The Quality team at Synnovis is pleased to advertise an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Quality Officer to provide departmental quality management support, working a 37.5 hour week. The position is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity, particularly suited to a candidate with laboratory and quality management experience. You will support the Biochemistry and Immunology laboratories, management teams, and the Synnovis Quality team across various sites, to achieve quality objectives, organizational targets, and deliver continuous quality improvement. This is a quality support role and your vision and determination to successfully drive quality services to the new target operating model will be invaluable.
The post holder will be self-motivated and required to perform a wide range of duties such as auditing, management review, monitoring, and assisting with the management of non-conformances, incident management, data analysis, assessment and inspection readiness, document review, and risk management. Full training and support will be provided. Ensuring reports and data are submitted accurately and in a timely manner is a crucial requirement. You will be needed to provide regular quality direction, advising and supporting the lab teams to maintain and exceed the required levels of safety and compliance.
The Biochemistry and Immunology laboratories at St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College Hospital, Princess Royal University Hospital, and Royal Brompton and Harefield sites are UKAS ISO15189:2012 accredited and consist of a large team of staff including Service Delivery Managers, Clinical Scientists, Operational Managers, Biomedical Scientists, Associate Practitioners, and Medical Laboratory Assistants. Transformational work is underway to consolidate and align processes into the new target operating model. The department plans to operate from the new Blackfriars Hub laboratory in 2025. Development of new Essential Service Laboratories (ESL) will ensure the service operates urgent diagnostic testing across all clinical sites.
At this exciting time and alongside this transformational work, the Quality team is transitioning and adapting to support the laboratories. Newly adapted roles in the Quality team include a Senior Quality Manager, Quality Manager, and Quality Officer who will work together to support Biochemistry and Immunology. The post holder will form an important part of this new team. The key quality priorities are to ensure the quality and competence requirements for ISO 15189:2022 are achieved, to maintain all quality, regulatory, and safety requirements, complete the future/TOM accreditation application (ETS), and maintain ongoing quality monitoring and risk management processes.
Synnovis is a scientific organization with a clinical purpose. Working in partnership with Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, King’s College Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, and Princess Royal University Hospital - we aim to set the standard for the future of pathology.
Synnovis Analytics is responsible for the provision of Pathology testing services to patients and customers.
Biochemistry and Immunology provides a comprehensive range of services across all sites. A team of Consultant and SpR’s provides clinical liaison cover. The laboratories are well equipped, fully computerized, and UKAS ISO15189 accredited.
The quality department currently uses Qpulse and the key QMS software, will access Epic Beaker LIMS, and utilize Trust Incident management systems Inphase and RADAR.
Your development and learning
You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through The Synnovis Way Development programme, the Scientific Learning and Development Fund, and the Synnovis Academy through which you can receive funding/support for advanced qualifications.
For further details/informal visits contact: Name: Joanne Kay Job title: Interim Head of Quality Email address: J
#J-18808-Ljbffr