Pathology Quality and Governance Officer

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic team player as our Pathology Quality and Governance Officer. As a Quality Officer (QO) you will contribute positively towards the maintenance and management of the Quality Management System (QMS) within Pathology by providing support to the Quality team. The Quality team comprises of leads in the following disciplines: Cellular Pathology, Mortuary, Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Haematology & Blood Transfusion, Haemophilia, Microbiology and Point of Care.

The ideal candidate will work both as part of a team and independently, be able to prioritise and adapt easily to different tasks. This will include undertaking a wide variety of duties such as auditing, administrative tasks, training pathology staff on the QMS, supporting internal and external assessments and retrieving data from systems such as Q-Pulse, DATIX and 4-Risk for report compilation. Training and support will be provided by the Pathology Quality team in use of systems and the QMS.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to multitask. In addition to this you will be expected to work with a variety of different staff and operate in sometimes challenging situations in order to maintain a safe, responsive and high-quality operations response to modern demand.

Main duties of the job

• Provide support on the maintenance and implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) and governance processes within EKHUFT to the Pathology Quality team.
• Support the Quality team in management of incidents, complaints, user enquiries and quality improvements.
• Support management of the pan-pathology quality documentation and audit programme.
• Support management of risk management by sourcing updates for the Pathology Risk Register.
• Support training in basic quality management processes, audit and CA/PA.
• Maintain quality standards and support the department with external assessment preparation, primarily UKAS.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Kent and Medway Pathology Network

You will have a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in KMPN. We are developing a network academy, a platform for all network education and training from apprenticeships to advanced clinical and scientific qualifications with a single faculty making best use of our talented educators and trainers. You will not be expected to work at sites outside of EKHUFT. However, there will be opportunities for collaborative working within the network.

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Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Kindly note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for BMS roles Band 6 and above.