Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge? Wye Valley NHS Trust are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic person to join our Pan Pathology team. The Quality Manager (QM) for Pathology is a key leadership role within Wye Valley NHS Trust (WVT). The role will provide essential quality management to the whole of the Pathology department ensuring compliance in all areas of the ISO15189:2022 Standard to maintain Pan Pathology UKAS accreditation.
This is a key leadership role within Wye Valley Trust to lead on Accreditation, Complianceand Quality Assurance. This role will be crucial in maintaining the various accreditations required within Pan Pathology as well as ensuring compliance with the Trusts governance and risk framework. Thispost holder will have a key role in developing improvement plans and developing animprovement culture.
Main duties of the job
This role is integral to the development, implementation and maintenance of the Pathology Quality Management System (QMS); ensuring that it is implemented, maintained and is operationally effective. They will provide expert guidance and oversite of the Quality Leads roles in each department regarding applying relevant quality standards that fulfil and future-proof services in respect of compliance with external organisations that govern laboratory standards, in order to achieve a common standard of excellence across all disciplines that meets the need of its users.
About us
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) Registered BMS
- Qualified to Masters level or equivalent in a relevant scientific or healthcare discipline (E.g. Biomedical Science, Healthcare Quality, Clinical Governance)
- Documented evidence of CPD and annual appraisal
Desirable
- IBMS Certificate of Expert Practice in Quality Management or equivalent
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- In-depth knowledge of ISO 15189:2022 and UKAS accreditation processes
- Knowledge of NHS clinical governance, risk management, and regulatory frameworks
- Significant post registration experience in a clinical laboratory environment
- Ability to understand and deal with complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions
- Ability to analyse, create and present highly complex information and to develop practical and workable solutions
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working
Exrerience
Essential
- Experience of preparing for and managing UKAS inspections under ISO 15189:2022
- Evidence of training skills and ability to communicate with a wide variety of people.
- Evidence of experience of quality management systems, audits and document control
- Demonstrable success in delivering change and performance with and through your teams, by engaging them in development and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback
Desirable
- Working knowledge of all pathology disciplines
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) Registered BMS
- Qualified to Masters level or equivalent in a relevant scientific or healthcare discipline (E.g. Biomedical Science, Healthcare Quality, Clinical Governance)
- Documented evidence of CPD and annual appraisal
Desirable
- IBMS Certificate of Expert Practice in Quality Management or equivalent
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- In-depth knowledge of ISO 15189:2022 and UKAS accreditation processes
- Knowledge of NHS clinical governance, risk management, and regulatory frameworks
- Significant post registration experience in a clinical laboratory environment
- Ability to understand and deal with complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions
- Ability to analyse, create and present highly complex information and to develop practical and workable solutions
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working
Exrerience
Essential
- Experience of preparing for and managing UKAS inspections under ISO 15189:2022
- Evidence of training skills and ability to communicate with a wide variety of people.
- Evidence of experience of quality management systems, audits and document control
- Demonstrable success in delivering change and performance with and through your teams, by engaging them in development and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback
Desirable
- Working knowledge of all pathology disciplines
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
