Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Technical Head of Microbiology (secondment 12 months)
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Technical Head of Microbiology
The Technical Head of Microbiology is a one-year secondment role established to maintain service delivery and quality standards.
About the Role
The postholder will be responsible for the effective leadership, management, and delivery of Microbiology, ensuring a high-quality, safe, and efficient diagnostic service in line with ISO standards and organisational objectives.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the highest scientific and technical standards are maintained
- Actively contribute to improvement of laboratory practice and service delivery
- Ensure maintenance of UKAS accreditation and department’s participation in all relevant EQA Schemes
- Ensure full engagement with Clinical Governance processes, including audit, risk management, and quality improvement activities
- Oversee the quality management system in place
- Work closely with the Consultant Clinical Lead and other stakeholders to ensure procedures remain current, effective, and compliant
- Ensure authorised laboratory results are accurately released, with appropriate verification of data entry and consultation with clinical colleagues
- Support staff development, mandatory and role-specific training compliance
- Promote a culture of continual professional development (CPD)
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About Us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
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We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits We Offer To You
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics, and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union – for local financial advice
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sadie Macmaster
- Job title: Pathology Operational Lead
- Email address: sadie.macmaster@stockport.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0161 419 5601
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