Employer: Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Airedale NHS Foundation / Bradford Teaching Town Steeton
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/02/2025 23:59
Cross Site Blood Transfusion Lead (Band 8a)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Be part of our future landscape. At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now, you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. Job Overview
Integrated Pathology Solutions LLP (IPS) invites applications from experienced Biomedical Scientists with significant technical and managerial experience for the position of Cross-Site Blood Transfusion Service Lead within the organisation. This role is the cross-site service lead and subject matter expert for the Blood Transfusion service. Candidates will have significant experience of working at a senior position within a Blood Transfusion laboratory. The candidate should be an enthusiastic HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist with substantial managerial experience and FIBMS (or equivalent, e.g., MSc). In-person visibility is a key aspect of this role, and regular travel between the three laboratory sites is required to ensure this. Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will manage and work closely with the Cross Site Service Lead for Haematology, Section Managers, and Advanced Biomedical Scientists to ensure delivery of a comprehensive, quality, and safe multi-site laboratory service. The role will form a triumvirate with the General Manager and Clinical Director for Blood Science in delivering the service and providing assurance to the Managing Director and Medical Director. Demonstrable experience of managing staff and pathology services is essential. Candidates will need to have a 'can-do' attitude, be enthusiastic, well-motivated, and innovative, with good organisational and practical abilities. This should be supported by well-developed interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to support individual and team working. Working for Our Organisation
IPS is a joint venture owned by and providing a high-quality pathology service to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (ANHST), Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT), and Harrogate and District Foundation Trust (HDFT). All staff working for IPS are NHS employees with standard NHS T&Cs. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached full job description and person specification. Person Specification
Qualifications
HCPC registration as Biomedical Scientist Holds a relevant postgraduate qualification (MSc), conducive with Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science status Holds a suitable management qualification or significant experience in a managerial position IBMS Specialist Portfolio in Transfusion or equivalent qualification or experience that evidences work at equivalent level Membership of a professional body such as IBMS Experience
Knowledge and experience of regulatory and accreditation requirements relevant to Blood Transfusion with demonstrable evidence of involvement in managing Quality Management Systems Substantial technical knowledge and experience in Blood Transfusion demonstrating an ability to manage a Blood Transfusion laboratory. Experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring policies, procedures, and standards, in line with local or national guidelines Demonstrable evidence of Human Resource management experience and proven leadership skills Evidence of proven people skills particularly in dealing with individuals of different grades Experience in training staff of different grades Experience of procurement and implementation of equipment, including change control and test validation and verification Demonstrable experience and skill in the initiation and implementation of organisational change We are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. NOTE: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received. If you are offered a position which requires you to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £41.90, Standard £21.90 or Basic £21.90) from your first full month's salary. This is a condition of your employment. In applying for a post that requires a DBS check you are confirming that you have read and understood the DBS Privacy Policy for Enhanced and Standard Checks. Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Visits to the department are strongly encouraged. For further information please contact Rebecca Parish – Pathology General Manager – Harrogate Site and IPS Blood Science cross-site, [emailprotected] or 07773948767
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NHS AfC: Band 8a
Be part of our future landscape. At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now, you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. Job Overview
Integrated Pathology Solutions LLP (IPS) invites applications from experienced Biomedical Scientists with significant technical and managerial experience for the position of Cross-Site Blood Transfusion Service Lead within the organisation. This role is the cross-site service lead and subject matter expert for the Blood Transfusion service. Candidates will have significant experience of working at a senior position within a Blood Transfusion laboratory. The candidate should be an enthusiastic HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist with substantial managerial experience and FIBMS (or equivalent, e.g., MSc). In-person visibility is a key aspect of this role, and regular travel between the three laboratory sites is required to ensure this. Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will manage and work closely with the Cross Site Service Lead for Haematology, Section Managers, and Advanced Biomedical Scientists to ensure delivery of a comprehensive, quality, and safe multi-site laboratory service. The role will form a triumvirate with the General Manager and Clinical Director for Blood Science in delivering the service and providing assurance to the Managing Director and Medical Director. Demonstrable experience of managing staff and pathology services is essential. Candidates will need to have a 'can-do' attitude, be enthusiastic, well-motivated, and innovative, with good organisational and practical abilities. This should be supported by well-developed interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to support individual and team working. Working for Our Organisation
IPS is a joint venture owned by and providing a high-quality pathology service to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (ANHST), Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT), and Harrogate and District Foundation Trust (HDFT). All staff working for IPS are NHS employees with standard NHS T&Cs. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached full job description and person specification. Person Specification
Qualifications
HCPC registration as Biomedical Scientist Holds a relevant postgraduate qualification (MSc), conducive with Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science status Holds a suitable management qualification or significant experience in a managerial position IBMS Specialist Portfolio in Transfusion or equivalent qualification or experience that evidences work at equivalent level Membership of a professional body such as IBMS Experience
Knowledge and experience of regulatory and accreditation requirements relevant to Blood Transfusion with demonstrable evidence of involvement in managing Quality Management Systems Substantial technical knowledge and experience in Blood Transfusion demonstrating an ability to manage a Blood Transfusion laboratory. Experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring policies, procedures, and standards, in line with local or national guidelines Demonstrable evidence of Human Resource management experience and proven leadership skills Evidence of proven people skills particularly in dealing with individuals of different grades Experience in training staff of different grades Experience of procurement and implementation of equipment, including change control and test validation and verification Demonstrable experience and skill in the initiation and implementation of organisational change We are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. NOTE: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received. If you are offered a position which requires you to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £41.90, Standard £21.90 or Basic £21.90) from your first full month's salary. This is a condition of your employment. In applying for a post that requires a DBS check you are confirming that you have read and understood the DBS Privacy Policy for Enhanced and Standard Checks. Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Visits to the department are strongly encouraged. For further information please contact Rebecca Parish – Pathology General Manager – Harrogate Site and IPS Blood Science cross-site, [emailprotected] or 07773948767
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