Band 8d - Director, UK NEQAS BTLP


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£96,626 to £111,084 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Watford, WD18 0HB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	6 Nov 2026
Closing date:	15 Nov 2026

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Summary

You will be responsible for providing expert scientific advice and interpretation to participants, professional bodies and other organisations on quality assurance, clinical laboratory performance and other issues, including use of techniques, reagents and equipment, in accordance with national guidelines. You will be responsible for representing UK NEQAS BTLP and the wider UK NEQAS organisation in a professional capacity on external national committees and organisations. You will be responsible for UK NEQAS BTLP business planning and for business continuity policy. You will be responsible for security of information held by UK NEQAS BTLP, in line with current information governance legislation. You will be responsible for planning and undertaking a programme of research designed to identify and monitor trends in hospital blood transfusion laboratory practice, as well as research and development to improve the Schemes services, including project planning, costing and identifying funding. You will be accountable to the Trust and the UK NEQAS Board of Trustees for the delivery of UK NEQAS BTLP services in accordance with the UK NEQAS Code of Practice, Department of Health guidelines for the management of EQA schemes within NHS trusts, and the advice of the recognised national oversight bodies.

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