Assistant Quality Assurance Manager

TN United Kingdom; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative organization dedicated to saving lives as an Assistant Quality Assurance Manager. This role offers the chance to work within a dynamic team, implementing best practices in quality management. You will play a vital role in ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while fostering relationships across departments. With opportunities for professional growth and a commitment to continuous learning, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous leave, and a supportive work environment that values your contributions.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Continuous learning culture

Professional growth support

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a regulated environment, e.g., Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.
• Experience with quality audits and Quality Management Systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the Quality Assurance Manager in maintaining the Quality Assurance function.
• Develop relationships with external organisations and regulators.

Skills

Quality Management Systems

Pharmaceutical Quality Management

Auditing

LEAN Principles

Microsoft Office

Education

Master’s level qualification

Basic Management Qualification

Job description

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Client:

NHS Blood and Transplant

Location:

england, gb, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

02.05.2025

Expiry Date:

16.06.2025

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Job Description:

Please note that there are two locations. One is a regional role working between Newcastle and Barnsley and the second will be based in Liverpool. Please indicate your preferred location when you apply.

Job Summary

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. It’s 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.

Main duties of the job

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, recalls and (batch release in Liverpool)
• Developing relationships with external organisations including external Regulators and ensuring that any external requirements are incorporated safely into the Quality system.
• Working within the quality management system to support departments in maintaining compliance with the standards that we are regulated against. The three main regualtors being MHRA, HTA and CQC.
• 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.

About You

Experience and Knowledge

• Extensive experience of working in a regulated environment e.g. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, or equivalent.
• Experience of quality audit and use of Quality Management Systems.
• Understanding of relevant UK legislation and guidelines, e.g. Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Practice Guidelines for Blood Transfusion, ISO15189, General Data Protection Regulations and Freedom of Information; and any other appropriate statutory guidelines.
• Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), or equivalent Systems.

Qualifications and Training

• Master’s level qualification. OR equivalent relevant, demonstrable qualification or knowledge and experience equivalent to Master’s level.
• Basic Management Qualification or short courses in line management. OR relevant experience in managing others.
• Demonstrate commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD).

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.

About Us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you’ll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.

Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do.

By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.

You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

What we offer:

• A starting salary of £46,148 - £52,809 per annum in accordance with AfC.
• Two full time opportunities to join as a Band 7, and progress within NHSBT.
• 1x fulltime 12 months regionalcontract to be based in Newcastle or Barnsley. The regional post-holder will be working between our Newcastle and Barnsley offices and travelling to both sites weekly. We encourage you to apply if you are based in the Northeast regionand are willing to travel to the aforementioned sites.
• 1x fulltime 12 months contract in Liverpool.
• Opportunity to work with a national organisation that offers flexible working opportunities.
• Hybrid working opportunity with expectation to be in the office three days a week.
• 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.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions
• We’ve 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. It’s 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 Tuesday 13 th May 2025.

Interviews are anticipated to be held week commencing 2nd Junesubject to confirmation.