Cellular Pathology Training Manager

Job summary

Interview date- approx 18thDecember

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a passion for training and development to join the Cellular Pathology department as Training Manager.

This rewarding role offers the exciting opportunity to promote and develop the learning culture within Cellular Pathology.

You will work closely with the Service Manager, Operational Leads and advanced Biomedical Scientists to ensure the effective development and implementation of training. High quality staff training and development is crucial to support service delivery. We are looking for a dynamic, organised individual who is able to communicate with a wide array of staff, as well as someone who is able to work well within a team and who can also work autonomously when needed.

Applicants must be registered with the HCPC and have extensive post registration experience as a Biomedical Scientist within Cellular Pathology. A training and development qualification is desirable. Applicants should hold a relevant level 7 qualification e.g. relevant masters degree, IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma. Applications from those requiring a level 7 qualification may be considered under annexe 21 band 7, whereby the completion of a relevant qualification would be supported.

The department operates Monday to Saturday 7:30 to 7:30 with standard day and extended day shifts.

Main duties of the job

Examples of general duties will include:

Advising staff on the completion of IBMS portfolios and evidence types

Setting questions/marking work for IBMS portfolios

Ensuring that training timescales are met and performance is managed

Managing training for technical, admin and clerical/secretarial staff

Providing & organising lectures to technical, scientific and medical staff

Supporting & promoting CPD

Overseeing the training & competency system & software as a super-user, and training staff in how to use this

Retain competencies in the relevant discipline of work in order to provide hands on training for staff.

Ensuring that staff training competencies are recorded accurately, verified, signed off in a timely manner and monitored against agreed KPIs.

Carry out training/learning needs analysis

Attend relevant meetings and actively participate in the Pathology Training & Development Group

Staff Rotas

Attendance management, appraisal, minor disciplinary

Job responsibilities

The department provides Histopathology, Non Gynae Cytology, Andrology, Muscle, Nerve, Immunohistochemistry, Molecular, and Mortuary services for Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and surrounding primary care centres.

We are a well equipped and innovative department being the first laboratory in the UK digitally scanning 100% of surgical slides, also introducing the UK's first automated tissue sectioners. We process circa 60,000 surgical cases, 3000 andrology cases, 2,000 autopsy cases and 6000 non-gynaecological cytology cases per annum. We are a regional Cellular Pathology Genomics Centre.

The department has appointed a Transformation Lead to support with development of the service and is also supported by a Pathology Technology & Innovation Lead

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