Band 7 Quality Lead - Senior Biomedical Scientist

The post is full-time 37.5 hours per week and the successful candidate will be based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital but will work collaboratively to support Clinical Biochemistry & Immunology across all UHB sites. Cross-site working is therefore to be expected to assist working closely with colleagues in continually developing and maintaining the quality management system, ensuring compliance with ISO 15189:2022., The post holder will take the lead specialist role in quality and audit, being responsible for the implementation, delivery and maintenance of the quality management system and such quality initiatives as are deemed necessary to achieve and maintain compliance with UKAS. They are expected to provide leadership, advice, and direction to staff and users on matters relating to the quality management system, accreditation, quality assurance and audit.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our busy, friendly team to work in our progressive Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology laboratories. The department provides a 24/7 diagnostic and monitoring service for routine and urgent automated investigations. The Clinical Biochemistry laboratories are equipped with Abbott Alinity c and i series analysers. The Specialist Biochemistry and Immunology laboratories provide a wide range of tests using specialist equipment and techniques., You MUST have a BSc in Biomedical Science or equivalent with a completed IBMS Specialist portfolio or equivalent and HCPC registration with experience of Biochemistry. This is a senior role the candidate must also have a MSc or Higher Specialist Diploma awarded by the IBMS.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital Trusts in England, serving the populations of Birmingham and Solihull. The Trust is composed of four main hospital sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital., We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.