Team Leader (Andrology)-Pathology

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is Monday Friday 0900-1700 (shift TBC), the service also covers Saturday mornings and Public holidays (0800-1200).

An exciting opportunity has opened for a Team Leader to Supervise the Andrology section of the Cytopathology department at NHSGG&C.

The Pathology Department NHSGG&C provides a full and comprehensive Histopathology and Cytopathology service to the population of Glasgow & Clyde, hospital based users, users in Primary Care and General Practice; customers in the private sector, and to colleagues in university and other teaching establishments. The Department is also a tertiary referral centre and National referral centre.

The centralised Pathology Department within NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHS GGC) is located within a purpose built laboratory at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH). The department is the largest of its kind within the UK with a staff of circa 45wte consultants, 25 trainee medical staff and circa 215 non-medical staff. The workload comprises in excess of 100,000 histopathology surgical requests p.a., up to 215,000 HPV & 90,000 LBC cervical screening requests p.a. and more that 20,000 non gynaecological cytopathology (including semenology) investigations. The total budget for 2022/23 is circa £23.5 million.

Main duties of the post include;

• Supervise and coordinate the day to day technical activities of the Andrology section within the laboratory.
• Provide the advanced scientific and technical skills to process and deliver patient material in a suitable form for screening and or diagnostic purposes as an aid to effective diagnosis and treatment.
• Undertake routine and complex laboratory work within the Andrology subdivision of the laboratory ensuring the work is performed in an efficient, organised and professional manner to provide a high quality, timely service.
• Assist the Cytology Specialty Manager in troubleshooting methods and/or processes and/or in defining and developing optimum methods.
• Work independently and/or with other staff to deliver the Andrology service to the standards set.
• Provide interpretative advice regarding specialist techniques to other laboratory professional groups
• Leads a team of staff within the Andrology subdivision of the department and monitors the performance of their team.
• Train and mentor more junior members of staff as required.

Essential requirements of the post;

• Accredited Degree in Biomedical Science
• HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist
• Successful attainment of relevant specialist diploma, or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Masters degree (MSc) in Biomedical Science, or equivalent level of knowledge
• Highly developed specialist knowledge and expertise of Cytology/Andrology including discipline specific specialised procedures.
• Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development (CPD).
• Computer literate with good IT skills including in-depth knowledge of equipment software, quality control packages, word processing and statistical or data analysis packages.
• Will have knowledge of departmental policies and protocols and all relevant mandatory and statutory Codes of Practice
• Possess problem-solving, organizational, communication, teamwork and leadership skills.
• Ability to motivate staff within/outside their direct team and encouraging a culture of continuous improvement.
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and technologies
• Ability to prioritise and work to strict deadlines.

Supervisory and management experience is desirable.

Core working hours are 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday, with rotational out of hours shifts on Saturdays/Public Holidays 08:00-12:00.

Informal contact: Suzanne Ferrá, Team Leader, , suzanne.ferra2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

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