Total 24 quality assurance control job vacancies in stevenage

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role and a wide range of financial and non-financial benefits offer by the Trust.

Fixed term position until 31/3/24

We are looking for a dynamic thinker to support our local planning of patient journeys. The role involves effectively planning patient journeys to and from home / health care setting using our cleric system and against set key performance indicators.

Our patients have varying clinical and mobility needs, some of our patients travel regularly with us into renal and oncology units. Our patients and staff are our priority, ensuring we show care, compassion and empathy.

You will need a calm approach under pressure, have geographical knowledge of West Essex and outlying areas. Customer service skills are also key as you will be liaising with patients, clinics and our staff, keeping calm under pressure and following the Trust's vision and values.



Responsible for the planning of transport for future dates. Responsible for the control of ambulance service resources for the current day. To ensure all patients on our transport get home as quickly as possible.

Full training is provided, the role will work on a shift basis covering a range of shifts between 0600 - 2200hrs 7 days a week. You will be required to have some flexibility and be reliable.



You'll have the opportunity to work in one of the most diverse regions in the country, with the vibrant capital city just a stone's throw away and the invigorating North Sea coast to the east.
At EEAST we bring together all our skills to provide 24 hour, 365 days a year urgent care to those in need of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
We are always looking to innovate our approaches and work together to offer the best possible patient care across our counties.

We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian, or other ethnic groups, individuals with a Disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We at EEAST want to support our employees achieve a balance between work and other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning, and other interests. We therefore welcome flexible working requests.

For a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the role, including all its specific requirements and responsibilities, please consult the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides an in-depth overview that will give you a clear and detailed picture of what the position entails.

Please note, should you be successful in your application, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, prior to receiving an unconditional offer, if full employment checks cannot be achieved (this will include existing and unserved disciplinary sanctions), then your offer may be withdrawn.

How to apply
Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (attached)
Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement - Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification.
Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.


This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Nov 2024

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

We are recruiting for a Quality Control Laboratory Assistant (Reception/Technical) who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Quality Control Department at Lister hospital is a specialist unit providing pharmaceutical and scientific services to NHS Trusts, private healthcare providers and commercial organisations.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable, and conscientious individual who has a keen eye for detail and a strong work ethic.

Please note that this is a non-clinical role and you will not be in contact with patients or any patient specimens but you will work in laboratory environment.

Our laboratory assistant role supports various functions of the Quality Control laboratories. You will need to be organised in order to meet deadlines and able to prioritise your workload in a busy environment. Training for this role will be provided and on-going support from senior staff will be available.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

You will deal with customers and health professionals on a first line contact/response basis. The role includes various duties such as answering phone calls, receipt and logging of samples, processing of documentation, samples and products and their dispatch to customers.

You will also undertake physical, chemical, and microbiological testing and microbiology media preparation.

Working hours are 08:30am to 5pm Monday to Friday but note that occasional out of hours and weekend work will be required.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.


This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Sep 2024

The full details of the main responsibilities of this role are detailed in the attached job description and person specification document.

We are recruiting for a Team Administrator who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time team administrator to join our Quality Governance team and support our Patient Safety team. We are looking for someone who is passionate about quality and safety, with extremely good attention to detail, excellent communication skills and NHS patient safety experience. Having transitioned to the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework and moving to now develop and embed our new ways of working, this is a great time to join us.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!



As the Team Administrator-Quality Governance you will provide confidential and comprehensive support to the patient safety team and Head of Safety, Learning & Legal Services in alignment with the ENHT Patient Safety Incident Response Plan and Policy. This will incorporate secretarial, administrative, and clerical support to the team with various quality, patient safety and quality governance groups and meetings.

To support the Trust wide Quality and Safety agenda by coordinating meetings, maintaining effective systems for oversight of meeting action logs, preparing papers, organising events, and maintaining efficient electronic systems.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

The full details of the main responsibilities of this role are detailed in the attached job description and person specification document.


This advert closes on Thursday 1 Aug 2024

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

We are recruiting for a Senior Pharmacist (QA/QC), Deputy Head of Quality Services who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Quality Control Department at the Lister Hospital is a specialist unit providing pharmaceutical and scientific services to NHS Trusts, private healthcare providers and commercial organisations.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and conscientious individual who has keen eye for detail and a strong work ethic.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

You will have good knowledge of current regulatory expectations applicable to facilities working under pharmaceutical GMP and significant experience of working in pharmaceutical facilities undertaking sterile or non-sterile manufacture of medicinal products for human use as well as understanding of a wide range of chemical and microbiological analytical techniques.

You will support the Head of Quality Services in leadership and development of professional and technical aspects of QA/QC services to both internal and external customers and be responsible for the operational management of the service.

You will undertake all duties related to pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Quality Control including customer and supplier QA visits and audits, management of Quality Exceptions and testing of medical gases.

This is a very hands-on position and you will be required to travel to customer sites and undertake work out of hours and at weekends when required.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.


This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Jul 2024

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

We are recruiting for a Quality Control Laboratory Assistant (Reception/Technical) who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Quality Control Department at Lister hospital is a specialist unit providing pharmaceutical and scientific services to NHS Trusts, private healthcare providers and commercial organisations.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable, and conscientious individual who has a keen eye for detail and a strong work ethic.

Please note that this is a non-clinical role and you will not be in contact with patients or any patient specimens but you will work in laboratory environment.

Our laboratory assistant role supports various functions of the Quality Control laboratories. You will need to be organised in order to meet deadlines and able to prioritise your workload in a busy environment. Training for this role will be provided and on-going support from senior staff will be available.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

You will deal with customers and health professionals on a first line contact/response basis. The role includes various duties such as answering phone calls, receipt and logging of samples, processing of documentation, samples and products and their dispatch to customers.

