Pathology Deputy General Manager

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's is seeking a dynamic, energetic manager to take the lead in managing the Pathology Care Group services.

Pathology laboratory services at King's College Hospital are currently supplied via a Joint Venture, which is a partnership between King's, Guy's & St. Thomas' Trust and Synnovis (Provider). These services include Diagnostic Haematology, Clinical Biochemistry, Histopathology, Immunology and Phlebotomy, Virology and Microbiology services. Specialist laboratory services, including Neuropathology, Liver Laboratories and Molecular Haematology diagnostics.

The Pathology Care Group Deputy General Manager will directly line manage: Transfusion Practitioners, Mortuary, Bereavement and the Medical Examiners service, Medical Staffing manager, Care Group admin staff and provide operational line management to the Clinical leads in managing the Consultants body.

Main duties of the job

The post holder has a pivotal role in developing good working relationships between the Trust, Pathology Business Unit and Synnovis (Trust's current Pathology provider). The post holder will need to have a broad understanding and knowledge of all Pathology disciplines (Diagnostic Haematology, Clinical Biochemistry, Histopathology, Immunology and Phlebotomy, Virology and Microbiology services) and work with the Pathology Consultants, Consultants from the Clinical services, PBU and at times directly with Synnovis to ensure the best interests of the Trust, patients and consultants are met and that requirements/needs of the Trust's broader clinical services are understood and met.

The post holder will lead the development and interaction between the Synnovis / PBU / King's (on behalf of the Trust's Clinical services), ensuring performance and clinical governance standards are adhered to and providing advice to the Care Group Triumvirate and PBU.

The post holder will have a key role advising and working with the Triumvirate on strategic management of the clinical pathology and other services in the Care Group and leading or contributing to the Care Group performance, governance and financial targets including having budget responsibilities and leading on CIP (cost saving) initiatives.

Job responsibilities

• Act as the first line support to the PBU and Clinical Pathology staff linking with the PBU on performance including TATs and taking a lead where this involves the medical staffing.
• Represent King's Pathology on any key internal and external meetings related to performance and service delivery, including financial.
• Implement systems for clinical governance, operational and performance management in line with Trust processes and where appropriate link with the PBU to align Care Group and PBU performance targets and action plans to address underperformance.
• Work with Pathology Medical Consultant Staff and General Manager to ensure seamless delivery of medical diagnostic pathology services.
• Lead on linking with the PBU and Synnovis to ensure King's Pathology Services delivery is of the highest quality and meets the needs of the Trust.
• Work with the PBU to ensure the Joint Venture meets agreed business and resource plans, in conjunction with the relevant clinical staff.
• Work with the PBU to ensure the Joint Venture delivers services in accordance with national and Trust performance standards and Clinical and Corporate Governance requirements. Encourage the appropriate development of quality systems, clinical pathways, guidelines and service protocols and ensure the application of multi-disciplinary clinical audit.
• Monitor and evaluate service delivery and performance, providing accurate and appropriate information in accordance with Trust requirements.
• Work with the PBU and clinical teams to monitor and develop joint working approaches which are in the best interest of patients and the Trust.
• Develop, monitor and measure key performance indicators and ensure they are achieved.
• Analyse and interpret data, including but not limited to test repertoires, workload, staff structures, skill mix, pay and non-pay expenditure.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Healthcare related MSc/ Specialist Higher Degree in Management or equivalent experience.
• Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• BSc Hons Biomedical Sciences or equivalent.
• State Registration as Biomedical Scientist with Health Professions Council (HPC).

Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent operational and process management expertise.
• Highly developed theoretical and practical knowledge of two or more pathology services (Haematology, Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology, Molecular Pathology, Histopathology).
• Significant demonstrable experience at senior management level including maintaining good relationships with clinicians, finance and general management.
• Experience as an internal consultant working with multidisciplinary teams to achieve major change.
• Extensive human resource and financial management expertise.
• Regulations and legislation relevant to Pathology and the requirements of national organisations involved with Pathology including DOH, CPA, IBMS and Royal Colleges.

Skills

• Able to formulate and implement long-term strategic plans for the effective development of Pathology in the Trust and beyond.
• Able to provide clear communication of complex information to multidisciplinary groups of health professionals up to and including Clinical and Trust Directors, external agencies including specialist service commissioners, SHA's and commercial partners.
• Able to make effective prompt decisions when faced with variable often highly complex information and situations, divergent views and conflicting priorities.
• Plan, organise and prioritise work despite the unpredictable nature of workload.

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.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

General Manager - Haematology and Pathology

£82,462 to £93,773 a year Per Annum, including high cost area.