Blood Sciences Quality Manager | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer care institution is seeking a motivated and experienced Quality Manager to oversee the Blood Transfusion Quality Management System. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with national and international quality standards while working closely with multiple teams. This full-time role offers dynamic working conditions and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Stimulating and dynamic working environment

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working requests

Qualifications

• HCPC registered qualification required.
• Experience in Blood Transfusion quality management.
• Strong communication skills to work with various teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with national and international standards.
• Develop and maintain the Blood Transfusion Quality Management System.
• Prepare documents for Quality & Risk Management Committee meetings.

Skills

Expert advice in quality

Ability to assess compliance

Experience with MHRA inspections

Job description

Overview

There is a vacancy for a full time HCPC registered, Band 8a Quality Manager in the Blood Sciences Department, working across all 3 sites. The successful candidate will be motivated, passionate and able to provide expert advice in all areas of quality within Blood Sciences with a primary focus on Blood Transfusion. Experience of MHRA inspections and the ability to critically assess compliance of current systems is essential.

You will work closely with the Blood Sciences quality officer, the pathology quality team, departmental leads and the Blood Sciences management team to provide an integrated and robust quality system. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the effective operation and continual development of the Blood Transfusion Quality Management System, in collaboration with the Blood Sciences Manager and Transfusion Team, and to ensure ongoing compliance with all required national and international standards (UKAS ISO15189 and BSQR).

The post holder will also work with the Pathology Quality Manager and Lead Biomedical Scientists to support the effective functioning and development of the Pathology Quality Management System to ensure compliance with all relevant national and international standards across Biochemistry and Haematology (UKAS ISO15189). The Quality Manager will support the development of the department and improve its efficiency and the quality of the service provided.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees’ work-life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our ongoing achievements.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

• Attendance at and participation in meetings in relation to quality, audit and improvement
• To prepare papers for Quality & Risk Management Committee meetings and Blood Transfusion Committee meetings
• To assist in the organisation of external assessment visits for Blood Transfusion, Biochemistry and Haematology
• Ensure that new regulatory initiatives, evolving guidelines and changes in legislation that impact on the Blood Transfusion quality system and subsequent operations are communicated to the Quality Team and Service Managers
• To lead the completion of the annual Blood Compliance Reports to the MHRA
• Assist the Principal Biomedical Scientist & Pathology Service Manager with the Annual Management Review process for Pathology within the remit of the post

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025