Band 8a Laboratory Manager Pathology - Tissue Services Operations

Pathology require an experienced forward thinking 8a Biomedical Scientist, a skilled Operations Manager, with excellent organisation and communication skills to manage UHB Tissue Services. The post holder will support clinical users at the QE site with the management of stock for human transplant. They will manage Tissue Services staff and also the Band 7 Mortuary Quality Lead. Tissue Services falls within Cellular Pathology and is responsible for managing and ensuring Human Tissue Authority (HTA) compliance for Human Application. This ensures the Trust meets HTA licensing standards with robust quality systems. Responsibilities include ensuring support for ordering, receipt, disposal, storage and traceability for all human and human derived products for clinical transplantation. HTA Licensed activities are predominately across CDG9/10 (theatres and clinical haematology) at QEHB and relate to procurement, testing, storage, distribution and export of a vastly wide range of tissue and cell
types. These include: Skin/Burns, Vessels (Including cardiothoracic and iliac), Stem Cells, Bone, Tendon and Ligament, Nerve, Haematopoietic, Allografts.

Main duties of the job

Practical experience of quality and compliance audits, associated actions and quality systems are a requirement. Knowledge of HTA Human Applications, HTA Post mortem requirements and UKAS ISO15189 audits and compliance are all highly desirable.

• The post holder is the lead specialist for Tissue services and provides technical and scientific advice to clinical staff, including the Burns, theatres and liver consultants, and other clinical staff teams.



• Support, train and advise clinical teams, HTA Persons Designated Individuals on HTA Human Applications compliance. Work across the Trust and with Governance on risks, regulatory visits, timely escalations and incident actions



• Manage the small operational Tissue Services team to support the Trust with compliance work and audit.



• Manage finance budgets and recharges with the Finance Team and service users. Manage human tissue stock levels and storage conditions to meet UHB clinical and HTA Human Application requirements.. Liaise with suppliers, Procurement and with UHB Contracts.



• Manage and support the Band 7 Mortuary Quality Lead in continuous improvement of mortuary systems and ongoing dignified care of deceased patients across the Trust.
  
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