Director of Severn Pathology Services | North Bristol NHS Trust

The Director of Severn Pathology Services is managerially accountable for providing professional, operational, and strategic leadership to Severn Pathology Services which includes Blood Sciences, Cellular Pathology, Infection Sciences, and the South-west Genomics Laboratory Hub.

The successful candidate will provide expert leadership in the delivery of comprehensive Pathology services, therefore we are looking for a strong, credible leader with significant leadership and management experience, who is able to effectively influence both internally and externally.

The post holder will actively input and influence the provision and development of Pathology services across the West of England Pathology Network.

Our vision is to realise our great potential by empowering our skilled workforce to deliver high-quality, financially sustainable services, from state of-the-art facilities.

In delivering this vision, theDirector of Severn Pathology Services will beresponsible for:

• Leading the strategic development of Pathology services, ensuring alignment with the Trust's clinical strategy.


• Development of strategic plans.


• Ensuring the Trust is responsive to the commissioning agenda.


• Overseeing the development and delivery of safe, efficient, and cost-effective services.


• Leading discussions with commercial and NHS partners to support service delivery.


• Leading service development, ensuring that staff development and customer / patient focus is at the core.


• Working with Pathology network partners to support maturation of the network.


• Representing Pathology services both locally, regionally, and nationally.
  
  § Extensive senior leadership and operational management


experience (5 years +) gained within a healthcare provider

setting, or other large public sector organisation.

§ Proven people management experience in a senior

role, preferably working across organisations, partnerships or with multiple stakeholders.

• Experience of leading and managing substantial service change and redesign in a complex environment.


§ Evidence of significant achievement in managing and delivering strategic level projects or workstreams.

§ Experience of managing complex operational situations that involve staff from all levels within the organisation and across a range of professional and organisational boundaries.

• Strong communication and relationship skills, including proven ability to build relationships with senior leaders and partners, and the ability to deliver complex, sensitive, and sometimes contentious corporate messages.


• Strong commercial awareness and understanding, with the ability to lead business development in a competitive environment/market.


• Personal alignment with the Trust's Values of: Caring, Ambitious, Respectful and Supportive.


• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Biomedical Scientist or Clinical Scientist is desirable but not essential.
  
  Pathology services are at the forefront of delivering 21stcentury healthcare and are key to an organisation's ability to provide high quality patient care.


Severn Pathology is founded on the consolidation of NBT Pathology Services, in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency, and aims to provide integrated services across BNSSG. Severn Pathology is a partner in the West of England Pathology Network.

Severn Pathology aspires to offer excellence and through working in collaboration with other partners, our intention is to be recognised as a leading provider of Pathology services in England., North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialties. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We are an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Bristol is consistently voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local music, arts and gastronomic scenes, a wide range of modern and state of the art shopping, recreation and leisure facilities, a wealth of great local family days out, fantastic transport links and it has a rich history. If you prefer country, village or smaller town living, our Trust is easily commutable from a range of attractive locations in North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, and South Wales (such as Portishead or Chepstow).