Total 33 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Colchester, CO7 6RJ

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description

An exciting opportunity had arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated person to lead the ESNEFT medical Imaging department in obtaining accreditation for Quality standard in Imaging (QSI). You will be required to have a ‘can do’ attitude and be able to foster excellent relationships with colleague and other departments.This post is fixed term / secondment until 30th August 2025.

QSI is available to imaging services across the UK both within and outside the NHS. Accreditation is the formal recognition that an imaging service provider has demonstrated that it has an organizational competence to deliver against key performance measures. These measure require the department to achieve high standard of service in relation to patient centred care and choice, safety, fit for-purpose facilities and clinical practices. The standards are endorsed by the Royal college of radiologists and the Society and College of Radiographers.

You will need to inspire the team around them and provide confidence that accreditation process is progressing. This is a cross site role covering both our Colchester & Ipswich Hospital locations and Community Diagnostic Centres where applicable.

Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only. This will need to be discussed with your current line manager.
• To manage and supervise the accreditation and quality processes in the Diagnostic Imaging services, carrying out the required management and leadership tasks to support the accreditation processes
• To maintain the service and liaise with UKAS with regards required annual submissions
• The duties and responsibilities of the post will be undertaken in accordance with the policies, procedures and practices of ESNEFT, which the Trust may amend from time to time.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes


We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff


We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options


Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services


Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients


We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients


If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you


Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A


For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description


This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024

Contract: MOT Tester, Contract Work
Min 8 hours a day work (overtime available)
Pay from £20- £22 p/h
Roles inside and Outside IR35
Payment via PAYE, sole trader, or limited company
What we require from you
Skills and experience to carry out all aspects of MOT testing, covering both cars and light commercials
5 years' workshop experience in a similar role
City and Guilds / NVQ level 3 minimum
Have a full UK driving license and vehicle
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract, Temp to perm, Freelance
Part-time hours: 40 per week Monday to Friday

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Your new role
We are seeking an experienced QA Engineer to work on our mobile data connectivity platform, SIMPro. In this role, you will have a unique opportunity to step into a brand-new position where you can make a significant impact and generate real business value. We're looking for someone to join our thriving R&D community who can contribute to the maintenance and testing of our connectivity management platform and APIs.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborate within an agile tech delivery team, working closely with software developers and stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.
• Engage in refinement and design sessions, reviewing code to provide prompt feedback.
• Develop detailed, comprehensive test plans and test cases, maintaining checklists to validate functionality and identify software issues.
• Create and maintain automated test scripts and testing pipelines.
• Contribute to defining and improving processes and procedures for all automated platform and application testing.

Required Skills:

• UI and API testing experience.
• Proficient in Playwright and Selenium automation.
• Java / TypeScript knowledge preferred.
• Detail-oriented with strong debugging skills.
• Independent and outcome-focused.
• JIRA experience in agile environments.
• Excellent technical communication.
• Passion for learning, sharing knowledge, and problem-solving.

Desired Skills:

• CI/CD process and pipeline knowledge.
• Familiarity with Git and Jenkins.
• Load/Performance testing experience is a plus.

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Have you worked in healthcare maintenance? Understand PPMs & held service contracts with contractors for maintaining equipment?

Less on the tools, more gap analysis to ensure all mechanical equipment has the appropriate maintenance schedules in place; placing orders to fill the gaps and holding contractors to account for certification and remedials.

Come and be part of a great team that delivers NHS Property leasing and commercial landlord responsibilities throughout North Essex & East Suffolk.

The role includes liaising with landlords to obtain statutory service records whilst undertaking gap analysis of any Trust mechanical assets to ensure service contracts are fit for purpose and cover all our statutory obligations, seeking opportunity to merge contracts and wider economies of scale.

Whilst undertaking site audits, condition surveys and maintaining accurate records of occupancy, the successful candidate would be a face of the team and contact point for some maintenance escalation matters therefore good rapport skills & the ability to convey technical information clearly, is required.

We are looking for a competent individual with experience of plant compliance management, HBN/HTM knowledge as well as appreciation of water sampling results and baseline Health & Safety knowledge.

Applicants must have good attention to detail and IT literacy.

Previous applicants need not apply
• To provide effective support in liaison with the Property Team and Landlord Management teams to ensure compliance across the sites within the portfolio.
• Working on both simple and complex estates projects over a wide range of values from inception through to commissioning, ensuring performance and monitoring against those contracts.
• Researching PPM requirements of mechanical plant and systems, undertaking gap analysis and to ensure all mechanical and wider statutory compliance PPMs are undertaken and raising orders to ensure these are in place.
• Impose good governance practices to ensure evidence exists of such maintenance and PPMs
• Prepare service user briefs for potential projects identifying the user service requirements, objectives to be achieved and standards (HTMs and HBNs) to be met.
• Proactively provide updates on all schemes to the Property Managers and Head of Property undertaking direct tasks as required.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.


This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Sodexo has over 40 years of experience supporting the defence forces of the UK, the US and France. We support individuals, the community and the environment on base, working with military leaders to enhance the physical and mental wellbeing of personnel across all military services.

Our PFI contract provides 128 different professional services on all aspects of Property Managementfor our client.

Based at Merville Barracks in Colchesterwe are recruiting for aQuality and Compliance Lead (Facilities Management)that will be a self-starter and ensure standards of service are met across the site.

