Employer: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: University Hospital of Wales
Town: Cardiff
Salary: £51,706 - £58,210 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/10/2024 23:59
Senior Quality Manager
Band 8a
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population while also working with our partners to develop regional services.
Job overview
Applications are invited for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Quality Manager to join the South Wales Blood and Marrow Transplant (SWBMT) Programme to support the programme in maintaining the requirements for JACIE accreditation and the safe delivery of exciting new cellular therapies, including CAR-T therapy.
The Senior Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring that SWBMT Programme activities meet all relevant regulatory and quality standards. The post holder will implement and lead on the management of the Quality Management System to demonstrate the compliance status within the programme and will be responsible for highlighting any resource issues in the service. The post holder will be managerially accountable for administrative staff employed in the quality and data management teams and will need to demonstrate exceptional leadership, communication and negotiation skills when interacting with individuals at all levels of the organisation and with external stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Quality Manager is also accountable for risk and adverse event management within the SWBMT Programme, and will be required to work across different disciplines to strategically manage the Quality Management System to ensure that it remains robust and effective. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team will be essential in this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Masters Degree in a relevant related discipline to include Life Sciences, IT, Business, Nursing or Medical, or extensive equivalent experience.
* Improvement qualification such as Lean, Six Sigma etc, obtained through Yellow Belt course or equivalent.
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
* Quality Management qualification or relevant experience.
Experience
* Experience of Quality Management issues and Change Control.
* Extensive experience of development and delivery of education and training strategies/programmes.
* Laboratory or Clinical management experience, preferably in a Haematology / Transfusion discipline.
* Experience of external inspection/audit.
Special Knowledge
* Expert knowledge of Quality Management Systems, incl. ISO & BSI.
* Advanced knowledge of Regulatory compliance issues applicable to clinical and laboratory areas, incl. GxP systems.
* Working knowledge of HTA / JACIE / MHRA standards.
Personal Qualities
* Professional approach to duties.
* Flexible/adaptable to change.
* Self-motivated and dynamic approach.
* Commitment to continuing professional development of staff and self.
* Drive for results: Displays a strong commitment to delivering improvements in quality and achieving positive outcomes for service users.
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve.
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