Infection Sciences Support Manager: Sponsorship Available

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Infection Sciences Support Manager – Cumberland Infirmary– 37.5 hrs per week.

Manage the day-to-day operation, quality, efficiency and scientific provision in Infection Sciences including quality management, I.T. applications, training and health & safety (H&S). Deputise for the immunology, microbiology and virology team managers in their absence.

Dependant on experience there may be a commitment to weekend working, on call and early/late shifts

Main duties of the job

Clinical –

Participate in the analysis and interpretation of laboratory investigations according to service needs.

Resolve staff problems in clinical judgements and analytical results / techniques in the absence of the team manager

Management –

Lead/manage staff within the infection science laboratory and associated support services, ensuring appropriate staff structures, policies, practices and competences are in place.

Performance manage staff through appraisal and development

Maintain Quality Assurance schemes for Infection Sciences

Act as departmental quality manager

Administration –

Maintain a Quality Management System to ensure continual compliance with accreditation and regulatory bodies

Education –

Manage training requirements for all staff in Infection Sciences, undertaking the role of training supervisor, acting as lead for planning and monitoring.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc in biomedical science or equivalent.
  • HCPC registration.
  • MSc in healthcare science or equivalent.

Desirable

  • Postgraduate certificate in quality management or equivalent
  • Health and safety certificate or equivalent Foundation management certificate or equivalent
  • “Train the trainer” certificate of equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Working practices in infection sciences disciplines.
  • Staff supervision within an NHS laboratory.
  • Use of information systems at a system applications level or higher.
  • Quality management systems
  • Health & Safety procedures

Desirable

  • Audit
  • QMS software
  • Collation and presentation of information
  • Delivering training including to non-lab staff
  • Competence/ Specialist portfolio with external assessment

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Technical competence with ability to supervise staff in any section of the department.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Good team worker with ability to motivate and influence a team, fostering good professional practice.
  • Ability to use in-house IT systems and competence with word processing, spreadsheet and database software.
  • Good hand-eye coordination.
  • Leadership skills.
  • Ability to instigate procedures for corrective action.
  • Ability to formulate, perform and evaluate training.
  • Ability to deputise for the team manager.

Personal Circumstances

Essential

  • Commitment to CPD.
  • Positive and Optimistic
  • Confident
  • Well motivated and innovative

Other requirements

Essential

  • Flexible approach to working patterns.
  • Able to travel between hospital sites and more widely, according to service needs.

Desirable

  • Driving licence.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Continuing professional development with portfolio.
  • Training requirements in UK clinical laboratories
  • Trust and department H&S procedures
  • Quality management
  • POCT technology & regulations

Desirable

  • Equality impact assessment
  • ISO 15189 standards

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 11 October 2026

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