Total 10 Others level Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Headington, OX3 7LE

The post holder will form part of a small dedicated Quality service provided to Radiopharmacy; which holds an Manufacturing Specials (MS) Licence and is regulated by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Clinical Trials Aseptic Unit; which manufactures under an exemption of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, and provides further Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) guidance to other sections within the Pharmacy Department at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Main duties: Testing of clean rooms and pharmaceutical isolators(Environmental Monitoring) Tesmperature mapping and monitoring Process validation and maintenance of VMP Processing of microbiological samples Data entry, assessment and manipulation Reporting of results Writing of SOPs Self-inspection and audit activities Use and maintenance of the pharmaceutical quality system (PQS) - Deviations, CAPA, OOS and Change Processes

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POST: To support quality aspects of laboratory testing within haematology and biochemistry When required supervise/organise staff/work within a section, ensuring work is completed within acceptable timescales and co-ordinate the training of all levels of staff within the section. To perform, analyse, interpret, document and report both routine and highly complex laboratory investigations of a highly specialised nature commensurate with the professional grade that will impact directly on patient care. The post holder will exercise autonomy within professional and managerial boundaries and will be required to verify and validate completed work. To liaise/cooperate with hospital clinicians, general practitioners, other healthcare professionals, suppliers/manufacturers and their agents and accreditation bodies. Participate in the strategic development of the quality section and deputise for their quality manager in their absence. Develop highly specialist skills in all sections of the laboratory via internal rotation. The work may include a requirement to work some out of routine hours duties as required. This may require a flexible approach to the hours of employment subject to terms and conditions. Kindly refer to attached job description and person specification for comprehensive details

Appointees will be guided on the appropriate choice of QI projects to fit in with the OKUs agenda for quality improvement and patient safety, and RCPs programme priorities. Flexibility will be given to the QI project depending on the interests and experience of the individual post holder. There will be opportunities to support and mentor other junior doctors and allied health care professionals with audit and QI projects within the department and create wider linkages through RCP. QI and leadership training will be provided through mentorship from Dr Udaya Udayaraj, Consultant nephrologist, OKU, and Dr. Andrew Rochford, Improvement Clinical Director, RCP. The appointee will join a wider community of QI practitioners at Oxford University Hospitals, benefiting from and contributing to the Trusts Award-winning QI Hub programme of structured teaching, mentorship, and workshops on QI methodology. Access to RCP resources and subscriptions to other online QI resources such as the IHI will be facilitated. The post has clinical commitment being resident on call (1:10) as part of the hospital at-night team providing cover for inpatients in renal, surgical, and other medical specialties at the Churchill Hospital site. The resident cover includes crash bleep responsibility at the Churchill site overnight and calls for renal advice from across the region. The appointee will be working alongside eight renal trainees, including six with national training numbers and a post-CCT fellow. The post will have an affiliation with the RCP. The appointee will spend 0.5 days strengthening their QI skills and knowledge and leadership skills by working on internal, regional, and national projects led by the Improvement team at RCP, London. They will also contribute to RCP improvement resources. Although these sessions can be undertaken remotely, it is anticipated that the post holder will be expected to attend some of the sessions in person at the RCP in London and Liverpool. Postholders will also be encouraged and supported to present posters and/or oral presentations at conferences and events and write up their QI project for peer-reviewed publication. Please refer to the attached JD for further information.

QI Fellow Renal Medicine

We are delighted to announce a Quality Improvement fellow post at the Oxford Kidney Unit (OKU) on a 12-month fixed-term contract. There will be an opportunity to extend this for up to 24 months subject to satisfactory progression. Applicants wishing to apply for less than full-time contract arrangements will be considered. The start date will be dependent on successful negotiations with the employer, but an anticipated date would be as soon as possible in September 2024. The interview is likely to be held in August 2024. This exciting opportunity is available to higher specialty trainees (ST) in renal medicine who already hold a training number in the UK. The fellowship is also suitable for post-CCT renal trainees looking to develop a special interest in quality improvement.


The post holder will spend part of their time working with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), London, supporting the wider development of improvement activities. Please see the attached job description for further details.


Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to visit the OKU. For further inquiries, please contact Dr Udaya Udayaraj, Consultant nephrologist, OKU; PA Dimitra.kiakou@ouh.nhs.uk Telephone number +44 (0)1865228680; Dr Andrew Rochford, Improvement Clinical Director, Care Quality Improvement Department, Royal College of Physicians- PA anne.yates@rcp.ac.uk Telephone number +44 (0)151 318 1863.


Applications submission deadline: 26th July 2024

This exciting opportunity is available to higher specialty trainees (ST) in renal medicine who already hold a training number in the UK. This placement would be undertaken in time out of programme (OOP). The fellowship is also suitable to trainees post-CCT looking to develop a special interest in quality improvement. This post is subject to the Oxford University Hospitals NHS trust employment contract. It is anticipated that the successful post-holders will spend 4.5 days WTE leading quality improvement projects and 0.5 days WTE working within the Care Quality Improvement Department of the Royal College of Physicians, London, UK. Trainees will contribute to renal on-call cover as part of the resident hospital at-night team in the Churchill Hospital.



Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk



The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.



Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.



COVID-19:The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information atOxfordshire County Council Websitewhere you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Appointees will be guided on the appropriate choice of QI projects to fit in with the OKU’s agenda for quality improvement and patient safety, and RCPs programme priorities. Flexibility will be given to the QI project depending on the interests and experience of the individual post holder. There will be opportunities to support and mentor other junior doctors and allied health care professionals with audit and QI projects within the department and create wider linkages through RCP. QI and leadership training will be provided through mentorship from Dr Udaya Udayaraj, Consultant nephrologist, OKU, and Dr. Andrew Rochford, Improvement Clinical Director, RCP. The appointee will join a wider community of QI practitioners at Oxford University Hospitals, benefiting from and contributing to the Trust’s Award-winning QI Hub programme of structured teaching, mentorship, and workshops on QI methodology. Access to RCP resources and subscriptions to other online QI resources such as the IHI will be facilitated.

The post has clinical commitment being resident on call (1:10) as part of the hospital at-night team providing cover for inpatients in renal, surgical, and other medical specialties at the Churchill Hospital site. The resident cover includes crash bleep responsibility at the Churchill site overnight and calls for renal advice from across the region. The appointee will be working alongside eight renal trainees, including six with national training numbers and a post-CCT fellow. The post will have an affiliation with the RCP. The appointee will spend 0.5 days strengthening their QI skills and knowledge and leadership skills by working on internal, regional, and national projects led by the Improvement team at RCP, London. They will also contribute to RCP improvement resources. Although these sessions can be undertaken remotely, it is anticipated that the post holder will be expected to attend some of the sessions in person at the RCP in London and Liverpool. Postholders will also be encouraged and supported to present posters and/or oral presentations at conferences and events and write up their QI project for peer-reviewed publication.

Please refer to the attached JD for further information.


This advert closes on Friday 26 Jul 2024

QI Fellow Renal Medicine

We are delighted to announce a Quality Improvement fellow post at the Oxford Kidney Unit (OKU) on a 12-month fixed-term contract. There will be an opportunity to extend this for up to 24 months subject to satisfactory progression. Applicants wishing to apply for less than full-time contract arrangements will be considered. The start date will be dependent on successful negotiations with the employer, but an anticipated date would be as soon as possible in September 2024. The interview is likely to be held in August 2024. This exciting opportunity is available to higher specialty trainees (ST) in renal medicine who already hold a training number in the UK. The fellowship is also suitable for post-CCT renal trainees looking to develop a special interest in quality improvement.


The post holder will spend part of their time working with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), London, supporting the wider development of improvement activities. Please see the attached job description for further details.


Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to visit the OKU. For further inquiries, please contact Dr Udaya Udayaraj, Consultant nephrologist, OKU; PA Dimitra.kiakou@ouh.nhs.uk Telephone number +44 (0)1865228680; Dr Andrew Rochford, Improvement Clinical Director, Care Quality Improvement Department, Royal College of Physicians- PA anne.yates@rcp.ac.uk Telephone number +44 (0)151 318 1863.


Applications submission deadline: 26th July 2024

This exciting opportunity is available to higher specialty trainees (ST) in renal medicine who already hold a training number in the UK. This placement would be undertaken in time out of programme (OOP). The fellowship is also suitable to trainees post-CCT looking to develop a special interest in quality improvement. This post is subject to the Oxford University Hospitals NHS trust employment contract. It is anticipated that the successful post-holders will spend 4.5 days WTE leading quality improvement projects and 0.5 days WTE working within the Care Quality Improvement Department of the Royal College of Physicians, London, UK. Trainees will contribute to renal on-call cover as part of the resident hospital at-night team in the Churchill Hospital.



Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk



The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.



Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.



COVID-19:The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information atOxfordshire County Council Websitewhere you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Appointees will be guided on the appropriate choice of QI projects to fit in with the OKU’s agenda for quality improvement and patient safety, and RCPs programme priorities. Flexibility will be given to the QI project depending on the interests and experience of the individual post holder. There will be opportunities to support and mentor other junior doctors and allied health care professionals with audit and QI projects within the department and create wider linkages through RCP. QI and leadership training will be provided through mentorship from Dr Udaya Udayaraj, Consultant nephrologist, OKU, and Dr. Andrew Rochford, Improvement Clinical Director, RCP. The appointee will join a wider community of QI practitioners at Oxford University Hospitals, benefiting from and contributing to the Trust’s Award-winning QI Hub programme of structured teaching, mentorship, and workshops on QI methodology. Access to RCP resources and subscriptions to other online QI resources such as the IHI will be facilitated.

The post has clinical commitment being resident on call (1:10) as part of the hospital at-night team providing cover for inpatients in renal, surgical, and other medical specialties at the Churchill Hospital site. The resident cover includes crash bleep responsibility at the Churchill site overnight and calls for renal advice from across the region. The appointee will be working alongside eight renal trainees, including six with national training numbers and a post-CCT fellow. The post will have an affiliation with the RCP. The appointee will spend 0.5 days strengthening their QI skills and knowledge and leadership skills by working on internal, regional, and national projects led by the Improvement team at RCP, London. They will also contribute to RCP improvement resources. Although these sessions can be undertaken remotely, it is anticipated that the post holder will be expected to attend some of the sessions in person at the RCP in London and Liverpool. Postholders will also be encouraged and supported to present posters and/or oral presentations at conferences and events and write up their QI project for peer-reviewed publication.

Please refer to the attached JD for further information.


This advert closes on Friday 26 Jul 2024

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHFT) is made up of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital (which includes the Children’s Hospital, Eye Hospital, Heart Centre and Women’s Centre), the Churchill Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, all located in Oxford, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury, North Oxfordshire.

We have an exciting opportunity to work for OUHFT as the Head of Integrated Quality Improvement. This is a key strategic role where you will provide visible leadership, and be responsible for leading and driving the development and delivery of the Integrated Quality Improvement Programme across the organisation.

Working to the Director of Clinical Services, the successful candidate will also be responsible for the design, development and delivery of a Trust-wide education programme on quality improvement methodologies. You will work at the heart of a complex set of relationships and accountabilities and will be expected to develop strong collaborative relationships across the organisation and local health and social care systems.

The successful candidate will lead the Integrated Quality Improvement Team, ensuring that quality improvement facilitation and project support is provided to build a continuous improvement culture.



Our collaboration with the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University underpins the excellence of the care that is provided to patients, from the delivery of high-quality research, bringing innovation from the laboratory bench to the bedside, to the delivery of high-quality education and training of doctors, nurses, allied health and other professional staff.

The main duties of the role include:
• Leading and driving the development and delivery of the Integrated Quality Improvement Programme
• Coach and lead senior managers across the Trust to oversee and ensure the delivery of the Integrated Quality Improvement Programme
• Provide leadership on the development of a strategic, Trust-wide approach to continuous improvement
• Provide expertise to clinical divisions to help them ensure appropriate services are in place to secure the delivery of strategic and operational service objectives and standards


