Operational Lead - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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Leeds, United Kingdom

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To manage an integrated and co-ordinated Immunology service to Leeds and networked hospitals and their associates for which the Trust, through this post holder, is required, via a contractual commitment, to ensure that services provided meet the necessary standards for accreditation of the service.

To participate in general departmental management and people governance procedures such as staff recruitment, induction and appraisal To undertake highly specialist clinical technical investigations for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease To communicate highly complex and/or sensitive information relating to the provision of the clinical service To contribute towards the training of support, technical, scientific and medical staff.

As part of the Immunology Clinical Policy Group to interpret and advise networked hospitals and their associates on national policies and directives in this specialist field 3.

JOB DIMENSIONS As the Operational Lead for the Immunology service, the jobholder will manage the Immunology laboratory service comprising the Clinical Immunology.

The post holder is required to perform a range of highly specialist healthcare science clinical, technical and scientific activities. Provide expert advice, opinions and training to own and other professions.

The post holder will manage a delegated budget for Immunology within the financial structures established by the Pathology CSU including budget review meetings with finance officers/unit accountants.

The jobholder will contribute towards overall service development by active participation in a range of people governance procedures consistent with Trust policies and will be required to participate in the training of support, technical, scientific and medical staff as is necessary for the service.

The job will require the advanced knowledge and skills necessary to undertake specialist technical clinical investigations that contribute towards the departments provision of an accurate and timely service for patients.

The jobholder will be responsible for the planning and organisation of a broad range of complex activities or programmes some of which are ongoing, which require the formulation and adjustment of plans or strategies.

In this regard the post-holder will have key responsibilities for the transfer of work to the automated track under the MSC and will co-ordinate re-validation of transferred assay systems.

The post holder will be heavily involved in ongoing projects in clinical audit, clinical governance, the formulation, negotiation and approval of inter-trust agreements.

ORGANISATIONAL CHART 5. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED See Person Specification 6.

THE LEEDS WAY VALUES Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength as well as a responsibility.

They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work.

Our five values are to be: Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values Additionally the following are core values which relate specifically to this post: As a healthcare worker dealing with sensitive (patient related) information the importance and value of personal honesty and integrity as a commitment to patient service and confidentiality will be recognised. The jobholder will maintain registration with the HCPC as a biomedical scientist and abide by their standards of proficiency, assuring the quality of work for patients. In contributing to the quality of a technical clinical service the jobholder will understand the requirement to continuously develop appropriate skills and accumulate relevant knowledge whether by formal or in-house training. - to demonstrate relevant tasks to others as appropriate - is responsible for the day to day management of a team of staff and provide specialist training to internal and external groups along with the assessment of competencies and is instrumental in the formulation of training schemes for all groups of staff involved in the speciality - to contribute actively towards the improvement of general service quality by participation in relevant discussions with other managers and team leaders - to participate actively in the departmental appraisal scheme - to participate actively in other people governance procedures that are consistent with Trust HR policies - Involvement in the writing of numerous trust and inter-trust policies service level agreements and contracts along with consultation on external policies, contracts and job descriptions - with the involvement of clinical risk, the jobholder will investigate errors, accidents and incidents As a consequence the post holder can be exposed to distressing or emotional circumstances - to take account of changes in service delivery by demonstrating a flexible approach to work - the post requires judgements involving highly complex facts or sit