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As a vital part of NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland’s purpose is to support Scotland’s Health. We do this by providing a range of specialised support services that enable NHS Boards to focus their efforts on health improvement and delivering world class patient care.The core purpose of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service is to meet the transfusion needs of patients in Scotland. In support of this, the SNBTS Tissues, Cells and Advanced Therapeutics (TCAT) Directorate is committed to a programme that will enhance the service provided to NHS Scotland in both clinical and operational areas, through the provision of a range of tissue, cellular and advanced therapy medicinal products. SNBTS also undertakes research and development which is designed to support the strategic and operational priorities of the organisation, achieve high quality and impact and add value to broader NHS and Governmental objectives.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the SNBTS TCAT Directorate as the Head of Operations for the service. The successful candidate for this new post will be integral to the efficient running of this service at the Jack Copland Centre and other sites in Edinburgh, with specific responsibility for operational activities pertaining to TCAT projects. The post holder will have a variety of responsibilities including budgetary management, liaison with external customers and collaborators, delivering internal and external projects to strict timelines, and building an effective project management team.
The successful candidate must be educated to post graduate level in bio/biomedical science and have extensive competence/experience in programme or project management. In addition, the post holder must have significant experience of managing a team and experience in a GMP environment would be highly desirable. The ability to oversee multiple projects concurrently and motivate an interdisciplinary team to deliver a complex service is also essential.
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.
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Joanne Mountford on Joanne.Mountford@nhs.scot
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is 10th December 2020
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