This advert closes on Monday 8 Apr 2024

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To work with the Quality and Safeguarding Lead and Senior Clinical Pathways Manager to develop robust clinical governance structures and arrangements and advise services within the network the vision on clinical governance and patient safety. To provide reports on clinical governance, risk and CQC compliance, quality, and patient safety to the CAMHS Tier 4 and HOPE (Adult Eating Disorders) Provider. To manage the coordination of the complaints, patient safety incidents and CQC assurance processes across the network and ensure that action plans where required are implemented and monitored. To analyse the outcomes of patient safety incidents and investigations; patient experience surveys; complaints and concerns investigations. To maintain the CAMHS Tier 4 and HOPE (Adult Eating Disorders) Provider Collaborative risk registers and highlight medium and high risks to the CAMHS Tier 4 and HOPE (Adult Eating Disorders) Provider Collaboratives Clinical Governance meetings making sure that actions are in place to mitigate them. To provide clinical leadership to the workforce and other professionals within the team in relation to complex case situation/s as required. To contribute to the operational planning, and implementation of policy and service development in relation to quality improvement across the CAMHS Tier 4 and HOPE (Adult Eating Disorders) Provider. To attend all forums/meetings that are appropriate, including representing the CAMHS Tier 4 and HOPE (Adult Eating Disorders) Provider Collaboratives at meetings with partner organisations and other agencies. To act as a champion for patients and their interests. To work with providers and partners to share intelligence and identify areas of good practice expertise. To contribute to the development and maintenance of robust and reliable mechanisms and processes for monitoring standards of clinical quality, patient safety and patient experience across the specialised commissioned services.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for detailed information on the role and responsibilities. Candidates not meeting the essential criteria listed in the person specification may be offered a band 5-6 progression, more information can be found in the 5-6 progression job description.

The IPCN is a specialist clinical practitioner with oversight of a broad range of infection prevention and control issues. They will provide advice, education, and support on all aspects of infection prevention and control to the diverse range of departments and staff. They will be competent in the delivery of training and audit programmes. To lead, facilitate, support, and monitor the development and implementation of Infection Control Surveillance and audit projects in line with the Infection Prevention and Control annual programme, whilst reflecting National directives. The post holder will assist in the analysis of data and the preparation of results for reporting and dissemination of data by working with the multidisciplinary teams. The post holder will be an employee of the OUHFT and may be required to work at any of the four sites within the trust.

A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


Infection Prevention and Control is at the top of the agenda at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We currently have a fantastic new opportunity for aband 6 children’s registered nurseto come and work in an established and forward-thinking team. We recognise that children are not just small adults and we really want a children's nurse to join our team to provide that missing link for us.

We are looking for someone who firmly believes in improving safety for patients and staff. The role will challenge and develop the many skills you already have whilst creating and identifying a new set. Although you may not have previous Infection Prevention and Control experience, this can be taught, and nurtured in a safe and supported environment, but you must possess excellent communication skills, critical thinking and ingenuity is essential.

Working in this team will also support you to work autonomously to create quality improvement projects in IPC, using your creative and leadership skills whilst having support from the team to allow you to achieve these goals. Personal development is important to the Oxford IPC team so you must be interested in your future and the future of our IPC team.

If you are interested, we would very much like to meet you informally to discuss the opportunities and breadth of this IPC role.

The post holder will be expected to:
• Provide specialist advice and expertise to support the prevention, surveillance, and control of infection across OUHFT.


• Assesses patients; plans, implements, and monitors care; provides advice. This may be carried out in a specialist area and/or using specialist nursing skills


• Provides day-to-day supervision and/or clinical supervision to other


• Contribute to the day-to-day maintenance and further development of a high quality, proactive, responsive, and accessible infection prevention and control service.


• Assist in developing and reviewing specialist infection control policies and protocols, in order to promote and maintain the highest standards of infection prevention and control practice that is evidence and research based.


• Provide training and education to increase awareness of infection prevention and control issues amongst all disciplines and grades of staff within the Trust.


• Contribute to the Annual Infection Prevention and Control work programme on behalf of the Infection Prevention & Control Team (IPCT).


• Create quality improvement projects across a wide range of settings to support best evidence practice.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

The IPCN is a specialist clinical practitioner with oversight of a broad range of infection prevention and control issues. They will provide advice, education, and support on all aspects of infection prevention and control to the diverse range of departments and staff.


• They will be competent in the delivery of training and audit programmes.


• To lead, facilitate, support, and monitor the development and implementation of Infection Control Surveillance and audit projects in line with the Infection Prevention and Control annual programme, whilst reflecting National directives.


• The post holder will assist in the analysis of data and the preparation of results for reporting and dissemination of data by working with the multidisciplinary teams.


• The post holder will be an employee of the OUHFT and may be required to work at any of the four sites within the trust.


This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jan 2024

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