Job summary
Blood Sciences & Deputy Manager
Department :- MKUH - Pathology
Band 8B
Hours: 37.5 per week, 8 months Fixed term position
The MKUH Pathology services are seeking an engaging and enthusiastic HCPC registered individual to provide operational leadership for the Blood Science to cover a short term Army deployment. Duration of the post is 8 months Fixed term from April 206- Nov 2026 The post holder will: -o Manage and professionally direct a team of scientific and support staff to deliver a diagnostic service that meets accreditation & regulatory requirements to deliver effective patient care and resource management.o Will ensure the diagnostic service is responsive to clinical needs and is developed accordingly.o Will undertake their responsibilities within the Blood Sciences department to meet all required national and Trust standards.o Will liaise with the S4 network to ensure standard approaches are undertakeno Will be responsible for organisational development of Blood Science Service under strategic leadership of the Pathology Service Manager
We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
Interview date: 04.02.2026
Main duties of the job
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The successful applicant should be able to deliver the following duties,o Liaise with departmental technical and clinical staff to ensure that all scientific and clinical work is performed to professional standards. o Represent the laboratory departments at all CSU and relevant Trust meetings, ensuring specific needs of the departments are recognised.
o Lead role for Health and Safety issues on behalf of all the services in Blood Science. Attend the Trust Health and Safety meeting on behalf of the Pathology CSU as required.
o Deputise for Pathology Services Manager on a rotational basis with other departmental leads and at other times as requested and appropriate.
o Responsible in benchmarking and audits for the Blood Sciences departments to ensure that quality of service delivery improves clinical outcome for patient care.o Interpret and implement policies, legislation, regulations and guidance from within the Trust and from local and national level.o Using their technical and scientific knowledge in collaboration with the S4 network ensure new Equipment meets the analytical requirement for service provision.o Accountable for direct delivery of Blood Sciences, providing technical knowledge for service delivery to the users, improving clinical outcomes
About us
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards - and the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
CSU Responsibilities
- Represent the laboratory departments at all CSU and relevant Trust meetings, ensuring specific needs of the departments are recognised.
- Lead role for Health and Safety issues on behalf of all the services in Blood Science. Attend the Trust Health and Safety meeting on behalf of the Pathology CSU as required.
- Deputise for Pathology Services Manager on a rotational basis with other departmental leads and at other times as requested and appropriate.
Managerial and Supervisory
- Lead on the integration of previously separate services to form a coherent centralised team with diverse skills and flexible working
- Interpret and implement policies, legislation, regulations and guidance from within the Trust and from local and national level.
- Ensure resilient laboratory staffing for 24/7 service.
IT Management
- Apply specialist expertise to ensure the department Information Technology systems are appropriately managed in support of the diagnostic, analytical and administrative needs of the laboratory.
- Manage, extract and analyse data required for Trust and PCT reports.
Scientific and Technical
- Be responsible for the provision of an efficient, effective and timely day to day and out of hours service.
- Technical expertise to investigate new scientific initiatives and methodology.
Liaise with clinical service leads and providers to develop care pathways that align with national and local (BLMK & S4 Pathology Network) strategies for patient care.
Provide complex interpretation of diagnostic reporting to NHSE to support the faster diagnostic strategy, including but not limited to Model Hospital and GIRFT initiatives, virtual wards and community embedded diagnostics.
Financial Management
- Have managerial responsibility (authorised signatory) for the departments financial resources and be responsible for achieving budgetary control.
- Ensuring compliance with standing financial instructions and to ensure a cost effective quality service.
- Monitor and analyse staff and non staff budgets in relation to service demands. Formulate business plan for change to funding where appropriate.
Please refer to the job description for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CSU Responsibilities
- Represent the laboratory departments at all CSU and relevant Trust meetings, ensuring specific needs of the departments are recognised.
- Lead role for Health and Safety issues on behalf of all the services in Blood Science. Attend the Trust Health and Safety meeting on behalf of the Pathology CSU as required.
- Deputise for Pathology Services Manager on a rotational basis with other departmental leads and at other times as requested and appropriate.
Managerial and Supervisory
- Lead on the integration of previously separate services to form a coherent centralised team with diverse skills and flexible working
- Interpret and implement policies, legislation, regulations and guidance from within the Trust and from local and national level.
- Ensure resilient laboratory staffing for 24/7 service.
IT Management
- Apply specialist expertise to ensure the department Information Technology systems are appropriately managed in support of the diagnostic, analytical and administrative needs of the laboratory.
- Manage, extract and analyse data required for Trust and PCT reports.
Scientific and Technical
- Be responsible for the provision of an efficient, effective and timely day to day and out of hours service.
- Technical expertise to investigate new scientific initiatives and methodology.
Liaise with clinical service leads and providers to develop care pathways that align with national and local (BLMK & S4 Pathology Network) strategies for patient care.
Provide complex interpretation of diagnostic reporting to NHSE to support the faster diagnostic strategy, including but not limited to Model Hospital and GIRFT initiatives, virtual wards and community embedded diagnostics.
Financial Management
- Have managerial responsibility (authorised signatory) for the departments financial resources and be responsible for achieving budgetary control.
- Ensuring compliance with standing financial instructions and to ensure a cost effective quality service.
- Monitor and analyse staff and non staff budgets in relation to service demands. Formulate business plan for change to funding where appropriate.
Please refer to the job description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Biomedical Science degree or equivalent
- Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant subject
- State registration with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD
- Management qualification or equivalent Capacity planning, managing waiting lists and developing business cases.
- Current knowledge and understanding of the NHS constitution.
- Trust vision, values, and strategic objectives
- Able to practically apply a range of specialist knowledge and expertise to leadership of given service areas.
