About this role
Job summary
This role forms part of the Quality Management Team for UHBW Paediatric Haematology, Oncology & BMT services. The postholder ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards (e.g., HTA, JACIE), manages audits, inspections, CAPA plans, and risk, and maintains essential quality systems, documents, and staff competency records. The role requires strong collaboration with external bodies (e.g., UKHSA, NHS England, Anthony Nolan) and internal stakeholders to drive service improvement and uphold high standards of care, safety, and clinical outcomes across both adult and paediatric programmes. This leadership role provides line management and operational oversight for staff within BMT, IEC Therapy, and Paediatric Haematology and Oncology. The postholder will lead by example, uphold professional standards, and maintain expert knowledge in quality management and clinical governance. The role requires independent decision-making and commitment to continuous improvement. It also includes promoting patient confidentiality, supporting incident and complaint investigations, and contributing to policy development, ensuring high standards of care, safety, and compliance across services.
Main duties of the job
Manage and oversee the UHBW Adult BMT & IEC and Paediatric Haematology, Oncology & BMT Quality Management Programme, ensuring that the programme meets all regulatory and accreditation requirements, while driving continual service development and improvement Maintain and revise a comprehensive Quality Management Plan designed to ensure the Programme meets regulatory and accreditation requirements, sets and delivers targets. Lead, develop, implement, maintain and monitor the Programme's Quality Management System, in order to deliver the aims and requirements of the Quality Management Plan. Lead on change controlled processes to update and reconfigure elements of the system and related wider practice in need of update. Schedule, plan, manage and document external inspections, audits and site visits pertinent to the specialties. Coordinate and execute CAPA plans for non-compliances revealed, collaborating with responsible parties to provide evidence to demonstrate that corrective actions have been completed and have been effective. Work with Clinical Leads and Patient Safety to identify, draft, manage and mitigate departmental risks, and maintain effective working Risk Registers on the Trust's risk management system. Protect patient confidentiality, adhering to all relevant, established guidelines and trust policies.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Administration experience in a busy, customer focused environment Experience of working as part of a team Experience of workload prioritisation
Desirable
Experience of using a patient administration system (CareFlow) Experience of quality management systems Previous patient facing experience, within the NHS Experience in maintaining data on a computer system Knowledge of medical terminology Experience of quality management systems Experience of clinical audit/process audit Experience of staff management Knowledge and experience of JACIE accreditation process Knowledge and understanding of Data Protection Act, Humman Tissue Act, Blood safety and Quality Act
Skills and Abilities Essential
Ability to work independently with minimal input from line manager; ability to use initiative and problem solve Ability to prioritise own workload, manage work-related pressures and to work to tight deadlines Excellent organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail Good report writing skills, and skilled at using a standard keyboard Ability to respond to and document complex telephone calls
Qualifications and Training Essential
Education to degree level, or an equivalent experience Good general standard of education, including GCSEs (grade A-C) in English & Maths, or equivalent Computer literate and trained in the use of Microsoft Office applications, including email (Outlook)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS2 8BJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)