Head Of Quality & Governance
Eurofins
- Guildford, Surrey
- Permanent
- Full-time
This is a hybrid working position.The purpose of the role is to lead, oversee and manage the quality management systems, governance and regulatory affairs of Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics UK.You will act as Clinical Governance Co-ordinator and the UKAS standards co-ordinator, working closely with Senior Management and the UK Clinical Diagnostics Medical Director.
- Develop and maintain the quality system for Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics UK.
- Ensure that all systems and components are in place as required by UKAS.
- Develop and maintain effective communication on quality issues and to write policies and procedures.
- Introduce and manage the QPulse quality management system and ensure other databases and software systems are validated.
- Liaise with the customers, relevant agencies and companies regarding quality issues and risk management issues.
- Ensure that audits are performed.
- Support the departments in maintaining accreditation.
- Work with the designated CQC designated representative.
- Ensure internal and external quality assessment specimens are processed and reported accurately according to SOPs.
- Review and develop working practices and SOPs.
- Ensure compliance with HCPC standards, Clinical Governance and regulatory requirements.
- Support and advise the laboratory management service team on service improvements.
- Work closely with the Chair of the Diagnostics Clinical Governance
- Committee and to support this function as the Clinical Governance Coordinator.
- Manage risk assessments and maintain the risk register.
- Ensure that adverse incidents are reported, recorded and appropriate actions taken including, where necessary, changes in standard operating procedures.
- Advise on health and safety matters.
- Develop and maintain a quality management training program.
- Develop and deliver induction and refresher training as appropriate in specialist areas.
- Educated to MSc or equivalent
- Higher specialist certificate (IBMS)
- Willingness to continue the learning process through academic practical experience
- Proven experience within postgraduate practical, technical and theoretical experience in Medical Microbiology and Medical Laboratory Sciences
- Extensive knowledge and expertise in quality management, gained both by qualifications and lengthy experience.
- In depth working knowledge and competency in laboratory bench areas, as appropriate.
- Sound knowledge of common IT programmes and excellent keyboard and IT skills
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Working knowledge of Laboratory Health & Safety arrangements
- Evidence of using technical experience to assess new and existing systems and processes to initiate change in laboratory practice
- Experience of critically assessing current ways of working and introducing efficient and cost-effective practices
- Experience and understanding of planning and project management
- Understanding and experience of using Q pulse software
- Ability to work both as part of a team and as an individual
- Highly developed initiative skills
- Articulate and clear thinking
- Good problem solving skills
- Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay Scheme
- Company Pension Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential support.
- Free car parking
- Worldwide career opportunities
- Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday - there's something to suit everyone's lifestyle.
Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.Your data
As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.We support your development! Do you feel you don't match 100% of the requirements? Don't hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!Find out more in our career page: