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About
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.
Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk
Watch how OUH goes about delivering compassionate excellence on the ouhnhs YouTube channel
Quality Lead - Senior Biomedical Scientist
Accepting applications until: 21-Jul-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 21-Jul-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Address
- Biochemistry & Haematology, Level 4, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way
- Town
- Oxford
- Postcode
- OX3 9DU
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible approach to hours of work, required to contribute to the out of hours shift rota as required.)
Salary
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
Specialty
- Main area
- Biochemistry and Haematolgy
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
· To support quality aspects of laboratory testing within haematology and biochemistry
· When required supervise/organise staff/work within a section, ensuring work is completed within acceptable timescales and co-ordinate the training of all levels of staff within the section.
· To perform, analyse, interpret, document and report both routine and highly complex laboratory investigations of a highly specialised nature commensurate with the professional grade that will impact directly on patient care.
· The post holder will exercise autonomy within professional and managerial boundaries and will be required to verify and validate completed work.
· To liaise/cooperate with hospital clinicians, general practitioners, other healthcare professionals, suppliers/manufacturers and their agents and accreditation bodies.
· Participate in the strategic development of the quality section and deputise for their quality manager in their absence.
· Develop highly specialist skills in all sections of the laboratory via internal rotation.
· The work may include a requirement to work some out of routine hours duties as required. This may require a flexible approach to the hours of employment subject to terms and conditions.
The successful applicant will be required to travel to all sites in the fulfilment of their duties.
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Quality Lead Responsibilities
· To act as a deputy to the quality manager for biochemistry/haematology
· Lead internal audits, following up and escalating findings, train and monitor others in the audit process.
· Provide expert advice on the use of iPassport. Maintain staff lists, upload equipment logs, service reports, and meeting minutes updated.
· Advise and undertake SOP writing, auditing to ensure consistent document control.
· Work with the laboratory management team to write and collate the annual management report.
· Have a full understanding of the expectations of ISO 15189.
· Ensure temperature monitoring and pipette maintenance performed to ISO 15189 requirements.
· Undertake and coordinate verification and validation documentation in line with ISO 15189.
· Ensure effective external quality assurance (EQA) processes in both departments.
· Maintain guidance to service users including departmental handbooks.
· Coordinate the departmental quality meetings including the minute taking and archiving.
· Management and maintenance of Filemaker Databases.
· Liaising with EQA schemes required for accreditation.
· Attend Quality Control and Clinical Governance Meetings.
· Manage the temperature monitoring system across all sites to meet accreditation requirements.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POST:
· To support quality aspects of laboratory testing within haematology and biochemistry · When required supervise/organise staff/work within a section, ensuring work is completed within acceptable timescales and co-ordinate the training of all levels of staff within the section. To perform, analyse, interpret, document and report both routine and highly complex laboratory investigations of a highly specialised nature commensurate with the professional grade that will impact directly on patient care. · The post holder will exercise autonomy within professional and managerial boundaries and will be required to verify and validate completed work. · To liaise/cooperate with hospital clinicians, general practitioners, other healthcare professionals, suppliers/manufacturers and their agents and accreditation bodies. · Participate in the strategic development of the quality section and deputise for their quality manager in their absence. · Develop highly specialist skills in all sections of the laboratory via internal rotation. · The work may include a requirement to work some out of routine hours duties as required. This may require a flexible approach to the hours of employment subject to terms and conditions. |
Kindly refer to attached job description and person specification for comprehensive details
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Nursing and Midwifery: For candidates applying from outside the UK: Please be advised that we work in partnership with Envertiz who will be managing your recruitment therefore by applying you are consenting to us passing your contact details and application to Envertiz so they can manage your recruitment and on-boarding. If you do not consent to this, please do not apply.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Assessed from detail on application form
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
- MSc Clinical Chemistry or Haematology or equivalent
- Knowledge of all basic techniques within Clinical Biochemistry or Haematology
- Skills and knowledge equivalent to Clinical Chemistry or Haematology Specialist portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Quality Management training or qualification
- Previous experience in NHS Diagnostic laboratory
- Previous experience with equipment in use at OUH
- Flexible approach to hours of work.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew Platt
- Job title
- Quality Manager (Biochemistry & Haematology)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 857663
- Additional information
Liz Siggs
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