Band 8b Head Biomedical Scientist Cellular Pathology

Job summary

Due to retirement University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) is seeking to recruit a Head Biomedical scientist to lead and develop our Cellular Pathology, Mortuary and Human Tissue services across our Trust.

This is an exciting career defining opportunity to join one of the largest NHS Trusts with state of the art facilities employing over 20,000 colleagues across 4 sites.

With a workforce of around 150 staff helping to provide Cellular Pathology, Mortuary and Human Tissue services, you would be part of a UKAS accredited service. UHB Cellular Pathology is accredited by UKAS, holds HTA licences and is an IBMS approved training laboratory for HCPC Registration and Specialist Training. The Department also participates in UK NEQAS External Quality Assurance Schemes. The Department is led by both a Clinical Service Lead (medical) and a Head Biomedical Scientist (technical).

We are committed to staff health and well-being, training and development, enabling and equipping staff with the tools to embark on an exiting and fulfilling career

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to configure the future of this comprehensive Cellular Pathology service across 4 hospital sites in the years to come. The Department supports a wide range of internal and external specialties, and includes provision for neuro, bone/soft tissue, muscle and haem path services. There is a comprehensive repertoire of special stains, IHC, IMF, histochemistry, electron microscopy and cytology and andrology. Cell Path oversees the 4 Hospital Mortuary sites with a new integrated Mortuary IT system. Post mortem activity within the Trust is covered by 2 HTA licenses. The post holder also manages the QE based Tissue Services team that supports compliance of the Trust's Human Applications license.

Success in this role will drive ambitions for continuous quality, capacity and performance improvements across Cell Path, remaining focused on the increasing clinical requirements to include cancer faster diagnosis specification.

You will work closely with the team to manage the ongoing modernisation and major equipment refresh and automation projects will be directed by the Head BMS. The Department works across the wider Birmingham and Solihull 'BSOL' Cell Path Lab network and this includes digital pathology implementation, imminent new LIMS implementation.

This is an challenging and rewarding opportunity for someone who wants to work in an environment that provides a clinically driven service that is patient focused.

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 specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

* HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist (Health Care Professionals Council)

* MSc degree or equivalent

* Fellow of Institute of Biomedical Science (FIBMS)

* Higher Specialist Diploma or Equivalent

* Evidence of continuing professional development

* Advanced specialist knowledge of discipline

* Excellent knowledge of current Employment Law, Health and Safety Legislation and requirements.

* Knowledge of NHS IT systems and their impact on laboratory medicine and clinical requirements.

* Knowledge of the UKAS and HCPC accreditation requirements and the ability to meet these.

* Knowledge of NHS HE, finance, corporate and clinical governance and purchasing systems.

* Evidence of formal NHS training commensurate with a senior NHS manager; for example, interview skills, discipline management, financial management etc.

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience in a senior managerial role e.g. managing a department or a major section of a department, including HR, operational, finance, quality, and decision making experience. 

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Michelle Waterworth 

michelle.waterworth@uhb.nhs.uk 

07747101721