SQI Officer Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
About the Organisation:
National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.
As a vital part of NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland’s mission is to enable and support the delivery of better health and better care, working in partnership. We do this by providing a range of specialised support services that enable NHS Boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care.
As a major division within NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) plays a vital role not only in the health of the people of Scotland but also on an international scale through our leading position in new product development, biomedical research, and donor / clinical services. Our goal is to maintain the highest standards of patient/donor care whilst remaining internationally competitive.
The Donor Services Department is responsible for the planning and provision of adequate supplies of safe, high quality blood components for NHS Scotland in full compliance with regulatory requirements.
The Post:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the multidisciplinary Service and Quality Improvement Specialist Function (SQI) within the Donor Services and Transport (DS&T) Directorate. The multi-disciplinary function of the SQI Team is varied and aims to support and implement both large and smaller scale change projects and quality improvements effectively. Ensuring regulatory compliance is maintained, consistent standards applied, and training needs identified/delivered.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join our SQI team. As an integral part of the team, the SQI Officer assists with multiple areas of the business including, with the delivery of projects and varied improvements over DS&T wide departments.
The Candidate:
You should be educated to degree level or have equivalent experience within a blood transfusion/NHS related environment.
Location and Working Pattern:
SNBTS National Centre, Jack Copland Centre, Heriot-Watt Research Park, Edinburgh. Travel possible throughout Scotland to various SNBTS locations.
Currently hybrid working.
Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Angela Thomson, Barbara Watt, SQI Practitioners at [email protected], [email protected] OR Catherine Purton, Service and Quality Improvement Manager at [email protected]
Closing date for completed applications is Wednesday 6th September 2023.
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.
