Band 7 Operations Manager - Laboratory Medicine

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we know that we need incredible staff to do this.

Laboratory Services are currently looking to recruit an ambitious and talented individual to join the Operational Management Team for 12months. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Operational Manager with excellent communication and leadership skills.

The successful candidate will be a supportive, empowering and engaging line manager able to lead with care to fully engage the team, praising when deserved, but also able to hold to account where appropriate. You will have a track record of demonstrable leadership, being a role model for high quality values and behaviour, and the proven ability to inspire a shared purpose to develop capability through service improvement and transformational change.

You will be joining us at a time of unprecedented change as we look to revolutionise our Laboratory Services, we are currently engaged in an ambitious transformation programme, including implementation of Digital Pathology and a new LIMS system. This will require you to have experience and knowledge of effective change management tools and techniques.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The Operations Manager will be responsible for providing strategic and operational support for Laboratory Services across all 4 sites. This will be a demanding role with influence and impact across the sites and will require good stakeholder management skills via clear communications and visible leadership.

The role will require the successful applicant to demonstrate that they have the experience and aptitude to manage a busy portfolio. You will need strong project management skills with good interpersonal skills and be able to work well with clinical and managerial leads, patients and service users.

You will be responsible for promoting the vision and values of University Hospitals Birmingham, leading by example and demonstrating those values in your leadership behaviours.

The Operations Manager is responsible for delivering the Trust's Strategy, within their area of responsibility ensuring the standardisation of services across all relevant sites to the best possible level, so that all of our patients experience equally high quality care.

What's in it for you?

* Employed in one the largest NHS Trusts

* A comprehensive induction, on-going training, and professional development

* To be part of team where you are valued, and where your opinion and ideas make a difference

to people's lives.

* Public sector pension

* Staff discounts

* Access to vaccinations such as Covid/ Flu

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent 

Experience

Essential

Post graduate management experience or

equivalent knowledge obtained through a

combination of continuous professional

development & training courses.

Considerable experience of Knowledge

and experience of budgetary management

including sound working knowledge of

revenue expenditure, budgets, capital

including forecasting trends.

Experience of developing service

opportunities, through business planning,

monitoring, and leading the

implementation of successful change

management processes

Evidence of delivering excellent standards

of patient care

A good understanding of clinical

governance, risk management and health

and safety principles.

Evidence of success in the management

of a multidisciplinary environment

Evidence of significant achievement and

personal contribution to organisation

success

Additional Criteria

Essential

Ability to make independent decisions

when appropriate.

Good communication and influencing

skills including the ability to establish and

maintain positive working relationships

with colleagues at all levels of the

organisation.

Excellent verbal and written

communication skills

Good presentation skills -- making use of

software packages and an ability to meet

the needs of recipients with different levels

of understanding.

Clear understanding of the NHS agenda

Operational/organisational skills and

ability to prioritise work under pressure.

Ability to understand complex issues,

problem solve and propose solutions

Ability to work in a competitive market

A commitment to improving patient

services through an ability to sustain a

clear performance focus on achieving

demanding goals

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

For help with your application, contact: 

Michelle Waterworth 

Michelle.Waterworth@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213716885