Histology Laboratory Manager

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior leader to run the histology laboratory service within Paediatric Laboratory Medicine. The postholder will set operational and strategic direction, drive quality improvement and ensure accreditation standards are met.

You will lead education, staff development and workforce planning, work with the senior laboratory leadership team, and manage budgets and stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Post-registration histology management experience in a clinical diagnostic laboratory.
• Experience with accreditation processes and ISO 15189.
• Senior leadership or management experience in a diagnostic laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Providing operational and strategic leadership for the histology laboratory service.
• Leading service development, innovation and quality improvement.
• Ensuring service continuity, resilience and workforce planning.
• Managing staff performance, development and wellbeing.
• Supporting budgetary and resource management.
• Developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring compliance with ISO 15189, HCPC, IBMS and other regulatory standards.
• Leading education, training and competency programmes in the department.
• Working closely with the senior laboratory leadership team to deliver high-quality services.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Quality improvement

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

BSc in Biomedical Science

MSc or FIBMS

Tools

LIMS

Excel

Job description

This senior post runs the histology laboratory service within Paediatric Laboratory Medicine at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. The postholder sets operational and strategic direction, drives quality improvement, and keeps the service compliant with accreditation standards. The laboratory is ISO 15189 accredited and serves as a national and international referral centre for children, working alongside a consultant-led team and a digital pathology programme. HCPC registration and senior histology management experience are essential.

What the job involves

• Providing operational and strategic leadership for the histology laboratory service
• Leading service development, innovation and quality improvement
• Ensuring service continuity, resilience and workforce planning
• Managing staff performance, development and wellbeing
• Supporting budgetary and resource management
• Developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ensuring compliance with ISO 15189, HCPC, IBMS and other regulatory standards
• Leading education, training and competency programmes in the department
• Working closely with the senior laboratory leadership team to deliver high-quality services

Qualifications

• BSc in Biomedical Science or equivalent
• MSc, FIBMS or equivalent higher degree-level qualification or equivalent experience

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist

Experience

• Post-registration experience in a histology clinical diagnostic laboratory, including paediatric diagnostics
• Senior laboratory management, with recent leadership or supervisory experience in a diagnostic laboratory
• Managing a team, including appraisal, recruitment, disciplinary and capability cases, and workforce planning
• Accreditation assessment and training experience
• Procurement and equipment evaluation experience

Skills & knowledge

• Specialist histology knowledge, including ISO 15189, HTA and other accreditation and regulatory standards
• Quality assurance and risk management principles and systems
• Analytical and judgement skills, giving expert technical advice in complex situations
• Senior-level verbal and written communication and leadership
• Advanced training skills
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and database skills

Other

• GOSH Values
• Organisational skills, attention to detail and managing multiple competing deadlines

Nice to have

• CSci
• Postgraduate management qualification
• Experience in budget and financial management
• Experience of quality improvement methodologies and tools
• Experience of change management
• Project management skills