Clinical Scientist/Quality Manager - Clinical Immunology Service - 81166Z25 - Grade 8

Job Description

Position Details

Clinical Immunology Service, School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health. Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK. Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606. Grade: 8. Part Time (30 hours per week). Fixed Term contract up to December 2026. Closing date: 12th October 2025.

Our offer to you

People are at the heart of what we are and do. The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements.

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 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.

• 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.
• Take a lead role in document control and audit within the laboratory and educate, promote and encourage all staff to participate in QM.

Main Duties

Senior leadership:

• As part of the laboratory\’s senior management team, plan the activities and lead the development of the department.
• Contribute to general departmental management by performing, subject to consultation, such tasks as delegated by the laboratory manager.
• Implement planned changes to the clinical technical service.

Clinical:

• Prioritising, performing, interpreting, validating and authorizing specialist investigations according to standard operating procedures.
• Providing technical clinical advice to clinicians and other practitioners.
• Identify and communicate abnormal clinical results.

Technical:

• Perform appropriate specialist laboratory procedures and tasks that are consistent with the job holder\’s levels of specialist knowledge, skills and experience and take responsibility for the daily provision of the service.
• Be up to date with contemporary methods including any analytical equipment used in the section and lead in the procurement of such equipment as is deemed necessary for the service.

Quality assurance:

• As part of the laboratory\’s senior management team take a lead role in supporting the quality manager to ensure departmental compliance with UKAS ISO15189.
• Together with senior colleagues take a leading role in ensuring the department\’s research activities are performed in accordance with GCLP and the requirements of MHRA.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

Knowledge:

• In depth specialist knowledge of Immunology theory and practice particularly in relation clinical immunology diagnostics.
• Detailed understanding of immune assays including trouble-shooting processes.

Skills:

• Well-developed communication skills and the ability to communicate with staff and service users at all levels.
• Ability to direct and prioritise division of work for other staff (technical and clerical).

Qualifications:

• Science degree acceptable to ACB or equivalent qualification.
• State Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council or IBMS.

Experience:

• Significant experience working as 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.

We believe there is no such thing as a \’typical\’ member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life.

The University of Birmingham is committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations.