Job Description
Hospital Services Manager- Barnsley Centre
We’re looking for an operational manager to take on a key leadership role for our team managing the stock control, validation, and dispatch of blood and blood components to hospitals and NHSBT sites in our service area.
Job Summary
In this role you will be responsible for the overall management, stock control and dispatch of blood and components to hospital and NHSBT sites in the area served by the Centre. Your duties will include:-
- Ensuring that all units are validated in a controlled manner and within a time frame to maximise stock availability.
- Ensuring policy, practice and service development is in line with national strategy
- Management and development of Hospital Services (HS) staff, including recruitment, appraisal and performance. Departmental Budget Holder.
- Working as an integral member to the Regional and National Hospital Services Team.
- Collaborating with other HS Managers and from time to time the Strategic Team to develop and support strategies
- Responsibility for cross directorate liaison/working with regards to HS.
- Acting as Duty Hospital Services Manager for site and deputising for Regional HS Manager
You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice
You will be required to participate in an on-call out of hours rota, which will include evenings, weekend or public holiday working
About You
Experience and Knowledge
- Leadership and management experience working within NHSBT or a pharmaceutical environment
- Experience of handling employee grievances, conflicts and disciplinaries
- Thorough understanding of working to the rules of Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Laboratory Practice and Total Quality Management
- Understanding of policies, standards and guidelines
- Experience and participation in validation and development projects
- Experience of audit process and requirements
Qualifications and Training
- FIBMS/Masters OR equivalent experience (see Experience and Knowledge) and a willingness to undertake study to achieve Masters’ level qualification
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.
About Us
At NHS Blood and Transplant, we’re incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be. We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers.
It’s an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year. We offer brilliant benefits including 27 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), a comprehensive induction and training programme, and competitive pension scheme.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with and positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality.
Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 26th June 2025
Interviews are anticipated to be held on w/c 7th July 2025 – subject to confirmation
For informal enquiries please contact Michael Robert Regional Hospital Services Manager – North on Michael.roberts@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Please also view the benefits information sheet which details the benefits of working for NHSBT and the hours of work, salary, leave entitlement etc. for this role.
