Scientific Officer - Quality Management

NHS; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Scientific Officer for Quality Management in their Pathology Department. The ideal candidate will be an HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist with experience in Pathology quality and UKAS accreditation. Responsibilities include supporting the Quality Manager and maintaining the Quality Management System. This permanent role offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 annually, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Qualified HCPC Biomedical Scientist required.
• Experience in Pathology quality management and UKAS accreditation necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support management and development of the Quality Management System.
• Provide advice on accreditation, governance, and quality assurance.

Skills

UKAS assessments experience

Knowledge of ISO 15189:2022

Proficient in Microsoft products

Ability to prioritize workload

Education

Accredited degree in Biomedical Science with honours

State registration with the HCPC

Job description

Overview

Go back Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Scientific Officer - Quality Management

The closing date is 10 October 2025.

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic, self motivated Scientific Officer in Quality Management within CHFT's Pathology Department, to work closely with the Pathology Quality Manager. The Pathology Department is across two hospital sites (Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital) and all areas of the pathology service are currently UKAS accredited.

We are looking for a qualified HCPC Biomedical Scientist who will be a key member of the Quality team within CHFT, has previous Pathology quality experience and has participated in UKAS accreditation.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work closely with the Pathology Quality Manager to support the management, development and maintenance of the QMS for all departments within Pathology.

The post holder will be required to be a point of contact within the Quality team for all matters related to Quality Management. Triaging requests for support and communicating effectively with the Quality Manager and Administrator to ensure the team delivers appropriate guidance and support across Pathology. This will require liaising effectively with all grades and roles of across Pathology including clinical, scientific and support staff.

To assist the Quality Manager with the maintenance and continual improvement of the Quality Management System and the electronic Quality Management System.

To provide advice (within scope of practice) alongside the Pathology Quality Manager, to all pathology and Trust staff on matters relating to accreditation, governance, and quality assurance within Pathology on such quality initiatives as are deemed necessary to achieve and maintain compliance with UKAS, relevant ISO, MHRA Blood Safety and Quality Regulations and Human Tissue Act requirements.

About us

CHFT employs more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff and the local community.

QUALIFICATIONS

• State registration with the HCPC
• Accredited degree in Biomedical Science with honours
• IBMS Specialist postgraduate portfolio or equivalent experience
• Laboratory CAPA training
• Laboratory audit training

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

• Experience of UKAS assessments (as an auditee and close out of nonconformities)
• Awareness of the Health and Safety at Work Act and the role of the HSE
• Experience of working within the Pathology CHFT Quality Management system o Auditing- Technical scope and Quality Management System o Document production and review o Training and assessment of competence of staff between band 2 - 5
• Working knowledge of ISO 15189:2022
• Experience of training other Biomedical Scientists and support workers
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Awareness of metrological traceability and calibration (measurement systems)
• Proficient in the use of a variety of Microsoft and open-source products for data collection, manipulation and report writing (Excel, Teams, Word, Libre Office and others)
• Understanding of the set up and proficient in use of all modules of Qpulse compliance database
• Working knowledge of Blood Safety Quality Regulation and the role of MHRA in the regulation of Hospital Blood Banks
• Working knowledge of the Human Tissue Act and the role of the HTA in the regulation of PM and body store facilities
• Awareness of the CQC and how they regulate healthcare providers
• Experience with Typo 3 or website build

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Confidence to escalate concerns to line manager in a timely manner
• Previous experience as trained auditor for current technical department
• Good verbal and written skills
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and ability to use own initiative within your sphere of competency

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary - Acre Street - Lindley

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Reference number

372-FSS2880

Job locations

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary - Acre Street - Lindley