- In depth knowledge of CQC, UKAS QSI accreditation and how they relate to the acute and imaging setting.
- Significant budget management experience, including cost minimization, monitoring and corrective action, and capital planning.
- Knowledge of workforce planning principles and practice.
- Ability to analyze and review a range of diverse and highly complex and sometimes conflicting information.
- Understanding of relevant legislation relating to Imaging, Clinical Governance, Health and Safety, NHS codes of conduct and employment law.
- Knowledge of a wide range of Pathology best practices and improvement processes
Desirable
- Strategic awareness within healthcare
- Holds clinical knowledge and experience working at a senior level in the acute setting.
- Has experience as a Service Lead or Deputy and knowledge of Pathology service management.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a Pathology department, Biochemistry, Haematology, Blood Transfusion or Immunology, POCT
- Experience of managing budgets and achieving financial targets.
- Experience in managing and leading teams under pressure.
- Experience of leading a department in readiness for UKAS/MHRA compliance
- Problem solving
- Previous supervision of staff at Senior BMS level and above
Desirable
- Experience of implementing change, performance management and working under pressure.
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of personal achievement of results through strong leadership skills and implementation strategies
- Good organizational and time management skills
- High level of self-motivation and willingness to learn and develop and able to inspire this attribute in others.
- Logical approach to problem solving.
- Able to analyze and interpret complex data.
- Resilient and able to manage as well as prioritize conflicting demands.
- Proven ability to deliver a high-quality service.
- Confident to lead on transformation projects and service change or re-design with a focus on productivity and efficiency.
- Can effectively manage and lead multi-professional teams with a focus on productivity and efficiency
- Capable of developing protocols and implementing audits, policies, and procedures.
- Personnel management skills including recruitment and selection and performance management.
- Manage challenging situations and challenging relationships.
- Experience of managing relationships and developing services for key partners including Imaging Networks, GP's, integrated Care Boards, and other agencies.
- Group Facilitation skills
- Contributes to the development of business plans and service development.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of budget setting.
Personal and people development
Essential
- Ability to command respect
- Proven leadership and management skills within in busy pressurised department
- Able to manage and direct staff effectively
- Motivational skills
Communication
Essential
- Good written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to deal with confidential, stressful, and difficult situations sensitively with a wide range of people and build credibility quickly.
- Ability to work autonomously, collaboratively and as part of a multi-professional team.
- Professional approach to work, appearance, and conduct.
- Excellent report writing skills.
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills to allow divisional strategic objectives to be obtained.
- Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives.
Specific requirements
Essential
- Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
- Able to work effectively when faced with conflicting priorities
- Able to work as part of a team
- Tenacity and commitment
- Compassionate and patient focused
- oParticipate in out of hours rota
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Biomedical Science degree or equivalent
- Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant subject
- State registration with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD
- Management qualification or equivalent Capacity planning, managing waiting lists and developing business cases.
- Current knowledge and understanding of the NHS constitution.
- Trust vision, values, and strategic objectives
- Able to practically apply a range of specialist knowledge and expertise to leadership of given service areas.
- In depth knowledge of CQC, UKAS QSI accreditation and how they relate to the acute and imaging setting.
- Significant budget management experience, including cost minimization, monitoring and corrective action, and capital planning.
- Knowledge of workforce planning principles and practice.
- Ability to analyze and review a range of diverse and highly complex and sometimes conflicting information.
- Understanding of relevant legislation relating to Imaging, Clinical Governance, Health and Safety, NHS codes of conduct and employment law.
- Knowledge of a wide range of Pathology best practices and improvement processes
Desirable
- Strategic awareness within healthcare
- Holds clinical knowledge and experience working at a senior level in the acute setting.
- Has experience as a Service Lead or Deputy and knowledge of Pathology service management.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a Pathology department, Biochemistry, Haematology, Blood Transfusion or Immunology, POCT
- Experience of managing budgets and achieving financial targets.
- Experience in managing and leading teams under pressure.
- Experience of leading a department in readiness for UKAS/MHRA compliance
- Problem solving
- Previous supervision of staff at Senior BMS level and above
Desirable
- Experience of implementing change, performance management and working under pressure.
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of personal achievement of results through strong leadership skills and implementation strategies
- Good organizational and time management skills
- High level of self-motivation and willingness to learn and develop and able to inspire this attribute in others.
- Logical approach to problem solving.
- Able to analyze and interpret complex data.
- Resilient and able to manage as well as prioritize conflicting demands.
- Proven ability to deliver a high-quality service.
- Confident to lead on transformation projects and service change or re-design with a focus on productivity and efficiency.
- Can effectively manage and lead multi-professional teams with a focus on productivity and efficiency
- Capable of developing protocols and implementing audits, policies, and procedures.
- Personnel management skills including recruitment and selection and performance management.
- Manage challenging situations and challenging relationships.
- Experience of managing relationships and developing services for key partners including Imaging Networks, GP's, integrated Care Boards, and other agencies.
- Group Facilitation skills
- Contributes to the development of business plans and service development.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of budget setting.
Personal and people development
Essential
- Ability to command respect
- Proven leadership and management skills within in busy pressurised department
- Able to manage and direct staff effectively
- Motivational skills
Communication
Essential
- Good written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to deal with confidential, stressful, and difficult situations sensitively with a wide range of people and build credibility quickly.
- Ability to work autonomously, collaboratively and as part of a multi-professional team.
- Professional approach to work, appearance, and conduct.
- Excellent report writing skills.
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills to allow divisional strategic objectives to be obtained.
- Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives.
Specific requirements
Essential
- Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
- Able to work effectively when faced with conflicting priorities
- Able to work as part of a team
- Tenacity and commitment
- Compassionate and patient focused
- oParticipate in out of hours rota
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
