General Manager Cellular Pathology

Job responsibilities

Please find the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details on themain responsibilities for the role.

Qualifications

Essential

• MSc in Biomedical Sciences (Cellular pathology)
• Registration with the HCPC
• Evidence of CPD
• Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Post-graduate qualification in Management
• Qualification in process Improvement (lean)

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience at senior management level
• Understanding of pathology as a business and the ability to drive it.
• Significant experience in the practice of Laboratory Medicine
• Proven ability to manage change effectively
• Significant experience in Human Resource Management and HR policy implementation
• Significant experience with Quality Management Systems
• Proven experience of leadership and management
• Significant experience in problem solving
• Use of pathology computer systems
• Financial management and procurement
• Experience of managing budgets
• Experience of business planning

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Extensive technical skills associated with the practice of laboratory medicine
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong leadership qualities, coupled with highly effective motivation skills
• Commitment to proactive management
• Well developed financial management/ business skills
• Well developed negotiating and influencing skills
• Ability to find creative solutions to management problems
• Full understanding of laboratory health and safety requirements
• Ability to plan, organised and manage one's own and others work
• Ability to organise and prioritise the unpredictable nature of workload
• Attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Dealing with conflict situations
• Ability to deal with difficult and distressing situations with sensitivity and diplomacy
• Self-motivated
• Flexible approach
• Able to perform light physical work
• Capable if intense periods of concentration

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).