Band 8d - Director, UK NEQAS BTLP

NHS Jobs; Watford; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

UK NEQAS BTLP is seeking a senior professional to provide expert scientific advice and interpretation to participants, professional bodies and organisations on quality assurance, clinical laboratory performance and related issues.

You will represent UK NEQAS BTLP on external national committees, lead business planning, ensure information governance, and plan research to identify trends in hospital blood transfusion laboratory practice, including project costing and funding identification.

Qualifications

• Provide expert scientific advice on quality assurance and clinical laboratory performance.
• Represent UK NEQAS BTLP on external national committees.
• Plan and undertake research to identify trends in hospital transfusion lab practice.
• Be accountable for delivery of services in line with UK NEQAS Code of Practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert scientific advice and interpretation to participants and professional bodies on QA and lab performance.
• Represent UK NEQAS BTLP in external national committees and organisations.
• Plan and undertake research to monitor trends in hospital transfusion laboratory practice.
• Oversee business planning, continuity policy and information governance for UK NEQAS BTLP.

Job description

You will be responsible for providing expert scientific advice and interpretation to participants, professional bodies and other organisations on quality assurance, clinical laboratory performance and other issues, including use of techniques, reagents and equipment, in accordance with national guidelines. You will be responsible for representing UK NEQAS BTLP and the wider UK NEQAS organisation in a professional capacity on external national committees and organisations. You will be responsible for UK NEQAS BTLP business planning and for business continuity policy. You will be responsible for security of information held by UK NEQAS BTLP, in line with current information governance legislation. You will be responsible for planning and undertaking a programme of research designed to identify and monitor trends in hospital blood transfusion laboratory practice, as well as research and development to improve the Schemes services, including project planning, costing and identifying funding. You will be accountable to the Trust and the UK NEQAS Board of Trustees for the delivery of UK NEQAS BTLP services in accordance with the UK NEQAS Code of Practice, Department of Health guidelines for the management of EQA schemes within NHS trusts, and the advice of the recognised national oversight bodies.

£113,565 - £150,569 per annum inclusive of HCAS