Quality Project Specialist

We are currently recruiting for two Quality Project Specialists. These exciting roles will work primarily on projects in Clinical Services (supporting the Medical Devices Regulation project) or Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation (supporting the Donor Characterisation Electronic Transfer of Results DCERT project) but could also include projects in other areas of the organisation. These roles will support this vision by providing you with the challenge and opportunity to play a key role in delivering these pivotal projects.

You may also have a role to play in other projects to improve our ability to supply blood, organs, tissues, stem cells and services to the NHS and to help people in need.

The quality and regulatory challenges that face NHSBT are very demanding. The organisation has an ambition of zero Major non-conformances at external regulatory inspection and compliance is considered everybody's responsibility. Do you want to help in achieving this ambition?

You will be an important member of a small team with opportunities to work within the wider Quality Directorate and to network with other departments in the organisation., In this role you will provide quality consultancy and support to projects in Clinical Services or Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation ensuring that the outcome of such projects comply with Licensing and Accreditation requirements. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing support for key project planning and delivery activities within the Directorates.


• Providing day-to-day Quality Management System (QMS) support to key individuals within the Directorates and operational functions.


• Providing advice and guidance on the QMS including Change Control, Validation, Risk management, Quality Incident management, Root Cause Analysis, Document control and supplier management.


• Assisting the wider Quality Assurance Team in the implementation and management of national initiatives and to support the Lead Quality Specialist (LQS) / National Quality Manager Organ Donation and Transplantation in their directorate and national activities.


• Interpreting legislation and standards together with national policies and strategies that impact on projects and area of expertise.
  
  It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too.