Assistant Clinical Laboratory Quality Manager

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider, UCLH, is seeking a motivated Assistant Clinical Laboratory Quality Manager to support quality management in highly specialized diagnostic laboratories. The role involves maintaining standards, assisting in regulatory inspections, and requires strong IT and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Previous experience applying ISO15189 accreditation standards is essential.
• Experience in histopathology or immunology would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support the Clinical Laboratory Quality Manager and quality team.
• Maintain the quality management system.
• Assist with regulatory inspections and training.

Skills

IT skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Job description

The UCLH Queen Square Division has a set of ISO15189 accredited highly specialized diagnostic laboratories responding to the unique needs of our rare patient cohorts. A talented and motivated Assistant Clinical Laboratory Quality Manager is sought to work closely with the Clinical Laboratory Quality Manager to help maintain the quality management system, assist with regulatory inspections and training requirements.

The post holder should have excellent IT skills, be well organized and methodical with good communication skills and previous experience applying ISO15189 accreditation standards. Experience in histopathology or immunology would be an advantage but is not essential. On the job training for Quality Management software will be provided.

The post holder will work in direct support of the Clinical Laboratory Quality Manager for the Queen Square Division and other members of the quality team including the Laboratory heads and Laboratory Quality Leads to ensure that the service objectives are achieved in a timely fashion in line with key Trust Priorities and prevailing best practice or accreditation, licensing or regulatory requirements.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
  
  

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Vaneesha Gibbons Job title: QSD Clinical Laboratory Quality Manager Email address: [e-mail]