Sterile Services Quality Lead: Compliance & CAPA

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire; Coventry; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a quality leader to head the Sterile Services Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with Trust, national and European standards and driving continual improvement and effective risk management across the service.

You will implement robust CAPA, audit programs, supplier qualification, and change control, while providing expert advice to clinical teams and maintaining strong cross-functional partnerships to protect patient

Qualifications

• Familiarity with ISO13485:2016 and MDR regulatory framework.
• Structured root cause analysis methods (5 Whys, Fishbone).
• Experience with NCRs, change control, and KPI monitoring.
• Internal/external audits: planning, execution, reporting.
• Identify and mitigate operational and process risks.
• Qualification of suppliers and management of deviations.
• Ability to drive a proactive quality culture and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Quality Management System within Sterile Services.
• Ensure compliance with Trust, National and European standards.
• Provide advice on decontamination quality issues to Trust services.
• Uphold continual improvement and effective risk management.

Skills

Standards & Compliance

CAPA & RCA

Process control

Auditing

Risk management

Supplier quality

Leadership & influence

Job description

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a quality leader to head the Sterile Services Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with Trust, national and European standards and driving continual improvement and effective risk management across the service.

You will implement robust CAPA, audit programs, supplier qualification, and change control, while providing expert advice to clinical teams and maintaining strong cross-functional partnerships to protect patient