Laboratory Section ManagerinMorriston inMorristonPUBLISHED FRI 20 DEC 2024

Band 7: £46,840 to £53,602 a year Where applicable, Annex 21 of Band 7 PERMANENT
BLOOD TRANSFUSIONCHLORIDEHAEMATOLOGYHCPC

Swansea Bay University Health Boardr09YEVko

Leadership Opportunity, As a Section Manager, you will play a crucial role in leading and managing teams, fostering a collaborative environment that enhances team dynamics and professional development.

Cutting-Edge Technology, You'll work with advanced Roche Biochemistry Analyser and specialized protein analysis instruments, allowing for engagement with the latest scientific advancements in laboratory technology.

Diverse Service Exposure, The role encompasses a wide range of laboratory services, providing experience across various specialties and enhancing professional knowledge in multiple areas.

24/7 Operational Commitment, Being part of a year-round service enhances the sense of importance and impact of the role, as it directly contributes to patient care and health outcomes.

Strong Professional Development, The position encourages continuous improvement, offering opportunities to develop both managerial and technical skills while promoting a culture of learning within the team.

Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Working within ISO 15189:2022 standards ensures high-quality service delivery and a commitment to excellence in laboratory practices.

Supportive Environment, The organization values staff development, providing support for further education and professional qualifications, enabling team members to reach their full potential.

The Swansea Bay University Health Board is seeking a motivated and skilled HCPC-Registered Band 7 Biomedical Scientist to serve as the Laboratory Section Manager for the Specialist Protein Analysis (SPA) section in Morriston. This role involves overseeing the daily operations of the SPA section, which includes managing analytical services, ensuring compliance with ISO 15189:2022 standards, and maintaining the quality of various protein analysis tests. The successful candidate will lead a small team, contribute to service modernisation efforts, and support the development of a professional multidisciplinary team.

Candidates should possess an IBMS Specialist Diploma or equivalent experience and a relevant Masters or Level 7 qualification. Key responsibilities include ensuring efficient departmental turnaround times, managing quality assurance tasks, and troubleshooting issues within the section. The position also involves collaboration with senior management and the training of team members, promising an engaging opportunity within a well-equipped laboratory network that operates across multiple hospital sites in Swansea Bay.

Diverse Service Exposure, The role encompasses a wide range of laboratory services, providing experience across various specialties and enhancing professional knowledge in multiple areas.

24/7 Operational Commitment, Being part of a year-round service enhances the sense of importance and impact of the role, as it directly contributes to patient care and health outcomes.

Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Working within ISO 15189:2022 standards ensures high-quality service delivery and a commitment to excellence in laboratory practices.

Supportive Environment, The organization values staff development, providing support for further education and professional qualifications, enabling team members to reach their full potential.

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced HCPC-Registered Band 7 Biomedical Scientist to lead our Specialist Protein Analysis (SPA) Section in the role of Section Manager.

The Laboratory Medicine Service is a diverse service spread across four hospital sites in Swansea Bay in a hub (Morriston) and spoke (Singleton, Princess of Wales and Neath/Port Talbot) model.

The Laboratory Medicine Team seeks to modernise our service by embracing new ways of working, committing to developing our knowledge and skills and actively seeking to develop a professional multidisciplinary team across the Service that provides a 24/7, year-round, service for our patients. The laboratories are well equipped with Roche Biochemistry Analyser, and more specifically Sebia and Binding Site instrumentation for proteins analysis.

Candidates that have successfully completed the IBMS Specialist Diploma or have relevant equivalent experience and hold a relevant Masters or Level 7 qualification are eligible for the full Section Manager Band 7 post. This must be clearly indicated on your application form.

As the SPA Section Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational activities of the section to ensure the smooth running of all analytical services and to ensure quality is maintained to ISO 15189:2022 standards. The tests performed in SPA include protein electrophoresis and associated tests, alpha-1 antitrypsin quantification and phenotyping, sweat chloride measurement, qualitative G6PD assessment, xanthochromia analysis, HbA1c analysis and oversight of our Faecal Calprotectin Service.

The post-holder must possess and maintain highly developed skills in these specialist assays, which includes principles of analytical methods, result interpretation, assay validation and verification and troubleshooting where poor performance is identified. Good knowledge, understanding and experience in quality related tasks such as IQC and EQA management, controlled documentation and incident reporting and investigation, is also essential for the post-holder. You will be responsible for ensuring departmental turnaround times are adhered to and where required, escalate any concerns about delays or service failures to the Service Management Team.

You will work as part of the Laboratory Medicine Section Manager Team alongside the Senior Management Team, helping to develop our Service and assisting with the training and development of our Team. You will directly manage a small team of staff within SPA, some of which are rotational within the Department.