Quality Lead Cellular Pathology

Job overview

To be an efficient, flexible member of the laboratory and wider Pathology service providing a consistently high quality and professional service. The Operational Managers for Cellular Pathology are key members of the Cellular Pathology Team. As such responsibilities extend beyond the technical performance of the department, the post-holder will be expected to assist in the management of resources (staff, equipment, consumables and premises), with a view to achieving optimum quality and efficiency. The Quality Lead will play a lead role within his/her speciality and will be expected to respond positively to the changing demand on the service, through innovation, communication, setting standards and achieving results. The post holder will coordinate and manage all aspects of quality across the department.

• The Quality Lead for Cellular Pathology will be expected to deputise for the Service Lead and other Operational Managers in their absence.

Main duties of the job

Have in depth scientific and technical expertise in Cellular Pathology to understand how all aspects of quality will be embedded into the day to day running of the laboratory Proactively monitor and report on progress on all aspects of quality across the department. Manage both the dependencies and the interfaces between projects and work within the organisation’s and project’s governance structure. Produce strategic documents for the trust that consider complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, or comparison of a range of options Apply high levels of knowledge to specialist business issues presented to them and apply evidence-based methodologies to specify issues and possible solutions including analytical and issue based problem solving and qualitative and quantitative analysis. Lead and be responsible for the QMS across Cellular Pathology. Maintain scientific and clinical credibility by undertaking clinically and scientifically focused work

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Work as part of a team providing a timely and accurate high-quality Cellular Pathology service.

Work with consultant pathologists and service management to monitor, review and improve quality across the service.

Apply specialised professional judgement, scientific knowledge and practical skills to complex problem solving and quality control issues and ensure that corrective actions occur in the event of non-compliance.

Help in the management of the section by supervising, organising and planning operational activities within the section and will report non-compliances to their manager.

Assist in the maintenance of a robust audit system for Cellular Pathology.

Advise service users on laboratory protocols and convey information in a concise and clear manner that will be of help to service users in formulating patient care plans and management.

Work across organisational and professional boundaries to improve the quality of patient care.

Be required to promote change to develop professional practice and enhance patient care.

Ensure staff in their charge use resources and equipment efficiently and that waste is kept to a minimum.

Work closely with the Service Lead to ensure that highly complex laboratory equipment in the departmen is maintained and service appropriately and that records of these are kept for audit and accreditation.

Work alone applying professional knowledge, skills and judgement with the freedom to initiate actions within SOP guidelines.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.