Clinical Scientist/Quality Manager

Salary:

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606

Hours:

Part Time (30 hours per week)

Contract Type:

Fixed Term contract up to December 2026

Role Summary

As Quality Manager and a senior Health Care Scientist, the post holder will work closely with the Clinical Immunology Services (CIS) Director and senior leadership to ensure the delivery of a patient centred, quality driven, efficient and cost-effective service. The CIS provides a comprehensive Clinical Immunology diagnostics service to the West Midlands, regional services in lymphoma/leukaemia diagnosis and national services for neuro-immunology and myeloma reporting. Being situated within the University of Birmingham, the CIS also provides central trials analysis for a number of national and local research studies and has a strong track record in immunodiagnostic development.

The post holder will provide guidance and advice in all issues relating to quality within the laboratory. They will report to laboratory management on the functioning and effectiveness of the quality management system via management review, senior staff, general laboratory and quality management group meetings or on an ad hoc basis. The post holder will ensure the implementation, development and maintenance of a quality management system in order to provide service improvement via; ensuring conformity with ISO 15189 accreditation standards, liaising with accreditation bodies and keeping up to date with changes in standards. The post holder will have excellent communication and management skills and lead liaison with other Quality Managers and end-users to establish satisfaction. The post holder will take a lead role in document control and audit within the laboratory and educate, promote and encourage all staff to participate in QM.

The post holder will have significant expertise in the laboratory medicine and as part of the laboratory’s senior management team, plan the activities and lead the development of the department.Operating with considerable autonomy, the post holder will supervise highly specialist clinical technical investigations including specialist assays, method and equipment evaluation/selection, research and development that incorporates medium to long term service development and enhancement.

Person Specification

Qualifications:

• Science degree acceptable to ACB or equivalent qualification.
• State Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council or IBMS.
• MSc or equivalent qualification/experience required.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development in accordance with HCPC requirements.

Experience:

• Significant experience workingas a Health Care Scientist specialising in immunological diagnosis and monitoring desirable.
• Experience in supervising small teams and taking responsibility for specific sections of the laboratory.
• Actively participate in CPD to maintain in depth specialist understanding of relevant aspects of work.
• Working with researchers to understand and deliver testing requirements for studies/clinical trials.

Informal enquiries can be made to Alex Richter, email:a.g.richter@bham.ac.uk

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£47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606