Providing leadership in life sciences and related industries
Overview
This standard is about providing leadership to members of your team/department in
accordance with approved procedures. You will be expected to motivate and support
them to achieve the objectives of the team/department and to encourage them to
achieve their personal objectives. You will be expected to present records and
details of your work to the appropriate people.
Successful businesses rely on strong teamwork at all levels of the organisation.
Being able to motivate staff to work together to achieve the key objective of the
team/department is an essential part of being a successful team leader/manager
You will be required to plan the work of your team, and to set and agree individual
objectives. You will help them solve technical problems, monitor their progress
against the objectives you set, and provide feedback and guidance for improvements
in their performance. You will be expected to work to verbal/written instructions and
standard operating procedures, with a minimum of supervision, taking personal
responsibility for your own actions and for the quality and accuracy of the work that
you and your team carry out.
Your underpinning knowledge will be sufficient to provide a sound basis for your
work, and will enable you to adopt an informed approach to team building/leading
procedures. You will have an understanding of the leadership skills used, in
adequate depth to provide a sound background for carrying out the activities to the
required specification.
Who is this standard for
This standard is for senior technicians who have assumed some line management
responsibility.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
P1 ensure that your work is carried out in accordance with workplace procedures
to protect yourself and others
P2 set out and positively communicate the purpose and objectives of your
team/department
P3 involve team members in planning how your team/department will achieve its
objectives
P4 ensure that each member of your team/department has personal work
objectives and understands how achieving these will contribute to achievement
of the team's objectives
P5 encourage and support your team/department members to achieve their
personal work objectives and those of the team, and provide recognition when
objectives have been achieved
P6 steer your team/department successfully through difficulties and challenges
P7 encourage and recognise creativity and innovation within your
team/department
P8 give your team/department members support and advice when needed
P9 monitor activities and progress against objectives across your
team/department, and encourage responsibility in individuals for their own
actions
P10 communicate the required information about the work done, to authorised
people, in accordance with departmental and organisational procedures
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
K1 the health and safety requirements of the area in which you are carrying out
the activities
K2 the legal and regulatory frameworks within which you are working and the
implications of failing to comply with either
K3 the main purpose/role of your team/department and where it links with the rest
of the organisation
K4 the limits of your authority and to whom you should report if you have problems
you cannot resolve
K5 how to assess the scientific or technical requirements of a work role
K6 the planning required for the team/department to achieve its objectives
K7 different ways of communicating effectively with members of your
team/department
K8 how to set objectives which are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
Realistic and Time-bound)
K9 how to set and monitor personal work objectives for the team/department
K10 how to select and successfully apply a range of different methods for
motivating, supporting and encouraging team members, and for recognising
their achievements
K11 difficulties and challenges that may arise and ways of identifying and
overcoming them
K12 the standards of performance for the work of your team/department and how
the organisation measures them
K13 the benefits of, and how to encourage and recognise creativity and innovation
within a team
K14 who the team/department members are, their purpose, objectives and plans for
them
K15 the types of support and technical advice that your team/department are likely
to need, and how to provide these