Assistant Quality Assurance Manager inFilton inFilton PUBLISHED 1 DEC 2023

Band 7: £46,148 to £52,809 a year  FIXED TERM 
In this role you will support the Quality Assurance Manager (QAM) in the maintenance and development of the Quality Assurance function of the site.


Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.


What we offer:

  • A starting salary of £
    46,148 - £52,809
    per annum in accordance with AfC.

  • Three full time
    opportunity to join as a
    Band 7,
    and progress with NHSBT.
  • 1x fulltime
    permanent
    contract in
    Birmingham
  • 1x fulltime
    24 months
    contract in
    Barnsley.
  • 1x fulltime
    12 months
    contract in
    Filton, Bristol.
  • Opportunity to work with a national organisation and be based in
    Birmingham, Bristol or Barnsley.
  • NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities and this role offers
    hybrid working.

  • 27 days annual leave
    (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to
    29 days after 5 years service
    and to
    33 days after 10 years.
  • NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at:
    www.jobsincare.com/job/jXkOQQxY
  • Weve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our
    Thrive
    program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. Its open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on
Sunday 13th Oct 2024

Interviews are anticipated to be held week of
4th Nov 2024
subject to confirmation

For informal enquiries please contact
Fred Goddard
, Regional Quality Assurance Manager


Hybrid Working

Whether your background is in pharmaceutical manufacturing or any other medical quality management or auditing field; few organisations offer the impact of NHS Blood and Transplant. You will work with teams the length and breadth of the country to implement ever-improving best practices. In doing so, making sure our blood, tissue and organ donations safely save millions of lives.

NHSBT has the vision of saving and improving patients lives. This role will support this vision by providing you with the challenge and opportunity to play a key role in the maintenance, development, and continual improvement of the NHSBT Quality Management system thereby ensuring our products and services are safe.

You will be an important member of a small local Quality Assurance team working as part of a wider regional team with opportunities to with many other operational departments in the organisation.

A background in pharmaceutical or medical quality management would be useful in this exciting role but not essential. Its important you are also a consummate professional who can build strong relationships and ask the right questions while keeping an objective view of the work.

In this role you will support the Quality Assurance Manager (QAM) in the maintenance and development of the Quality Assurance function of the site. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Day to day involvement with colleagues of varying levels of seniority in many departments and centres regarding all elements of the Quality system including adverse events, audit non-conformities, change control & validation, concessionary issue and recalls.
  • Developing relationships with external organisations including external Regulators and ensuring that any external requirements are incorporated safely into the Quality system.
  • Producing reports and leading quality review meetings with department managers as well as facilitating meetings to investigate adverse events to their root cause and identify effective actions to prevent re-occurrence.
  • Participating in Operational Improvement events using LEAN principles and projects or workshops to identify areas for and methods to improve the services we provide.


Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.


What we offer:

  • A starting salary of £
    46,148 - £52,809
    per annum in accordance with AfC.

  • Three full time
    opportunity to join as a
    Band 7,
    and progress with NHSBT.
  • 1x fulltime
    permanent
    contract in
    Birmingham
  • 1x fulltime
    24 months
    contract in
    Barnsley.
  • 1x fulltime
    12 months
    contract in
    Filton, Bristol.
  • Opportunity to work with a national organisation and be based in
    Birmingham, Bristol or Barnsley.
  • NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities and this role offers
    hybrid working.

  • 27 days annual leave
    (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to
    29 days after 5 years service
    and to
    33 days after 10 years.
  • NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at:
    www.jobsincare.com/job/jXkOQQxY
  • Weve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our
    Thrive
    program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. Its open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on
Sunday 13th Oct 2024

Interviews are anticipated to be held week of
4th Nov 2024
subject to confirmation

For informal enquiries please contact
Fred Goddard
, Regional Quality Assurance Manager


Hybrid Working

Whether your background is in pharmaceutical manufacturing or any other medical quality management or auditing field; few organisations offer the impact of NHS Blood and Transplant. You will work with teams the length and breadth of the country to implement ever-improving best practices. In doing so, making sure our blood, tissue and organ donations safely save millions of lives.

NHSBT has the vision of saving and improving patients lives. This role will support this vision by providing you with the challenge and opportunity to play a key role in the maintenance, development, and continual improvement of the NHSBT Quality Management system thereby ensuring our products and services are safe.

You will be an important member of a small local Quality Assurance team working as part of a wider regional team with opportunities to with many other operational departments in the organisation.

A background in pharmaceutical or medical quality management would be useful in this exciting role but not essential. Its important you are also a consummate professional who can build strong relationships and ask the right questions while keeping an objective view of the work.

In this role you will support the Quality Assurance Manager (QAM) in the maintenance and development of the Quality Assurance function of the site. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Day to day involvement with colleagues of varying levels of seniority in many departments and centres regarding all elements of the Quality system including adverse events, audit non-conformities, change control & validation, concessionary issue and recalls.
  • Developing relationships with external organisations including external Regulators and ensuring that any external requirements are incorporated safely into the Quality system.
  • Producing reports and leading quality review meetings with department managers as well as facilitating meetings to investigate adverse events to their root cause and identify effective actions to prevent re-occurrence.
  • Participating in Operational Improvement events using LEAN principles and projects or workshops to identify areas for and methods to improve the services we provide.



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