You will also undertake physical, chemical, and microbiological testing and microbiology media preparation.

Working hours are 08:30am to 5pm Monday to Friday but note that occasional out of hours and weekend work will be required.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.


This advert closes on Thursday 4 Jul 2024

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Our esteemed client, a reliable partner of the UK Ministry of Defence, is searching for a proficient Product Assurance Engineer to join their Quality Supply Chain team. The selected candidate would be responsible for supporting a wide range of Electronic equipment in Development, handling non-conformance management and conducting an audit of the missile production supply chain.

The candidate will be able to work with key stakeholders across the business, preventing/minimising product non-conformance, supporting smooth Equipment delivery, assuring reliable products, and increasing Customer satisfaction.

What we're looking for:

• Ideally, minimum HNC/HND in Engineering or Quality Assurance
• Experienced quality professionals, preferably within Electronic Engineering, with a proven track record in Product Assurance.
• Proficient in using various quality assurance problem-solving and improvement methods such as 8D, RCA, DMAIC, etc.
• Knowledge of the product lifecycle, specifically in the development area.
• Strong analytical skills: ability to run reports in Excel, use SAP QM system, and document management tools
• Demonstrating a keen sense of continuous improvement and the ability to initiate and execute improvements proactively is valuable

What you'll get to do as a Product Assurance Supply Chain Production Engineer:

The candidate will have a wide range of responsibilities in this role. Some of the critical tasks include reviewing, contributing, and maintaining Equipment Quality planning documentation, ensuring compliance to Electronic Engineering BMS procedures, planning and carrying out Product Life Cycle reviews, managing Product Non-Conformance, facilitating the implementation of Non-conformance process, supporting design and manufacturing defect investigations, and providing Non-Conformance data analysis and summary reports into Major Equipment and senior management reviews.

Additionally, the candidate will proactively identify, communicate, and mitigate Quality risks and issues for in-house equipment, participate in engineering process improvement and facilitating local flash audits, provide compliance and process improvement ideas, and perform Hardware Acceptance activities to ensure products conform to customer expected requirements.

"Please Note: This project is a UK eyes only requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role".

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of our client's newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

We are recruiting for a Divisional Director for Nursing and Quality for Children who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Reporting to the Divisional Director for Women and Children's Divisional Director for Nursing and Quality for Children and Young people will work as part of a quadrant within Women and Children's services that includes a Divisional Medical Director, Divisional Director of Operations, and the Director of Midwifery. The Divisional Director for Nursing and Quality for Children and Young people will provide senior strategic visible clinical and professional leadership, for nursing and allied health professions working within Paediatrics and neonatology.

Providing specialist expertise and taking specific responsibility for patient safety, quality and experience, the post holder will promote quality, innovation, productivity, and performance that improves quality of care and patient outcomes, driving transformation through agreed improvement models.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

The Divisional Director for Nursing and Quality for Children will provide highly visible and inspiring nursing leadership to all nurses and support roles. Championing a professional and open culture which empowers staff to deliver quality care with compassion acting as a role model for the behaviours and high professional standards which are expected.

Be accountable for the creation of an environment in which efficient delivery of safe patient care is in line with the fundamental and evidenced based standards to ensure a framework of safe practices exists.

Be responsible in actively participating, contributing, and implementing the Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Strategy and the Quality Strategy across the Division.

Actively participate in the Clinical Excellence pathway, ensuring that all clinical areas progress through the local accreditation framework to achieve excellence within their sphere of responsibility. Develop and enable leadership through a shared governance pathway.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.


This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Jun 2024

Our esteemed client, a reliable partner of the UK Ministry of Defence, is searching for a proficient Product Assurance Engineer to join their Quality Supply Chain team. The selected candidate would be responsible for supporting a wide range of Electronic equipment in Development, handling non-conformance management and conducting an audit of the missile production supply chain.

The candidate will be able to work with key stakeholders across the business, preventing/minimising product non-conformance, supporting smooth Equipment delivery, assuring reliable products, and increasing Customer satisfaction.

What we're looking for:

• Ideally, minimum HNC/HND in Engineering or Quality Assurance
• Experienced quality professionals, preferably within Electronic Engineering, with a proven track record in Product Assurance.
• Proficient in using various quality assurance problem-solving and improvement methods such as 8D, RCA, DMAIC, etc.
• Knowledge of the product lifecycle, specifically in the development area.
• Strong analytical skills: ability to run reports in Excel, use SAP QM system, and document management tools
• Demonstrating a keen sense of continuous improvement and the ability to initiate and execute improvements proactively is valuable

What you'll get to do as a Product Assurance Supply Chain Production Engineer:

The candidate will have a wide range of responsibilities in this role. Some of the critical tasks include reviewing, contributing, and maintaining Equipment Quality planning documentation, ensuring compliance to Electronic Engineering BMS procedures, planning and carrying out Product Life Cycle reviews, managing Product Non-Conformance, facilitating the implementation of Non-conformance process, supporting design and manufacturing defect investigations, and providing Non-Conformance data analysis and summary reports into Major Equipment and senior management reviews.

Additionally, the candidate will proactively identify, communicate, and mitigate Quality risks and issues for in-house equipment, participate in engineering process improvement and facilitating local flash audits, provide compliance and process improvement ideas, and perform Hardware Acceptance activities to ensure products conform to customer expected requirements.

"Please Note: This project is a UK eyes only requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role".

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of our client's newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.