Leading a team of Quality Leads across all disciplines of Pathology to maintain UKAS accreditation to ISO 15189• Troubleshooting quality management issues working towards successful resolutions• Lead for the quality management system, providing direction, troubleshooting, support, knowledge and training on all elements of the QMS• Working with key stakeholders, both Trust Wide and Community Wide, including CCG's and specific GP surgeries to improve the patient pathway from the sample inception to the report production• Chairing Pathology Quality Meetings, delivering actions and liaising with quality leads to ensure completion of outstanding actions.• Working with UKAS assessment manager and their team to deliver successful pathology accreditation in all disciplines• Working with Laboratory Service Managers to deliver continual improvement and maintenance of UKAS accreditation to ISO 15189• Conducting Human Resource Disciplinary Investigations including conducting witness interviews, disciplinary report completion and presentation of management case to a disciplinary panel• Writing, editing, reviewing and developing policies and procedures which are Pan Pathology or supporting those which are department specific• Revision of the Quality Manual and Quality Policy leading to a more user friendly and targeted overarching quality policy• Working with the other Pathology Service Managers to provide a clear defined direction, support and development of the Sherwood Forest Hospitals Pathology Department

Providing Line and Service Management to the Histology Laboratory, deputising and reporting to the Cellular Pathology Service Manager. Duties and responsibilities are summarised below.Line Management• Responsible for rotation of 40 staff ensuring critical areas are adequately staffed and training of new starters is maintained• Annual appraisals – including target setting including quality objectives. Ensuring staff skills are utilised and areas of development are supported and successfully improved.HR• Stage 1 and 2 formal monitoring meetings for sickness absence; including target setting and adhering to Trust sickness and absence monitoring policies• Recruitment and retention of staff including writing of job descriptions for Agenda for Change panel review, interviewing and skill test settingQuality• Review of validation and verification reports for the whole department, including staining validation, processor equipment validation and fixation e-ray validation. Ensuring all meet the requirements for ISO15189:2012Histology• Troubleshooting specialist issues which arise including staining and quality control issues• Providing advice to all staff on histology matters including advising on current guidelines, governance and quality standardsManagement• Resourcing new and up to date equipment to ensure continuation of service and future proofing.• Liaising with sales representatives to obtain quotes and demonstrations of new and replacement equipment• Completing capital bids and case of needs for replacement or new equipment, ensuring equipment evidences quality improvements and benefits to the department• Stock control and ordering using Agresso and Optimal systems • Establishment reviews to meet budget setting and staffing requirements• Team working with Team Leaders and other staff groups to provide the highest quality clinical service

I was employed in the Histology department at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust as a Band 7 Biomedical Team Leader. As Training Officer I was responsible for leading on all training aspects for the histology department. This includes the development of new competency documentation for all staff including MLA, BMS, Administration and Clerical and Mortuary Technicians. These had to be compliant with UKAS accreditation to ISO:15189 (2012) and during the accreditation process in April 2016 the competencies were deemed acceptable by UKAS.Dissection lead built on my previous experience in dissection. I was responsible for delivering routine dissection on specimens in rotation with Band 6 BMS'. I was also responsible for delivering the training for dissection to BMS' new to dissection and biopsy transfer. I have built on my previous knowledge in dissection combining this with the knowledge from the Expert Role in BMS Dissection course ran by North England Pathology and Screening Education Centre. Combining these I started developing dissection skills for advanced dissection including colonic cancers and gynae cancer cases.This role also required first line supervision and management skills. This built on previous experience gained as Laboratory Lead in Bowel Cancer Screening. During this role I was been involved in following HR process regarding capability both formal and informal resulting in a successful conclusion. I completed appraisal of MLA and administration staff on an annual basis, ensuring successful annual review and the setting of clear manageable targets. I was responsible for the weekly rota, making sure all areas were staffed adequately to produce maximum efficiency and delivery of daily consultant workload. As IT lead for the department I was responsible for all IT enquirers for the histology department. This included working with the Winpath system and ensuring that it was utilised to provide the best results.

The post involved routine histological techniques including section cutting, paraffin wax embedding, quality control of routine haematoxylin and eosin stained sections, performing specialist stains and dissection of specimens. As a Specialist Biomedical Scientist the post also included troubleshooting day to day performance of the laboratory such as staining issues and sectioning issues. In this post I also had to demonstrate leadership skills within different sections of the laboratory including Main Laboratory and Dissection, The role also included the overseeing of the breaks and ensuring that there was enough staff provided for delivery and adherence of turnaround times. When leading in the dissection area of the department the core requirements are troubleshooting issues which may arise daily the dissection of specimens in BMS dissection, ensuring the tissue transfer section of dissection is staffed with adequate staff per workload, liaising with consultant pathologists to ensure that complex specimens are dissected and ensuring the dissected specimens are loaded onto the processors for overnight processing. During my time at the histology department I expanded my dissection repertoire. This included LLETZ biopsies, gall bladders, appendix, dermatology specimens such as melanoma excisions and marked excisions. I am also competent in the opening of complex specimens for fixation ensuring that these are not compromised for consultant dissection, including colons, kidneys and testis for cancer and benign conditions. At all times I adhered to standards outlined by the Royal College of Pathologists and governance standards surrounding specimen dissection.As part of this role I was responsible for leading on information technology. This involved trouble shooting issues which may arise with software issues. Editing and evolving Winpath software to ensure that it is fit for purpose as procedures change.

