Pathology Quality Manager | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 September 2025 |
| Location: | Huddersfield, HD3 3EA |
| Company: | Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7377733/372-FSS2869 |
Summary
We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic, self motivated Quality Manager within CHFT's Pathology Department to work alongside the exsisting Quality Manager for 2 days per week. The Pathology Department is across two hospital sites (Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital) and all areas of the pathology sevice are currently UKAS accredited.
We are looking for a qualified HCPC Biomedical Scientist who has previous quality management experience and is looking to specialise in overall quality management at the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. Ensuring ongoing compliance with UKAS, relevant ISO, MHRA Blood Safety and Quality Regulations, and HTA accreditation bodies, supported by and part of the pathology quality management team.
You will have experience of pathology quality management, well developed interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate with other members of the team and be registered with HCPC as a Biomedical Scientist. The department is commited to the training and development of all staff.
The successful candidate will ensure the implementation, development and maintenance of the pathology quality management system (QMS) and its correct functioning is in line with Trust Policy and all standards laid down by external regulators and assessment organisations.
CHFT employs more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
The post holder working alongside the exsisting quality manager is responsible for the management, development and maintenance of the QMS for all departemtns within Pathology.
Acting as a member of the senior management team the post holder will be required to work autonomously to develop a QMS and all associated policies to support all acreditation and regulatory requirements across all pathology disciiplines.
To be responsible for the training and development and continual assessment of all staff both clinical and managerial in the QMS relevant to their individual scopes of practice.
To provide leadership, specialist advice and direction to all pathology and Trust staff on matters relating to accreditation, governance, and quality assurance within Pathology on such quality initiaitves as are deemed necessary to achieve and maintain compliance with UKAS, relevant ISO. MHRA Blood Safety and Quality Regulations and Human Tissue Act requirements.
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities
This advert closes on Sunday 31 Aug 2025