Quality Lead Cellular Pathology

Job description

Job overview

To be an efficient, flexible member of the laboratory and wider Pathology service providing a consistently high quality and professional service. The Operational Managers for Cellular Pathology are key members of the Cellular Pathology Team. As such responsibilities extend beyond the technical performance of the department, the post-holder will be expected to assist in the management of resources (staff, equipment, consumables and premises), with a view to achieving optimum quality and efficiency. The Quality Lead will play a lead role within his/her speciality and will be expected to respond positively to the changing demand on the service, through innovation, communication, setting standards and achieving results. The post holder will coordinate and manage all aspects of quality across the department.

The Quality Lead for Cellular Pathology will be expected to deputise for the Service Lead and other Operational Managers in their absence.

Main duties of the job

Have in depth scientific and technical expertise in Cellular Pathology to understand how all aspects of quality will be embedded into the day to day running of the laboratory
Proactively monitor and report on progress on all aspects of quality across the department.
Manage both the dependencies and the interfaces between projects and work within the organisation's and project's governance structure.
Produce strategic documents for the trust that consider complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, or comparison of a range of options
Apply high levels of knowledge to specialist business issues presented to them and apply evidence-based methodologies to specify issues and possible solutions including analytical and issue based problem solving and qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Lead and be responsible for the QMS across Cellular Pathology.
Maintain scientific and clinical credibility by undertaking clinically and scientifically focused work

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Work as part of a team providing a timely and accurate high-quality Cellular Pathology service.

Work with consultant pathologists and service management to monitor, review and improve quality across the service.

Apply specialised professional judgement, scientific knowledge and practical skills to complex problem solving and quality control issues and ensure that corrective actions occur in the event of non-compliance.

Help in the management of the section by supervising, organising and planning operational activities within the section and will report non-compliances to their manager.

Assist in the maintenance of a robust audit system for Cellular Pathology.

Advise service users on laboratory protocols and convey information in a concise and clear manner that will be of help to service users in formulating patient care plans and management.

Work across organisational and professional boundaries to improve the quality of patient care.

Be required to promote change to develop professional practice and enhance patient care.

Ensure staff in their charge use resources and equipment efficiently and that waste is kept to a minimum.

Work closely with the Service Lead to ensure that highly complex laboratory equipment in the departmen is maintained and service appropriately and that records of these are kept for audit and accreditation.

Work alone applying professional knowledge, skills and judgement with the freedom to initiate actions within SOP guidelines.

Person specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential criteria

• Post degree qualification, either MSc or IBMS Higher Specialist Diplpma.
• Substantial experience supervisory experience with staff management in Cellular Pathology
• Evidence of working within and supporting others to maintain a quality service in Cellular Pathology.
• Please provide details of your knowledge of Digital Pathology and AI or Automation in Cellular Pathology
• Please provide details of experience supporting HTA requirements.

Desirable criteria

• Recognised Quality Qualification
• Knowledge of Digital Pathology and AI or Automation
• Up to date knowledge in AI within Cellular Pathology

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Advanced technical and scientific knowledge of diagnostic histopathology.
• Specialist knowledge of change management or organisational developmentEvidence of service improvement initiatives
• Evidence of service improvement initiatives

Desirable criteria

• Supervisory experience of project work including statistical analysis of data
• Knowledge of current NHS initiatives and issues

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant's qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants' qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Visa/Sponsorship Information

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