Person Specification

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant Master’s, equivalent professional qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development.
• RSPH Certificate & Diploma of Anatomical Pathology Technology, or RSPH Level 3 and 4 Diploma in Healthcare Science (Anatomical Pathology Technology)

Desirable

• Completed e-learning MEO core training modules
• Prince 2 qualification or equivalent experience
• Understanding of lean methodology

Previous experience

Essential

• Supervision, training and teaching Healthcare professionals
• Evidence of managing successful projects and/or operational performance
• Operational experience in managing complex services, including design, development, implementation, and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment.
• Experience of managing complex budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management.
• Extensive experience working as an Anatomical Pathology Technologist.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas.
• Experience of working within the Medical Examiner framework.

Skills

Essential

• Practical knowledge of current mortuary & bereavement practices and legislation
• Knowledge of Human Tissue Act
• Knowledge of the Coroner & Justice Act 2009 reference to the medical examiner system. Full understanding of the medical examiner system operational remit when incorporated within Bereavement Services.
• Knowledge of the Coroner & Justice Act 2009 reference to the medical examiner system. Full understanding of the medical examiner system operational remit when incorporated within Bereavement Services.
• Highly effective people and project management skills.
• Use advanced analytical and judgment skills, including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data.
• Work flexibly, prioritise workloads and resource them in response to changing demands and requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills with a track record in consistently delivering performance targets and writing complex business cases, policies and change.
• Excellent management skills, including motivating and coaching staff.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and delegate effectively.
• Ability to find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems.
• IT literate, including competency in MS Office programmes and in particular, in Excel.

Desirable

• Extensive knowledge of contract management.
• Excellent understanding and track record of successful change and project management.
• Extensive knowledge of operations and / or project management methodologies and techniques.

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: 07 January 2026

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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