General Manager - Pathology

Job summary

Are you a confident Biomedical scientist leader ready to make a real impact and jump into general management...

We are seeking a blood sciences manager to provide general management leadership and input into the pathology directorate - the primary role is to contract manage the delivery of pathology services from our third party partner. The focus will be to ensure quality of service provision as well as securing demand management initiatives to ensure best value. The directorate is diverse - London bowel cancer screening hub, Cytology training hub, mortuary services, point of care testing, blood transfusion service as well as the contract management of the pathology service to the Trust.

We are seeking a proactive assured leader who can make sound decisions under pressure and work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels. Although leadership experience within blood sciences is highly desirable a strong background in biomedical science will also provide a strong platform for success. The post holder will support the Clinical Director for pathology and represent the service at divisional, Trust and network level meetings as required and will also be part of the Trust silver on call rota.

Informal discussions are welcome with Kay Sandhu Divisional Director of Operations on 07775 610616 , Current postholder David Stokes

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the operational delivery, performance and governance for an agreed portfolio of clinical services.

Proactively contract manage the service delivery and performance of outsourced pathology laboratory provider

Lead directorate teams to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of high quality patient centred services, strategic planning, service development and change programmes, driving innovation, modernisation and high levels of staff and patient satisfaction.

Responsible for the delivery of financial, quality, performance, productivity and workforce targets, local and national, as agreed through the business planning, appraisal and personal development processes.

Responsible for establishing and maintaining internal controls to assure delivery of financial management and the deployment of resources in line with the Trust's financial plan and in accordance the Trust's financial governance requirements. This will include delivering contracted activity levels and managing related pay and non-pay expenditure within agreed budgets, achieving required levels of cost improvement and underpinning service line profitability.

Lead the development and delivery of the business plan to ensure continuous service improvement, quality and financial efficiency. Lead on specific divisional or cross Trust projects as required.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

o Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK

o St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease

o Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice

o Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.