# Quality Lead Cellular Pathology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/quality-lead-cellular-pathology/2a4a9bff-740d-4a53-9397-095f2b3b472c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/quality-lead-cellular-pathology/2a4a9bff-740d-4a53-9397-095f2b3b472c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust - **Location:** New Cross Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Lead (legacy management group) - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T09:20:30.191Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Wednesfield_Road/The_Royal_Wolverhampton_NHS_Trust/Cellular_Pathology/Cellular_Pathology-v8333720 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8333720?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Advanced technical and scientific knowledge of diagnostic histopathology. - Specialist knowledge of change management or organisational developmentEvidence of service improvement initiatives - Evidence of service improvement initiatives **Desirable** - Supervisory experience of project work including statistical analysis of data - Knowledge of current NHS initiatives and issues ### Qualifications and Experience **Essential** - Post degree qualification, either MSc or IBMS Higher Specialist Diplpma. - Substantial experience supervisory experience with staff management in Cellular Pathology - Evidence of working within and supporting others to maintain a quality service in Cellular Pathology. - Please provide details of your knowledge of Digital Pathology and AI or Automation in Cellular Pathology - Please provide details of experience supporting HTA requirements. **Desirable** - Recognised Quality Qualification - Knowledge of Digital Pathology and AI or Automation - Up to date knowledge in AI within Cellular Pathology ## Documents - [wolverhampton map (pdf, 600.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2032) - [operational manager jd/ps (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10656991) - [flexible working commitment (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2380) - [rwt professional standards (pdf, 95.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3048) - [employee rewards booklet v.15 (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2083) - [rwt health & wellbeing offer (pdf, 945.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3027) - [joint behavioural framework v1. 2024 (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2858) - [nhs staff offer - national express (pdf, 963.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2612) - [using ai when completing application forms (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2969) - [transforming care together strategy 2026-2031 v4 (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2618) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.