Service Manager Clinical Genetics
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
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Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic manager to join our Clinical Genetics team within the Pathology Clinical Service Unit. Genomic Medicine is an exciting and rapidly developing area and is influencing a vast range of clinical decision-making. The Clinical Genetics service will need to adapt and respond to its increasingly important role both within the Trust and regionally. In conjunction with the Clinical Lead and Genetic Counsellor Manager, you will have a pivotal role in delivering the vision for the service, and be responsible for the operational management of the Clinical Genetics department.
Our aim is to deliver the highest quality service for our patients every time and we are consistently looking to improve our services in order to do so. You will need a strong focus on improving patient care through the development and delivery of high quality clinical services. We are looking for someone who is able to engage with the clinical teams to provide visible leadership, prioritise workload, challenge appropriately, and be flexible in dealing with and responding to change. You must have good range of interpersonal and communication skills and have the ability to build develop and motivate a team effectively. You will have line management responsibility for the administration staff supporting the department.
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 25th September.
Expected Shortlisting date 18/09/2024
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Genetics service manager will operationally manage the regional Clinical Genetics service to deliver high quality, effective and efficient services.The post holder will report to the General Manager and work in partnership with senior colleagues within Pathology and the wider Trust, to ensure delivery of the portfolio of Pathology CSU activities within a financially sustainable model.
The Service Manager will be responsible for a complex programme of interdependent projects that span a number of CSUs and the development of financially affordable solutions to capacity and quality constraints and the integration of services across the health economy. This will enable the development, delivery and maintenance of performance targets and plans.
Genomic Medicine is rapidly developing and influencing a vast range of clinical decision-making. The Clinical Genetics service will need to adapt and respond to its increasingly important role within the Trust and the region. Working in partnership with clinical staff, commissioners, managers and service users, the post holder will lead the redesign of services and business processes, and be responsible for facilitating the involvement of all stakeholders to ensure timescales are met and service benefits realised. The Service Manager will ensure that robust activity and financial management systems are in place during the planning period to maintain business continuity.
About us
Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are
Patient centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Additionally the following are core values which relate specifically to this post
Commitment to ensuring the delivery of high quality evidence based care
Professional image and positive approach to problem solving.
Maintain positive working relationships with others
Commitment to own personal and professional development and the development of others within the team.
Honest and fair minded with a positive attitude to change.
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Date posted
28 August 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year
Contract
Secondment
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9298-PATH-350
Job locations
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Employer's website
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