Haematology Scientific Lead | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London is seeking a Haematology Scientific Lead to oversee the Haematology departments within the Pathology Partnership. The role involves strategic leadership, ensuring high-quality service delivery, and promoting continuous improvement across all sites. Candidates should have proven leadership experience and a strong understanding of quality management systems. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact within a key area of healthcare.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in pathology or a similar healthcare setting.
• Experience in managing high-performance teams in a clinical environment.
• Strong understanding of quality management systems and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Haematology departments across the Pathology Partnership.
• Promote continuous improvement in service delivery and quality.
• Ensure parity of service delivery across all sites.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the leadership team of NHS East and South East London Pathology Partnership (ESEL) in our journey to excellence. Applications are invited for the position of Haematology Scientific Lead for our Network.

Key Responsibilities

The post holder will take a strategic lead in the continuing provision of a high quality and responsive service that is UKAS ISO15189 accreditation compliant and will work collaboratively with ESEL’s Quality and Governance Team.

The post holder will undertake management and leadership responsibility for promoting the continuous improvement in service delivery and quality within all areas of Haematology across the Pathology Partnership using modern methods and technology to lead in the delivery of service and workforce transformation and re‑design.

The post-holder will be responsible for the Haematology departments across the Pathology Partnership, managing the work of staff in the departments and developing a culture in which staff are continuously improving the delivery of high quality services.

The post-holder will ensure the parity of service delivery across all sites; the development and acceptance of challenging, but realistic objectives for staff and through leadership, motivation and systematic performance management, achieve the required results in line with financial, scientific and strategic objectives.

Contact

Hugh Boothe | Blood Sciences Divisional Manager | NHS ESEL Pathology Partnership
07761 405257
[e-mail]

About the Pathology Partnership

The NHS East and South East London Pathology Partnership is an arms‑length organisation providing pathology services to Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The Pathology Partnership is hosted by Barts Health.

The Pathology Partnership was formed in May 2021. Between 2021 and 2024 the Partnership undertook a complex transformation programme to establish a single network of laboratories, underpinned by a single Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and single Quality Management System (QMS).

The Partnership has a main hub laboratory at the Royal London Hospital and Essential Service Laboratories (ESL) as a minimum at the six other hospital sites served by the Partnership.

The Partnership has three operational divisions:

• Blood Sciences including Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Biochemistry
• Microbiology and Virology
• Cellular Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics

The 2024/25 total operating costs across the Partnership were c. £121m per annum with a workforce establishment of circa 860 WTE.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within the Pathology Partnership and Barts Health at this band.

Application Details

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Dec 2025.