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Location
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Profession
Manager and corporate
Grade
Band 8
Deadline
27 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
11 Jul 2025

Job overview

It is an exciting time to join the University Hospitals Dorset as there are several new developments including the creation of a new state-of-the-art clinical laboratory – the One Dorset Pathology (ODP) hub and future alignment with laboratories within the Southern Counties Pathology Network. The transformation of the hospitals in the region has already seen a new LIMS installation across the networked sites in Dorset and standardised equipment procurement. With this will come the need for reconfiguration of pathology services to which you will have to opportunity to contribute.

Responsibility for the operational planning, organisation, and delivery of the quality diagnostic services for Microbiology at University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) to ensure service outcomes in collaboration with the Pathology management, Heads of Services and Clinical Leads.

Base location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Date of interview: To be confirmed

Main duties of the job

Managerial responsibility for non-clinical staff in Microbiology within the designated hub lab.

To form part of the management team within the pathology service, taking a key role in the direction of the service.

Responsible for ensuring resources are used effectively and efficiently whilst adhering to Trust Standard Financial Instructions (SFIs) and delivering agreed cost improvements allocated by the Trust.

Responsible for the operational delivery of all local and national targets relating to service standards and turnaround times.

To be responsible for local compliance with all relevant legislation and accreditation frameworks as assessed by bodies such as UKAS, HSE and CQC and take a lead operational role in the laboratories for implementation of the Pathology Quality Management system.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description for full requirement and responsibilities of the role.