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Band 7
Full-time

Project and Operational Support Manager Plasma

NHS Blood and TransplantBristol Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom£49,387 - £56,515Closes 28/09/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 7
Contract
Fixed-term
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
21/09/2026
Closes
28/09/2026

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Role summary

This role involves leading high-impact projects and service improvements within the Plasma supply chain, ensuring life-saving products reach patients efficiently. The manager will act as a subject matter expert, implementing new systems, processes, and technologies. A key responsibility is leading the replacement of Plasma Bulk External Freezers in Bristol, optimising the Plasma Supply Chain for both Plasma for Medicines and clinical components. The role requires working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and operational stakeholders to design and deliver new facilities.

Essential criteria

  • Degree plus postgraduate qualification, or equivalent experience at postgraduate level.
  • Evidence of continued professional development (CPD).
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  • Expert understanding of specialist area e.g. manufacturing, testing, hospital services, plasma etc
  • Experience of working with quality standards in an environmental governed by a range of policies and legislation. With good knowledge of data protection.
  • Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Laboratory Practice and Operational Improvement.
  • -
  • Degree plus postgraduate qualification, or equivalent experience at postgraduate level.
  • Evidence of continued professional development (CPD).
  • -
  • Expert understanding of specialist area e.g. manufacturing, testing, hospital services, plasma etc
  • Experience of working with quality standards in an environmental governed by a range of policies and legislation. With good knowledge of data protection.
  • Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Laboratory Practice and Operational Improvement.
  • -

Useful to know

Band 7 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.

This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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NHS Blood and Transplant

Project and Operational Support Manager Plasma

The closing date is 28 September 2026

Job summary

As a Project and Operational Support Manager, you will play a key role in delivering high-impact projects and service improvements across the Plasma supply chain, helping ensure life-saving products reach patients safely and efficiently. Acting as a subject matter expert, you will lead the implementation of new systems, processes and technologies while working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

An exciting 12-month secondment opportunity has become available in Bristol, Filton. In this role, you will act as the site lead for the replacement of Plasma Bulk External Freezers (BEFs) with new purpose-built infrastructure. This transformation will optimise how NHSBT manages the Plasma Supply Chain for both Plasma for Medicines (PFM) and clinical components.

Reporting to the Plasma Business Lead, you will work closely with operational stakeholders to design and deliver the new facility, leading planning, coordination and execution while supporting and inspiring teams through change.

Main duties of the job

  • Lead the implementation of complex, high-impact projects and change programmes across the Plasma directorate.
  • Act as the operational lead and subject matter expert for service and product implementation within the Plasma supply

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