Head of Financial Management (Permanent)

Location: Buckinghamshire

Contract: Permanent Full time – 37.5 hours per week Mon to Friday 9am to 5pm

Castlefield Recruitment are partnering with a leading charity who are seeking a qualified and experienced Clinical Scientist with HCPC registration to head up their Epilepsy Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) Unit, which is the foremost provider of anti-seizure drug monitoring services in the United Kingdom and internationally. The ISO15189 accredited medical service provides personalised medication dosing support for people with epilepsy, enabling better seizure control and improving their lives.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all regulatory and accreditation requirements for the laboratory are met.
• Assist in maintaining and continually improving the high-quality analytical service the Unit provides.
• Implement regulatory-compliant laboratory information management system.
• Work closely with the TDM Unit's team to maintain stringent analytical criteria and fast sample turnaround times for service users.
• Provide scientific and clinical advisory activities for service users.
• Work closely with the Quality Manager to ensure the continuous fulfilment of ISO15189:2022 standard requirements.
• Ensure that all analyses are undertaken according to written protocols and quality assurance procedures.
• Assist in laboratory quality improvements (e.g. resolve audit findings, implement CAPAs, conduct management reviews).
• Manage the clinical and biomedical scientists’ team and a quality manager, ensuring they perform their duties effectively and in line with international standards and internal policies and procedures.
• Support the personal development of the team to help them perform in their current role and maintain CPD.
• Assist in co-ordinating and hosting regulatory inspections.
• Take an active role in risk management, identifying potential risks and challenges in projects and the environment at the TDM Unit and implementing strategies to mitigate these risks.
• Experience in training and mentoring of junior staff.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in medical biochemistry or assessed equivalent of knowledge and expertise in therapeutic drug monitoring.
• Experience with laboratory information management systems.
• Experience with electronic quality management system.
• Working knowledge of COSHH standards and risk assessments.
• Fully aware of the regulatory environment and takes the lead in regulatory compliance for TDM in a pragmatic manner.
• Experience in business continuity planning, testing and continual improvements.
• Experience in change control management.
• Experience in customer relations management.
• Experience in leadership and management of various teams (scientific and non-scientific).
• Experience in strategic planning and business development.
• Excellent scientific presentation skills.
• Great relationship-building skills.
• Creative thinker – able to come up with new ideas and encourage ideas in others.
• Have a flexible approach to work and duties.

Benefits:

• 27 days holiday + Bank Holidays. Opportunity to buy/sell annual leave.
• Pension: 4% contribution to group pension scheme with 5% contribution by employee with the option for employees to contribute more.
• Employee Assistance Programme: A 24/7 free phone confidential employee assistance programme and helpline available for counselling, financial and legal advice.
• Access to shopping discounts and cashback with thousands of retailers.
• Length of Service Awards: Length of service recognition.
• Big Y-es: Recognition scheme for those employees who go above and beyond by living our values.
• Refer a Friend Scheme: If you refer a friend, who is hired, you receive £250 (conditions apply).
• Free on-site parking.
• Professional Membership: You may be eligible to claim a professional body annual membership/subscription.
• On-site coffee shop which sells an array of hot and cold meals, snacks, drinks, and refreshments.

For more information or to speak to our dedicated consultant Scott Hilton, contact Castlefield Recruitment 0161 938 724.