An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our Pathology Quality team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the management team in delivering the quality activities across the Directorate required to maintain accreditation and regulatory compliance. They will take an active role in the transition of services to a single electronic quality management system, its standardisation and ongoing maintenance.
We are looking for someone with knowledge and experience of the accreditation and regulatory requirements of a pathology service which includes ISO 15189 and the patient safety framework. You will therefore have a working knowledge of laboratories and the application of the various accreditation / regulatory standards within their functions. The individual must have practical skills in auditing, risk identification / mitigation, root cause and trend analysis, with the ability to produce detailed reports.
You will be an individual with a positive approach who enjoys working with individuals and teams at all levels, with proven experience of training and developing staff in the use of quality and risk-based practices. With excellent organisational and communication skills you will be able to ensure the services deliver the highest level of quality to support patient care and research.
Responsible for ensuring the design, implementation and monitoring of the quality management system meets the directorate’s requirements in achieving and maintaining regulatory and accreditation awards.
Provide leadership, guidance and training to the directorate on all aspects related to quality management.
To manage and co-ordinate activities associated with the quality management system in liaison with the Compliance, Quality & Governance Manager, discipline specific quality personnel and the operational management team for the benefit of service users, staff and the Trust.
Interviews will be held in person at the Addenbrooke's Hospital site on Monday 17 March 2025 and will include the requirement to present a task as part of the interview assessment.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 6th March 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 17th March 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Mar 2025