I was previously employed within the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, Eastern Hub as the Laboratory Lead. This post involved the day to day line management of the laboratory section of the screening programme. This post involved, monitoring laboratory performance including positive checks and individual performance, attending operational management and senior management meetings, chairing section meetings, developing new laboratory procedures, recruitment and development for new members of staff and other routine line management processes. As my role as Laboratory Lead I carried out annual personal development reviews for Screening Officers within the department. These are key to staff development and involve setting targets for development and highlighting issues of concern. As Training Officer it was also my responsibility to plan all annual reviews for the year and ensure they are completed and relevant documentation completed. Within the role I also had quality management responsibilities, this involves the monitoring and development of quality processes within the screening programme. I monitored the departments External Quality assurance schemes, introducing a new assurance scheme, writing new standard operating procedures and conducting audits to meet CPA standards. The training officer role also required me to monitor mandatory training rates (being congratulated as the only pathology department to achieve 100% attendance at over 4 mandatory Trust courses), liaise with training managers, develop training within the screening programme and inform and submit training requests for all staff within the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, Eastern Hub.

• Paraffin wax section cutting• Embedding of processed tissue in paraffin wax including biopsies and critical orientation• Special staining• Immunohistochemistry, including hand staining and automated staining• Scribing for consultants giving complex descriptions of tissue specimens• Small biopsy dissection, including handling and provision of descriptions• Specimen dissection RC Path categories A-C, including LLETZ biopsies, Gall Bladders, Appendix. Benign Uterus with some basic Derm specimens • Monitoring of trainees and other members of staff• Quality checking routine haematoxylin and eosin stained sections• Attending renal biopsies on the ward• Dissection of adequate renal tissue for specialised techniques including electron microscopy and immunoflourescence • Freezing of tissue for immunoflouresence and molecular diagnostics• Pre-dissection of breast tissues, including orientation, X-ray and adequate fixation of material• Routine Immunohistochemistry•Development of new staining and practical techniques leading to the development and monitoring of Standard Operating Procedures• Teaching of new practices to other colleagues• Frozen section cutting• Training of other team members and new members of staff• Participation in laboratory rota• Participation in on call rota including provision of Saturday cover for surgical initiative lists• Use of category 3 containment room• Examination, horizontal and vertical audits• Member of the departments Core Lean Team, this involves training in Lean Thinking and how to apply this to the department, communicating changes to all staff, meetings with other team members, gathering data for changes, A3 problem solving, Process sequence charts and other Lean tools.• Participation in laboratory based continuing professional development• Participation in Trust Mandatory Training • Daily use of IT, including NHS database• Comply with health and safety policies and procedures

• Paraffin wax section cutting• Embedding of processed tissue in paraffin wax including biopsies and critical orientation• Special staining• Immunohistochemistry, including hand staining and automated staining• Scribing for consultants giving complex descriptions of tissue specimens• Small biopsy dissection, including handling and provision of descriptions• Attending renal biopsies on the ward• Dissection of adequate renal tissue for specialised techniques including electron microscopy and immunoflourescence • Freezing of tissue for immunoflouresence and molecular diagnostics• Pre-dissection of breast tissues, including orientation, X-ray and adequate fixation of material• Routine Immunohistochemistry•Development of new staining and practical techniques leading to the development and monitoring of Standard Operating Procedures• Teaching of new practices to other colleagues• Frozen section cutting• Training of other team members and new members of staff• Participation in laboratory rota• Participation in on call rota including provision of Saturday cover for surgical initiative lists• Use of category 3 containment room• Examination, horizontal and vertical audits• Member of the departments Core Lean Team, this involves training in Lean Thinking and how to apply this to the department, communicating changes to all staff, meetings with other team members, gathering data for changes, A3 problem solving, Process sequence charts and other Lean tools.• Participation in laboratory based continuing professional development• Participation in Trust Mandatory Training • Daily use of IT, including NHS database• Comply with health and safety policies and procedures

• Paraffin wax section cutting• Embedding of processed tissue in paraffin wax including biopsies and critical orientation• Special staining• Immunohistochemistry, including hand staining and automated staining• Scribing for consultants giving complex descriptions of tissue specimens• Small biopsy dissection, including handling and provision of descriptions• Participation in laboratory based continuing professional development• Participation in Trust Mandatory Training • Daily use of IT, including NHS database• Comply with health and safety policies and procedures