South Wales Blood and Marrow Transplant Programme

Quality Manager - Band 7

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic and motivated Quality Manager to join the South Wales Blood and Marrow Transplant (SWBMT) Programme to support the programme in maintaining the requirements for JACIE accreditation and the safe delivery of exciting new therapies, including CAR-T therapy.

The Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring that SWBMT Programme activities meet all relevant regulatory and quality standards. The post holder will implement and manage the Quality Management System to demonstrate the compliance status within the SWBMT Programme and will be responsible for highlighting any resource issues in the service.

The post holder will also be accountable for risk management within the SWBMT Programme and will be required to work across different disciplines to manage the Quality Management System to ensure that it remains robust. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team will be essential. The successful candidate must be capable of working under pressure to meet deadlines and possess excellent organisational and problem solving skills.

Main duties of the job

The SWBMT Programme is an accredited service which incorporates adult, teenage/young adult and paediatric services on the University Hospital of Wales site and an adult service at Singleton Hospital in Swansea. The catchment area accounts for a large proportion of the Welsh population and spans six Welsh Local Health Boards, encompassing the South Wales Cancer Network. The clinical programme is supported by a collection, processing and storage facility on the UHW site and holds an HTA license. The SWBMT Programme Director is assisted by directors of the clinical, collection and processing facilities plus a quality and data management team.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest in the UK providing health services for over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. We are a teaching health board with close links to Cardiff University. The University boasts a high profile for teaching, research and development within the UK and abroad.

This is an exciting time to join the SWBMT Programme and is an excellent opportunity for you to further your career, so if you feel that you have the knowledge and experience required to undertake this challenging role then we would like to hear from you.

The post holder will be based at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff but may be required to travel to other sites.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together, and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to masters degree level or relevant Health Care related degree, supplemented by equivalent experience in a regulatory/accreditation environment within Health Care OR equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

• Evidence of undertaking CPD in quality and continuous improvement
• Quality Management qualification
• Commitment to achieve post graduate qualification in relevant subject areas
• Membership of professional body

Experience

Essential

• Quality Management experience of working in a support service
• Experience of incident management and root cause analysis
• Experience of participating in Audit

Desirable

• Experience of canvassing user feedback
• Experience of utilising electronic quality management systems

Special Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of internal controls, such as risk management, change control, document control.
• Able to plan, prioritise and organise self and work of others. Ability to work to deadlines.
• Experience of stock management systems, controls and limitations.
• Requirements of relevant licensing, accrediting, certificating and regulating bodies (e.g. JACIE)

Desirable

• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems
• Experience of quality management in a complex setting
• Knowledge of validation and verification
• Experience of participating in regulatory inspection and audit from external bodies

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Self-awareness (strengths & weaknesses)
• Self-motivated / dynamic with an interest in expanding knowledge and self-development

Desirable

• Leadership qualities

Other

Desirable

• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
• Welsh speaker

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

University Hospital of Wales

Cardiff

CF14 4XW

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

001-AC471-1224