Laboratory Medicine Quality and Training Support Officer

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 31 January 2025

Job summary

Full time 37.5 hours per week. Permanent post.

The post holder will work closely with the Laboratory Medicine Quality and Training leads along with specialty teams to comply with regulatory requirements both externally and internally.

Main duties of the job

Supporting the Quality and Training leads with providing comprehensive co-ordination & organisation of duties such as in house audit activities, training seminars in conjunction with the UKAS ISO: 15189 and other Laboratory Medicine specialty specific standards.

Complex data collection and compilation of reports of quality performance and training compliance

To work with the quality and training lead, providing all areas within Laboratory Medicine with support & assistance in procedures for Service Improvement and Quality Assurance.

About us

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the north west side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan.

We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

We have a CQC rating as good overall and we have some key areas of outstanding practice with an outstanding rating for being well led at every level. The Trust offers a range of flexible working patterns to enable our staff to balance their work and personal life.

Bolton Laboratory Medicine has a strong national reputation for delivery quality, efficient and cost effective services - holding UKAS Accreditation and retaining high standards of diagnostics/care quality.

Date posted

17 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum. Final Banding Subject to Job Evaluation

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

241-41DS-25

Job locations

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL40JR

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the essential criteria as outlines in the Person Specification and be able to undertake the Key duties and responsibilities as outlined in the Job Description

(See Job Description/Person Specification for Further Details)

Job description

Job responsibilities

(See Job Description/Person Specification for Further Details)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant undergraduate degree OR quality and/or training qualification

Desirable

Quality Management qualification relevant to role

Experience

Essential

Achieved PS Criteria

Desirable

Achieved PS Criteria

Skills

Essential

Achieved PS Criteria

Desirable

Achieved PS Criteria

Knowledge

Essential

Achieved PS Criteria

Desirable

Achieved PS Criteria

Other

Essential

Experience against PS

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant undergraduate degree OR quality and/or training qualification

Desirable

Quality Management qualification relevant to role

Experience

Essential

Achieved PS Criteria

Desirable

Achieved PS Criteria

Skills

Essential

Achieved PS Criteria

Desirable

Achieved PS Criteria

Knowledge

Essential

Achieved PS Criteria

Desirable

Achieved PS Criteria

Other

Essential

Experience against PS

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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