Job Title: Cellular Pathology Quality Section Manager (Senior BMS) / Trainee
Agency: Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Services
Location: Coventry, United Kingdom, Warwickshire
Salary/Rate: 38,682 – £ 54,710 / Year

Job Summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Services (CWPS) provide pathology services to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) in Coventry, George Elliot NHS Trust (GEH) in Nuneaton, and South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) in Warwick.

The Histopathology Department, based at UHCW and SWFT sites, consists of over 120 staff members providing dissection, microtomy, molecular, and immunohistochemistry services. Sub-specialities include Breast, Gynaecology, Dermatology, Colorectal, and Respiratory, among others. Mortuary services are also provided across both sites.

Our Histology service has several exciting projects on the horizon, including the modernisation of automation. This is an exciting opportunity to engage with this ongoing transformation of the service, and as departmental Quality Lead, you will be pivotal in ensuring the safe and effective delivery of the services as part of the Section Manager (Senior BMS) team.

As departmental Quality Section Manager, you will be responsible for the coordination and maintenance of ISO15189 accreditation and compliance with HTA guidelines.

Main duties of the job

** Completion of IBMS Specialist Diploma or equivalent is required and MUST be stated. **

Completion of a level 7 qualification (MSc. IBMS HSD or equivalent) is essential. Applications are also invited from candidates who are working towards this. Such applicants, if successful, will be appointed as a Trainee Section Manager and paid at Band 6 until completion of the qualification.

• Co-ordinates quality assurance schemes and supervises compliance with the departmental audit schedules, reviews findings, and implements service changes and improvements where necessary.
• Manages the propagation and maintenance of all laboratory aspects of the ISO standards, HTA regulations, and any other statutory regulations.
• Ensures quality assurance procedures are adhered to and all necessary internal records are maintained. Collates data for and leads departmental meetings and proposes and implements change as appropriate, ensuring clear lines of communication at all times.
• Takes responsibility within the laboratory for achieving and maintaining all local and national performance targets. Management of KPIs (key performance indicators), including prioritising work to achieve turnaround times, managing staff attendance, and attaining and sustaining PDR and mandatory training compliance.
• Oversee and develop the implementation of new techniques, equipment, and working practices, including supporting the management of change processes that require implementation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information ,visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 24 November 2025

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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