Biomedical Scientist Microbiology, Quality Manager
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our friendly team to work as a Senior Biomedical Scientist in the Microbiology department at Worcester Royal Hospital. This post is for the position of Quality Manager.
As a Senior Biomedical Scientist, the post holder would be expected to manage a section of the laboratory on a rotational basis with the other senior staff. The post holder will also be responsible for the implementation, control, and maintenance of the Quality Management System (QMS). They will be required to help develop the microbiology department ensuring that there is continual improvement of service effectiveness and that the service is meeting the regulatory and accreditation standards.
The post is 37.5 hours per week, and weekend and bank holidays are compulsory. There may be a requirement to cover shifts and on-call on occasions where there are any gaps for service needs.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Daily supervise routine and specialised diagnostic investigations on potentially infectious patient and environmental samples using manual and automated techniques.
2. Daily supervises and co-ordinates the day-to-day operations of a section or sections of the laboratory, solving complex analytical problems to ensure a high standard of work that is completed in a safe and timely manner.
3. Frequently offer specialist technical advice to Medical staff, patients, and other service users on validity of results including reference ranges, appropriate specimens/sampling, and turnaround times.
4. Be responsible for a robust and well-developed QMS, and that it is maintained and continually improved.
5. Be a nominated Microbiology Audit Officer and conduct audits in accordance with the Laboratory Audit Programme.
About Us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work.
Our objectives are simple:
* Best services for local people
* Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
* Best use of resources
* Best people
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job Responsibilities
1. Daily supervise routine and specialised diagnostic investigations on potentially infectious patient and environmental samples using manual and automated techniques.
2. Frequently handle potentially highly infectious and known highly infectious material in order to perform subjective interpretation of diagnostic investigations and be responsible for the validity of results.
3. Daily supervise and co-ordinate the day-to-day operations of a section or sections of the laboratory, solving complex analytical problems to ensure a high standard of work that is completed in a safe and timely manner.
4. Know how to proceed in the event of a technical/analytical non-conformance and when to inform the Laboratory Manager.
5. Complete non-conformance record forms and submit to the Senior BMS/Quality Lead and/or Laboratory Manager.
6. Responsible for the system of document control, including maintaining an electronic database of the master list of all laboratory policies and procedures.
7. Co-ordinate and ensure the Microbiology Audit Programme is adhered to.
8. Supervise the programme of Internal Quality Assessment (IQA).
9. Regularly monitor and sign off non-conformance reports including IQA & External Quality Assessment (EQA).
10. Monitor the requirements of the Departments users and ensure that they are reflected within defined quality performance measures.
11. In collaboration with the Head BMS, follow up external and other inspections and ensure and verify that completion of any corrective actions has been undertaken.
12. Responsibility for the education and training of all staff in quality principles and practice.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
* Must be able to work effectively both as a team and an individual.
* Be able to manage conflicting deadlines.
* Assertive but diplomatic.
* Must be presentable.
* Have good leadership and motivational skills.
Qualifications
* HCPC registration.
* MSc in Biomedical Science or IBMS Fellowship.
* Diploma in Quality Management.
* Have or working towards a management qualification.
Experience
* Experience in working in the NHS at a specialist microbiology level.
* Experience of working within the quality management system and understanding of the standards required.
* Experience in managing staff.
Skills and Knowledge
* Ongoing participation in Continuing Professional Development.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Good understanding of the standard for UKAS accreditation.
* Have computer literacy.
* To be familiar with Clinical governance and risk management.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
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