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October 2018 - Vacancy: Quality Manager
Quality Manager
Black Country Pathology Services
Band 8a – Full-Time
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY from within the Four BCP NHS Trusts Black Country Pathology Services Partnership.
As part of the transition towards a single Black Country Pathology Service, we are looking to recruit to a Quality Manager.
Expressions of interest are invited from experienced professionals to take on this key role, providing expert leadership in, and coordination of the management systems relating to Quality Management across the Pathology Service. You will have quality management experience such that you may provide expert interpretation of accreditation, quality assurance standards and regulations to ensure on going compliance. Well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to manage a team of personnel, communicating effectively with all members of the team is key to this role.
To express an interest in this post, please complete the shortened application form and submit to Michelle Harris at Michelleharris3@nhs.net by Friday 12th October 2018.
If you would like to find out more about the position, please access the Job Description or contact Michelle Harris by email or on 01902 444 498.
Application Form (Word Document, 93Kb)
Job Description (PDF, 297Kb)
July 2018
Black Country Pathology Service Project Status Report
The latest Black Country Pathology Service project status report is now available to be downloaded.
Black Country Pathology Service project status report (25 July 2018)
The Clinical Director appointment July 2018
As you may recall in recognition of the complexity and scale the Clinical Director role, a substantive appointment had not been made previously. This was to allow development of the job description and person specification to fully match the scope of the role.
We are pleased to announce that following a formal interview and appointment process Dr Paul Harrison was offered and accepted the post of BCPS Clinical Director.
Paul has been the Chair of the Clinical Reference Group, and as such already has a good understanding of the work we’re doing to implement BCPS and make it a success. Paul’s background is that of a consultant haematologist, but he has also held senior management roles within the NHS in the Black Country and nationally has held a number of roles within both the RCP and RCPath mostly around education and training.
Both the BCPS and Paul personally would wish to thank Dr Ye Lin Hock for his commitment and hard work in undertaking the Interim Clinical Directors role.
Paul is planning on meeting as many of you as possible over the next few weeks and months. He is keen to hear as many views and opinions as possible and to engage with you so that we can take advantage of the opportunities presented by the BCPS.
Vacancy: Administration Manager to Black Country Pathology Services
(Internal applicants only from within the four BCP NHS Trusts Black Country Pathology Services Partnership)
For more information please download the documents below.
Advert: Administration Manager to Black Country Pathology Services
Job description and person specification
Expression of Interest Form
The closing date for applications is 11th July 2018.
Secondment Opportunity: Head Biomedical Scientist Cellular Pathology
(Internal applicants only from within the four BCP NHS Trusts Black Country Pathology Services Partnership)
For more information please download the documents below.
Advert: Head Biomedical Scientist Cellular Pathology
Job description and person specification
Expression of Interest Form
The closing date for applications is 13th July 2018.
June 2018
Black Country Pathology Service Project Status Report
Vacancy: BCP Clinical Director
(Internal applicants only from within the four BCP NHS Trusts Black Country Pathology Services Partnership)
For more information please download the documents below.
Advert: Clinical Director
Job description and person specification
The closing date for applications is 22nd June 2018. Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday, 4th July 2018 and the format will be explained to the successful applicants nearer the time.
May 2018
Black Country Pathology Service Project Status Report
March 2018
Black Country Pathology Service appointment Communications March 2018
Black Country Pathology Service Oversight Communications March 2018
February 2018
Communications update February 2018
Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Black Country Pathology Service Staff Briefing February 2018
December 2017
Black Country Pathology Service post Board Communications December 2017
Pathology News December 2017
23 November 2017
Black Country Pathology Service summary statement for staff November 2017
3 October 2017
NHS Improvement have asked all Trusts to move towards pathology networks over the next three years. The proposed pathology network for the Black Country includes the addition of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. We have replied to NHS Improvement indicating our support for Shrewsbury and Telford who may wish to join our shared service in the future, but it is not possible to alter our timescales due to the need for new arrangements to be in place before the opening of the Midland Metropolitan Hospital in 2019.
Black Country Pathology Service response to NHSI Path networks Communications September 2017
30 August 2017
Two appointments to the service have been made to take forward the next steps in developing a shared Black Country Pathology Service. Ye Lin Hock has been appointed as Clinical Director for a three month period on a part-time sessional basis. Ye Lin is a Consultant Histopathologist at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and has worked at the Trust since 1995.
Graham Danks has been seconded to the Operational Manager position on a full-time basis. Graham Danks is the Services Manager for the laboratory at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and has been at Wolverhampton since 1984.
Graham and Ye Lin are meeting colleagues at all four Trusts to discuss the proposed model.
