboratory Manager.

Are you passionate about delivering outstanding patient care and driving quality service? As a state registered Biomedical Scientist, you'll take the helm of our Haematology service, collaborating closely with our Blood Sciences Management team and Head of Pathology. Together, we'll ensure a service that's not just quality-driven but patient-centric, too.

Thanks to a recent joint procurement exercise with the South 6 Pathology Network, a managed service contract has been implemented and the department now benefits from new state of the art equipment and modern facilities which provides the space and capacity to expand. Plus, our well-established quality management system, alongside UKAS accreditation and MHRA compliance, sets the stage for excellence.

We pride ourselves on a culture of learning and growth. Join our IBMS registered training laboratory where training, education, and CPD activities are actively supported. Here, you'll find a community where collaboration thrives, and where your contributions make a difference. If you're ready to seize this opportunity to drive positive change and elevate our service to new heights, apply today!

Main duties of the job

Training and education are actively supported, and the laboratory is an IBMS registered training laboratory. Regular teaching, training and CPD activities are encouraged together with clinical governance meetings and regular staff feedback.

This is a department and service that offers excellent opportunities for someone who would like to use their initiative, experience and strategic view to develop the service. Working with others as part of the Pathology management team, the successful candidate will make a positive, significant contribution to shaping a well-respected and proactive service.

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the main duties associated with this role.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience that you will need for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Relocation package alongside our welcome payment available, subject to terms and conditions.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc Hons Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
• State Registration as Biomedical Scientist with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Healthcare related MSc/Specialist Higher Degree in Management or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with senior healthcare professionals
• Experience of human resource and financial management
• Experience of managing change

Desirable criteria

• Significant demonstrable experience of departmental management including maintaining good relationships with clinicians, finance, and general management
• Experience as internal consultant working with multi-disciplinary teams to achieve major change

Knowledge and skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent operational and process management expertise
• Knowledge of financial reporting, analysis, and budgetary management
• Highly developed theoretical and practical knowledge of at least one or more services (Haematology, Clinical Biochemistry or Blood Transfusion)
• Knowledge of regulations and legislation relevant to pathology and the requirements of national organisations involved with pathology including DOH, IBMS and Royal College
• Aware of impact of national NHS strategies on future of pathology service delivery
• Knowledge of the NHS environment and the modernisation agenda
• Able to formulate and implement service plans for the development of a department within Pathology
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to influence colleagues
• Able to provide clear communication of complex information to multi-disciplinary groups of health professionals
• Able to make effective prompt decisions when faced with variable often highly complex information and situations, divergent views, and conflicting priorities.
• Able to plan, organise and prioritise work despite the unpredictable nature of workload.
• Able to deal with difficult and distressing situations with sensitivity and diplomacy.

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
• An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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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

• Band 8a Haematology Lab Manager job description and person specification (PDF, 234.2KB)
• Facts about Salisbury (PDF, 214.5KB)