Quality Assurance Lead (Reproductive Science)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Reproductive Science
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 16:00)
Job ref: 349-SMH-6987835*
Site: Department of Reproductive Medicine, Old Saint Mary's Hospital
Town: Manchester
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
The post holder will work across Andrology and Embryology to support the Quality Managers and Leadership predominantly with quality-related activities. These activities cover ISO 15189:2022, ISO 17043:2023 and the HFEA Code of Practice. The role will also involve a clinical component, within the Andrology Laboratory/Embryology Clean Rooms/Laboratories and quality activities will be divided between both areas of the reproductive medicine laboratories. These hours will approximately be split into 0.4 WTE Andrology Quality, 0.4 Embryology Quality and 0.2 Clinical Andrology. These hours are dependent on the activity pressures within the service and are subject to change. The Quality Assurance Lead will escalate issues to the Laboratory senior team as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
The role involves support, maintenance and activity of the quality management systems across laboratories alongside clinical andrology activity. The role involves the following standards:
* ISO/IEC 15189:2022 Medical Laboratories - Requirements for Quality and Competence
* ISO/IEC 17043:2023 Conformity assessment - General Requirements for the competence of proficiency testing providers
* HFEA Code of Practice
The role is managed and overseen day-to-day by the Andrology Team in conjunction with the Senior Embryologists (Quality).
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Person specification
* Educated to Degree level in a professionally related subject (or equivalent) or able to demonstrate significant equivalent experience gained within governance and assurance within the healthcare setting.
* A HCPC registered healthcare scientist (Biomedical Scientist or Clinical Scientist)
* IBMS Specialist Diploma in Andrology or equivalent level qualification or equivalent experience.
* Experience of working with quality management systems.
* Experience of working in a healthcare laboratory or healthcare science setting.
* Ability to undertake data collection, collation and inputting into complex spreadsheets and documents.
* Quality management system activities and how to undertake activities in line with appropriate standards.
* Knowledge of ISO 15189:2022 and the HFEA Code of Practice.
* Reproductive Medicine knowledge and understanding.
* Quality management related qualification.
* Andrology related qualification.
* Experience of implementing and monitoring ISO 15189:2022
* Knowledge of ISO 17043:2023.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Stuart Dawe-Long
Job title: Andrology Lead / Training Lead
Email address: stuart.dawe-long@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: (0161) 276 6473
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