Team Leader Histology - Glasgow, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles.

We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

This post is available in the Specimen Reception and Dissection area of the Histopathology service, with specific responsibility for the Dissection service.

The post holder will be required to:

Supervise and coordinate the day to day technical activities of a section within the Histology laboratory.
Provide the advanced scientific and technical skills to process and deliver patient material in a suitable form for screening and or diagnostic purposes as an aid to effective diagnosis and treatment.
Undertake routine and complex laboratory work within a specialist subdivision of the laboratory ensuring the work is performed in an efficient, organised and professional manner to provide a high quality, timely service.
Assist the Speciality Manager in troubleshooting methods and/or processes and/or in defining and developing optimum methods.
Work independently and/or with other staff to deliver the service to the standards set.
Provide interpretative advice regarding specialist techniques to other laboratory professional groups.
Lead a team of staff within a subdivision of the department and monitors the performance of their team.
Train and mentor more junior members of staff as required.

The post holder will require to have:

HCPC registration as a BMS is essential to enable professional practice.
Master's degree (MSc), Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science (FIBMS) or demonstrable equivalent level of knowledge is required.
Significant demonstrable experience as a Specialist BMS in a relevant Pathology laboratory environment (Histopathology).
Highly developed specialist knowledge and expertise of the discipline including discipline specific specialised procedures.

The shift pattern is Core Hours; 9am - 5pm Mon-Fri Out of hours on rotation; evenings; 5-7pm Mon-Fri; Saturdays/Public Holidays; 8am-12noon.