Additionally, the Deputy General Manager will play a crucial part in strategic management, providing advice on governance, budget responsibilities, and cost-saving initiatives for the Care Group. Key responsibilities include monitoring service delivery, implementing clinical governance systems, and developing performance indicators while ensuring compliance with national standards. The role entails representing King's Pathology in internal and external meetings and aligning the services with Trust objectives to ensure high-quality, efficient diagnostic services that prioritize patient care.
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.
The post holder has a pivotal role in developing good working relationships between the Trust, Pathology Business Unit and Synnovis (Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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.
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- Act as the first line support to the PBU and Clinical Pathology staff linking with the PBU on performance inc. TATs and taking a lead where this involves the medical staffing
- Represent Kings 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 under performance
- 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 Kings Pathology Services delivery is of the highest quality compared and meets the needs of the Trust
- Work with the PBU to ensure the JV meets agreed business and resource plan, in conjunction with the relevant clinical staff
- Work with the PBU to ensure the JV deliver 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 ensuring
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