Blood Sciences Manager | University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Blood Sciences & Deputy Manager

Department: MKUH – Pathology

Band: 8B

Hours:

37.5 per week, 8 months Fixed term position

The MKUH Pathology services are seeking an engaging and enthusiastic HCPC registered individual to provide operational leadership for the Blood Science to cover a short term Army deployment. Duration of the post is 8 months Fixed term from April 206
- Nov 2026. The post holder will:

• Manage and professionally direct a team of scientific and support staff to deliver a diagnostic service that meets accreditation & regulatory requirements to deliver effective patient care and resource management.
• Will ensure the diagnostic service is responsive to clinical needs and is developed accordingly.
• Will undertake their responsibilities within the Blood Sciences department to meet all required national and Trust standards.
• Will liaise with the S4 network to ensure standard approaches are undertaken.
• Will be responsible for organisational development of Blood Science Service under strategic leadership of the Pathology Service Manager.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Interview date: 04.02.2026

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• Liaise with departmental technical and clinical staff to ensure that all scientific and clinical work is performed to professional standards.
• Represent the laboratory departments at all CSU and relevant Trust meetings, ensuring specific needs of the departments are recognised.
• Lead role for Health and Safety issues on behalf of all the services in Blood Science. Attend the Trust Health and Safety meeting on behalf of the Pathology CSU as required.
• Deputise for Pathology Services Manager on a rotational basis with other departmental leads and at other times as requested and appropriate.
• Responsible in benchmarking and audits for the Blood Sciences departments to ensure that quality of service delivery improves clinical outcome for patient care.
• Interpret and implement policies, legislation, regulations and guidance from within the Trust and from local and national level.
• Using their technical and scientific knowledge in collaboration with the S4 network ensure new Equipment meets the analytical requirement for service provision.
• Accountable for direct delivery of Blood Sciences, providing technical knowledge for service delivery to the users, improving clinical outcomes.

• Lead on the integration of previously separate services to form a coherent centralised team with diverse skills and flexible working.
• Interpret and implement policies, legislation, regulations and guidance from within the Trust and from local and national level.
• Ensure resilient laboratory staffing for 24/7 service.

• Apply specialist expertise to ensure the department Information Technology systems are appropriately managed in support of the diagnostic, analytical and administrative needs of the laboratory.
• Manage, extract and analyse data required for Trust and PCT reports.

• Be responsible for the provision of an efficient, effective and timely day to day and out of hour’s service.
• Technical expertise to investigate new scientific initiatives and methodology.
• Liaise with clinical service leads and providers to develop care pathways that align with national and local (BLMK & S4 Pathology Network) strategies for patient care.
• Provide complex interpretation of diagnostic reporting to NHSE to support the faster diagnostic strategy, including but not limited to Model Hospital and GIRFT initiatives, virtual wards and community embedded diagnostics.

• Have managerial responsibility (authorised signatory) for the department’s financial resources and be responsible for achieving budgetary control.
• Ensuring compliance with standing financial instructions and to ensure a cost effective quality service.
• Monitor and analyse staff and non staff budgets in relation to service demands. Formulate business plan for change to funding where appropriate.

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