This is a busy and varied role where you will be working with the HSEQ Manager to manage internal, external and contractual audits as well as closing out of improvements within deadlines. You will be completing tasks using the HSEQ systems to a highly accurate standard. You will also support the HSEQ Manager on wider quality projects. Through this, you will promote an ethos of continuous improvement throughout the business and identify areas for improvement through analysis of audits and customer feedback.

You will ideally have an ISO 9001 Lead Auditor qualification along with a Level 2 qualification in food safety and Level 2 IOSHH qualification in Health and Safety as well as a strong background in quality, facilities management and internal auditing. You will also need to be proactive, meticulous and strategy-focused, and have excellent administration and IT skills, particularly using Excel and Microsoft Office applications.

If successful you will undergo security clearance before the role can be offered.

Package Description

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Access to ongoing training and development programs
• Support in achieving apprenticeships is available
• Countless opportunities to grow within the company
• Full training provided
• Health and wellbeing incentives
• Reward and Recognition schemes
• Flexible working considered
• Volunteering days
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Free parking on site

We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. We recognise that we’re on a journey with regards to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimumselection criteria for the job.

All offers are subject to full security clearance checks

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!

Have you worked in healthcare maintenance? Understand PPMs & held service contracts with contractors for maintaining equipment?

Less on the tools, more gap analysis to ensure all mechanical equipment has the appropriate maintenance schedules in place; placing orders to fill the gaps and holding contractors to account for certification and remedials.

Come and be part of a great team that delivers NHS Property leasing and commercial landlord responsibilities throughout North Essex & East Suffolk.

The role includes liaising with landlords to obtain statutory service records whilst undertaking gap analysis of any Trust mechanical assets to ensure service contracts are fit for purpose and cover all our statutory obligations, seeking opportunity to merge contracts and wider economies of scale.

Whilst undertaking site audits, condition surveys and maintaining accurate records of occupancy, the successful candidate would be a face of the team and contact point for some maintenance escalation matters therefore good rapport skills & the ability to convey technical information clearly, is required.

We are looking for a competent individual with experience of plant compliance management, HBN/HTM knowledge as well as appreciation of water sampling results and baseline Health & Safety knowledge.

Applicants must have good attention to detail and IT literacy.

Previous applicants need not apply
• To provide effective support in liaison with the Property Team and Landlord Management teams to ensure compliance across the sites within the portfolio.
• Working on both simple and complex estates projects over a wide range of values from inception through to commissioning, ensuring performance and monitoring against those contracts.
• Researching PPM requirements of mechanical plant and systems, undertaking gap analysis and to ensure all mechanical and wider statutory compliance PPMs are undertaken and raising orders to ensure these are in place.
• Impose good governance practices to ensure evidence exists of such maintenance and PPMs
• Prepare service user briefs for potential projects identifying the user service requirements, objectives to be achieved and standards (HTMs and HBNs) to be met.
• Proactively provide updates on all schemes to the Property Managers and Head of Property undertaking direct tasks as required.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.


This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Sep 2024

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our team. We are looking for an individual with an interest of working within an Infection Prevention and Control role to come and join us.

This role will provide you with experience in both acute and community Infection Prevention and Control nursing. The primary base will be at the Colchester Hospital site. You must hold a current UK driving license, as travelling across North East Essex and East Suffolk will be required.

This will be a rotational post covering different specialities beginning with the new Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre. Other specialities will include Medicine, Women and Children’s services, Oncology/Haematology, Surgery, Care of the Elderly and Community services.

Collaborative working with the local health economy relating to Infection Prevention Control is a key to the successes the Trust has developed in recent years. We are looking for someone who will continue to commit to this.

You must be professional in your approach and be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

You will support in the provision of clinical expertise and professional advice and leadership as a specialist resource in Infection Prevention and Control. This includes teaching, supporting development, research, surveillance and audit across all staff groups within the Trust.

The Infection Prevention and Control Nurse serves as leader, mentor, and role model for the infection prevention and control program.

Maintains a knowledge base of current infection prevention and control information.

Supports the Infection Prevention and Control team in providing professional education for all staff as required maintaining an effective infection control program.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.


This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Jul 2024

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

A Vacancy at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.


East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust Pathology Services are looking for a Quality Manager with strong leadership and communication skills to join our team in driving forward continuous improvement.

You will report to the Head of Quality, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs and as a senior member of the quality and governance team be responsible for engaging and embedding a quality culture with design implementation and maintenance of the Quality function of the service.

You will work in collaboration with the laboratory teams, Service Leads, Operations Managers , Head of Operations Quality Managers and Head of Quality to ensure that pathology becomes progressively more efficient in delivering a high quality service across both sites.

The Quality team will promote continuous improvement in service quality within all areas of the laboratory assuring regulatory and accreditation requirements to ISO 15189, MHRA, HSE, and others as required.

You will be expected to work closely with all staff to ensure an efficient and effective corporate approach in dealing with all Quality and Training matters. You will be a HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist with extensive experience in implementing and maintaining accreditation and continuous improvement.

This role requires you to travel across Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals with an element of working from home. This role is full time, however we would consider part time.

Please note: Previous applicants need not apply

Overseeing and assuring regulatory body approval - UKAS, MHRA, CQC, HSE and any others as required

Assuring appropriate risk assessments and risk managements are in place.

Assuring the Health & Safety functions within the service.

Ensuring compliance with trust quality, risk and governance policies

Performing and overseeing incident investigation to include root cause analysis principles and implementation of the recommendations and learning actions.

Ensuring efficient operation and management of the quality management system.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.


This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jul 2024