University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Pathology Professional, Technical and Transformational Lead
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and visionary Healthcare Science leader to join University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust as our Pathology Professional, Technical and Transformational Lead.
Working as part of the senior Pathology leadership triumvirate alongside the Directorate Clinical Director and Directorate Manager, you will provide strategic professional, technical and transformational leadership across our multi-site pathology service. You will act as the senior professional authority for Healthcare Science within Pathology, helping shape the future direction of services whilst ensuring the highest standards of scientific practice, quality, innovation and patient care.
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of pathology services across Plymouth and the wider healthcare system. You will work alongside ambitious clinical and operational leaders to deliver transformational change, improve patient outcomes and develop a sustainable workforce for the future.
Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.
The Pathology Professional, Technical and Transformational Lead provides directorate-wide professional, technical, strategic and transformational leadership for Biomedical Science and the wider Healthcare Science workforce across Pathology.
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Working as part of the Directorate senior leadership triumvirate alongside the Directorate Clinical Director and Directorate Manager, the postholder provides professional and scientific leadership, expert advice and assurance across all pathology services, ensuring high standards of scientific practice, technical excellence, workforce capability and transformational delivery.
The postholder contributes to the development of, and leads the professional, technical and transformation components of, the long-term strategic direction of pathology services, ensuring professional standards, technical developments and transformation programmes support Directorate, Trust and system-wide objectives.
Acting as the Directorate's senior professional authority across all pathology disciplines, the postholder provides strategic leadership for professional standards, quality management, clinical governance, workforce capability, education and training and line management of the Pathology Education, Training and Research Lead.
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lucy Leeman
- Job title: Pathology Clinical Director
- Email address: lucy.leeman@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01752 430224
If you would like to discuss the role with Lucy Leeman, please contact Pathology Directorate PA, Chantelle Lea, on chantelle.lea@nhs.net
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