Quality Officer Ftc/secondment

***Quality Officer FTC/Secondment**
- Vacancy Type- Police Staff- Area Command / Department- Forensic Services- Location- Newcastle- Contract Type- Fixed Term- Hours- Full Time- Salary Range- £31,548 - £34,329- Closing Date- 06/07/2025Role:
**Salary: Band 7, £31,548 - £34,329 per annum**

**Location: Agile, Forth Banks Police Station and homeworking**

**Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, FTC/Secondment Until 31 March 2026**

**Working for #TeamNP**

Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job - and that’s where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.

As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we’ll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.

As one of the top 50 UK inclusive employers and a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.

Whether you’re a member of staff or a volunteer, you can also expect first-rate support to manage your health and wellbeing. With year-round events, a 24/7 welfare support hotline and a leading approach to neurodiversity, our initiatives enable you to be at your best.

Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something that really matters.

Learn about our full benefits package

**The role**

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Forensic Services Department as a Quality Officer.

Join our dynamic Forensic Services department, where we provide a wide array of services to support investigations at crime and incident scenes, as well as within our Traditional and Digital Forensic Units. Our team is dedicated to delivering excellence in forensic science, ensuring that every detail is meticulously handled to uphold justice.

As a Quality Officer, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining our Quality Management Systems (QMS). Your efforts will ensure that our processes and technical standards comply with the Forensic Science Regulator’s Code of Practice and internationally recognised ISO standards (ISO17025 & ISO17020). Your work will be crucial in supporting forensic accreditation activities within Forensic Services and across our organisation.

**What you’ll do**
- Maintain quality management system frameworks to ensure compliance to the Forensic Science Regulator’s Code of Practice and International Organisation of Standardisation (ISO) forensic quality standards.
- With support from the Quality Manager, provide guidance and advice on all matters related to forensic quality and accreditation systems, in order to support the Force and ensure quality standards are maintained and mandatory timescales are met.
- Attend quality meetings identifying non-compliance issues and make recommendations in order to identify improvement opportunities and address areas of risk to departmental performance or integrity.
- Produce, control and carry out administration of quality management system policies and procedures in order to ensure compliance with forensic quality standards and other relevant regulatory codes of practice.
- Maintain the audit systems and schedules (internal and external); undertake a variety of audits in both quality standards and technical areas in order to embed best practice and identify risk areas for improvement.

**What you’ll bring**
- An excellent knowledge and understanding of the principles of quality standards and commitment to undertake relevant accredited quality standards training courses.
- Experience of working in an environment where quality standards are operational.
- Ability to plan effectively; to manage tasks received, setting deadlines to take into account unit workload, to identify and mitigate risks to delivery.
- Demonstrable experience of information gathering and problem solving.
- The ability to perform effectively as part of a team.
- Able to utilise a range of methods to communicate and influence effective change across a wide range of customers and stakeholders.
- Full UK driving licence.

Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.

**What we offer**
- 26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays.
- NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme.
- Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave.
- Flexi time - all