Main area Quality, Risk and Governance Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (To cover Maternity Leave- Potential to extend to 12 months) Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
* Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week Job ref 190-0221-DIR
Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town Sheffield Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 05/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 19/05/2025
Advanced Quality Officer (South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology)
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Partnership fully integrates the pathology services delivered on behalf of the Partner Trusts within the Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.
The Pathology Partnership will provide the best possible service for patients and clinicians, improving health outcomes, delivering quality and efficiency benefits and ensuring a sustainable workforce for the longer term.
This role is a secondment/acting up role to the Band 7 Advanced Quality Officer within the SYB Pathology Partnership, based across Barnsley and Rotherham Laboratories.
The post is covering maternity leave for 9 months, with an option to extend to 12 months.
Before completing your application, please ensure you obtain your Line Manager's permission.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Quality Officer is a key member of the SYBP Quality, Risk and Governance Team, responsible for ensuring that the Laboratory’s Quality Management System functions correctly.
The Advanced Quality Officer is accountable for:
1. Ensuring the laboratory Quality Management System is designed, implemented and maintained becoming progressively more effective and efficient in quality terms and meeting both regulatory and accreditation requirements.
2. Supervision of members of the Quality, Risk and Governance Team, as directed by the Quality, Risk and Governance Lead.
3. Informing SYBP Management on the functioning, effectiveness and efficiency of the quality management system.
4. Co-ordinating awareness of the needs and requirements of users.
5. Deputising as directed, for the SYBP Quality Manager in matters of Accreditation and QMS.
The postholder will have the skills and ability to promote quality within all areas of the Laboratories. Modern methods of Quality Management and of quality and process control are central to effective Pathology services.
They are also vital to the clinical governance of and risk management within SYBP services.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Partnership are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications.
We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Please ensure that your application clearly demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 9 months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* BSc in a science related subject e.g. Biomedical Science, or equivalent experience in a relevant profession.
* Post graduate qualification equating to Master's level in a relevant subject, or equivalent evidence of extended practice.
* Evidence of continual professional development.
* HCPC registration or professional registration in a scientific or quality management field.
* Recognised Quality Management qualification e.g. IBMS Certificate of Expert Practice in Quality Management.
* Quality and/or Risk Management qualification or equivalent experience.
Experience
* Detailed knowledge of a Pathology Hospital environment.
* Experience of laboratory accreditation and regulatory compliance (e.g. UKAS, HTA, MHRA)
* Advanced knowledge and understanding of ISO requirements.
* Advanced knowledge and experience of Quality management systems
* Experience of training and assessing staff competencies relating to the Quality Management System functions e.g. Audit, Non-Conformances, Document Control etc.
* Experience in administration, managing and review/approval of electronic errors and incidence records e.g. Datix
* Experience of Auditing (Vertical, horizontal, examination, Test witness and H&S) according to the accreditation and regulatory requirements.
* Previous supervisory experience
* Experience of report writing with good presentation skills
Skills and Knowledge
* Advanced knowledge of a laboratory discipline.
* Advanced knowledge of quality and risk management systems, including the training of staff.
* Advanced knowledge and understanding of HTA, MHRA & HSE regulations and Laboratory related CQC requirements
* Demonstrable ability in the use of IT systems and Microsoft software packages for the manipulation of data and production of statistics and reports.
* Knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH regulations.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Effective training and presentation skills.
* Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach.
* Ability to train and guide staff in QMS and Risk matters.
* Able to plan and prioritise a wide range of competing priorities to meet deadlines liaising with other stakeholders as required.
* Able to overcome barriers to staff engagement with quality improvement.
* Good interpersonal skills
Personal Qualities
* The ability to show good time management and manage complex tasks
* Enthusiasm and ability to seek out and resolve problems in order to improve patient care including an appetite to challenge the status quo
* Flexible approach to working practices
* A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development
* Must be able to travel efficiently between sites across the Network
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Name Natalie Holmes Job title SYBP Quality Manager- Barnsley and Rotherham Email address natalie.holmes5@nhs.net Telephone number 01709 424008 Additional information
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