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Quality Assurance Specialist

2 months ago


Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Quality Lead in Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Quality Lead to join our team in the Biochemistry and Immunology laboratories at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of the Quality Management System (QMS) within clinical biochemistry and immunology, including compliance with ISO 15189:2022 standards.

Main Responsibilities

The Quality Lead will work closely with the Pathology Head of Quality, Governance and Risk Management and other discipline Quality leads to achieve efficient and effective patient care within Blood Sciences. Key responsibilities include preparing for UKAS assessment visits, acting as the lead contact during the assessment, and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.

Requirements
  • Expert knowledge and experience of quality systems based on ISO 15189 standards.
  • Experience/participation in UKAS accreditation assessment against ISO 15189 standards.
  • Willingness to gain in-depth knowledge of various IT systems.
Skills and Experience
  • Experience in undertaking audits, document control, change control practice, asset management, investigation and management of incidents including implementing corrective and preventive actions (CA/PA).
  • Ability to work well in a team.
  • Intermediate to advanced use of Microsoft Word and Excel.
  • Working within a clinical biochemistry/immunology laboratory as a Biomedical Scientist.
  • Training and supervising a team.
Personal/Professional Attributes
  • Ability to work on own initiative to organise workload with competing priorities.
  • Ability to produce reports, policies, guidance and best practice advice.
  • Experience of organising and chairing meetings.
  • Project management skills and experience.
Qualifications and Training
  • Master of Science degree (MSc) in a relevant subject or IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma or IBMS Fellowship examination or 120 credits in a postgraduate qualification(s) in relevant professional subjects including quality management.
  • Current Registration (Health and Care Professions Council or equivalent).
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
  • Quality Management System qualification in healthcare.
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.