Senior Statistician

Job Summary

At NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT), we provide a service that is unique, we help our donors do something extraordinary to save or enhance a life in need. You too can join us and play your part in our life-saving organisation.

Join our dedicated team in NHSBT organ donation and transplantation. You’ll be part of a programme team at the forefront of organ transplantation projects, ultimately saving and improving lives.

The establishment of a national Assessment and Recovery Centre (ARC) service will extend equitable access to life-saving products and treatments to everyone that needs them and bridge the gap between shortage of organs available and demand.

You will have an innovative, problem-solving approach, with strong stakeholder management skills and experience in implementing risk management and governance processes. By being part of a passionate, enthusiastic, supportive, and high performing team, you will build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

You will contribute to life-saving work, where every day promises diversity and excitement managing critical programmes aimed at enhancing organ donation and transplantation services.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be a Senior Statistician is responsible for co-ordinating, planning and managing the work of, and providing expertise in, a specialist area. Your responsibilities include:

• Reporting results of statistical analyses of data on transplantation, blood organ and tissue donation, and transfusion medicine to the NHSBT specialist Advisory Groups, the Department of Health and other relevant stakeholders.
• Undertaking statistical analyses, including analyses of clinical outcome and prognostic factors, and reporting the results to internal and external stakeholders.
• Co-ordinating, planning and managing the work of, and providing expertise in, a specialist area, such as the design and analysis of clinical trials.
• Contributing to the preparation of business and strategic plans for Statistics and Clinical Research for aspects relating to their specialist area.
• Contributing to the collation of statistical data that are supplied by NHSBT in response to requests for information from a variety of sources including government and the media.
• Reviewing analyses and reports prepared by other statisticians to ensure that analyses are accurate, meaningful and fit for purpose.

About You

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint).
• Use of univariate and multifactorial survival analysis and advanced modelling techniques.
• Experience in the application of statistics in a medical environment.
• Experience of supervising, including delegation and assessment of work.
• Presenting statistical analysis to a medical audience.
• Writing peer review papers for submission to journals.
• Use of SAS (preferred), R, Python or Stata.
• Managing workloads to meet deadlines.

About Us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you’ll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.

Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do.

By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work – and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.

You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

What we offer:

• A full time, permanent opportunity to join as a Band 7, and progress with NHSBT.
• Opportunity to work with a national organisation and be based in Bristol (minimum 4 days a calendar month office attendance).
• NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
• 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
• NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions ‎
• We’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

This vacancy is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. Please do not apply unless you have another means of establishing a right to work.

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Sunday 17^th August 2025.

Interviews are anticipated to be held on w/c 25^th August 2025 – subject to confirmation.