Total 21 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Bedford, MK40 2TX

The successful applicant will work closely with Clinical Service lines (CSL) Quality Governance Lead in supporting specific service lines in the management of:

Incidents , Nice Compliance, clinical audit , CQC action plans and patient safety related governance, in line with policy, national and local audit and NICE compliance, regulatory compliance and other quality governance activity. The post holder will support promotion of best practice in relation to quality governance and effectiveness and the facilitation of activities which generate learning to support quality improvement within CSLs

The successful applicant will liase with staff in the clinical service line and support with decision making around the management, triage and reporting of incidents. They will form an exceptional relationship with the service lines auditors and support in forward audit planning, the registration of audits and the monitoring of the audits and outcomes.

• To facilitate and support the CSL risk assessment and risk register management processes to ensure CSL risk registers are effectively populated and ensure that risks are mitigated and controlled.

• To work alongside clinical audit leads within specialties to develop and implement an audit programme that supports the needs of the organisation in relation to clinical governance and quality improvement, including the Care Quality Commission compliance requirements and HQIP

• Present reports/presentations on CSL progress on a regular basis as required and also support the delivery of training to develop staff competency in quality governance processes such as investigation and audit

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

• Working with the Clinical Service lines (CSL) Quality Governance Lead, facilitate the implementation of a CSL quality governance and effectiveness programme linked to the local service line and Trust priorities
• To facilitate and support the CSL risk assessment and risk register management processes to ensure CSL risk registers are effectively populated and ensure that risks are mitigated and controlled.
• To work alongside clinical audit leads within specialties to develop and implement an audit programme that supports the needs of the organisation in relation to clinical governance and quality improvement, including the Care Quality Commission compliance requirements and HQIP
• To facilitate production of a rolling programme of review of compliance in relation to local and national guidance, including the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance and standards.
• To ensure that locally developed clinical guidelines follow due procedure, are ratified and effectively distributed, disseminated and monitored within the CSL
• To support CSL responsibilities in relation to external accreditation and inspection
• To build and develop information resources pertinent to quality governance and effectiveness as a resource for the CSL and facilitate the CSL reports in conjunction with the CSL Quality Governance Lead
• Present reports/presentations on CSL progress on a regular basis as required and also support the delivery of training to develop staff competency in quality governance processes such as investigation and audit
• To co-ordinate and support CSL quality governance meetings, take minutes, and maintain and develop internal and external networks as required.
• To support investigations for incidents as required within CSLs
• Work with the CSL Quality Governance Lead to assemble and analyse information in ways that help the clinical service line staff to reflect on their service and practice.
• To support sharing of learning particularly related to serious incident investigations and After Action Reviews

• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills when dealing with all levels of staff across the trust using persuasion, tact and reassurance where necessary.
• Manage responses from internal and external sources during the course of carrying out quality governance tasks as required.
• Develop positive communication pathways with lead clinical service line staff and promote partnership working to support all quality governance and effectiveness issues.

1. To support the Head of CSL Quality Governance Support Unit and Clinical Audit with the production of reports.
2. To participate in relevant task and finish project groups aimed at delivery of improvements within CSLs.


This advert closes on Saturday 27 Apr 2024

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com

What you'll be doing

As a member of the Personal and Business Banking team, you’ll work in a fast-paced Banking Centre where you’ll make a meaningful difference in our clients’ lives. As a Financial Services Representative, you’ll foster key relationships with clients, understand their financial and personal goals, provide informative and tailored service, and recommend the right products and solutions that will help their financial success. You’re flexible to work our banking centre hours which may include evenings and weekends. To help deliver a great client experience, you’re flexible to work at multiple banking centres within a reasonable travel distance. 

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. To successfully perform the work, you’ll be on-site full-time. 

How you'll succeed

• Client engagement - Meet with clients to understand their personal and business priorities, advise them on solutions, and provide a forward-looking financial plan. Use your knowledge of cash management, credit, investment and wealth protection to help clients meet their goals.

• Relationship building - Engage in marketing and outreach activities to show clients you value them and their communities. Grow your network, deepen existing relationships, and work as one team to ensure clients are connected to the right people and opportunities.

• Leveraging technology - Become a technology expert. Share your knowledge by introducing clients to our mobile banking applications, helping them to better manage their banking needs.

Who you are

• You put our clients first. You engage with purpose to find the right solutions. You go the extra mile, because it’s the right thing to do.

• You’re goal oriented. You’re motivated by accomplishing your goals and delivering your best to make a difference.

• You know that details matter. You notice things that others don't. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making.

• You’re passionate about people. You find meaning in relationships, and surround yourself with a diverse network of partners. You build trust through respect and authenticity.

• You love to learn. You’re passionate about growing your knowledge, and you know that there is no limit to what you can achieve.

• You’re a certified professional. You have current accreditation and good standing Mutual Funds License (Canadian Securities Course or Investment Funds In Canada).

• You can demonstrate 1 year experience in working with clients and achieving sales results. It’s an asset if you have prior banking experience in a similar capacity.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

Job Location

Bedford

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Client Relationship Management, Customer Experience (CX), Digital Literacy, Financial Products, Goal Planning, Group Problem Solving, Outbound Calls, Regulatory Requirements, Results-Oriented

Job Type:

Seasonal (Fixed Term) (Seasonal)

Agropur Dairy Cooperative is currently accepting resumes from students to work for the summer work term, May6 to August 30, 2024 as a Quality Control Student Coordinator at our plant located in Bedford, Nova Scotia. 

We are seeking individuals who are:

• Highly motivated and have the ability to work independently
• Demonstrate consistency, quality, and accuracy in their work performance
• Educational background in food sciences or microbiology

As a Quality Control Coordinator, you will:

• Support the production team and assist in the development and maintenance of the following programs
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
  • Product Specification Sheets
  • Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Documentation
  • Training Records

Hourly wage ranges between $19.00 and $20.65 per hour depending on qualifications required for position.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only candidates being interview will be contacted.

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will therefore work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.

Are you a;

*MOT tester (only)

*Technician

*MOT Tester/Technician

if so, we'd love to hear from you!

You will need:

-A NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification or time served experience
-Minimum of 5 years' experience in a vehicle technician role
-Fully competent in carrying out all manner of light vehicle repairs on light vehicles and light commercials.
-Your own tools
-Full UK Driving Licence and own vehicle
-If you are an MOT Tester you are required to have at least 6 month experience.

What we are offering:

-Excellent pay rates up to £26 per hour
-Various payment options to suit you (Limited Company, Sole Trader, Umbrella)
-Contracts outside IR35
-Long term & flexible short term contracts to suit all needs
-A guarantee of 8 hours minimum per day
-Weekly Pay
-A dedicated team of consultants who will source all your contracts, so you do not have to worry about finding work
-MOT experts here at head office who can assist with any MOT queries you may have

If this type of work seems interesting to you or you would just like some more information apply now by emailing your cv over or call me on 07900781101

Vibe Recruit is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Essential Criteria: Significant administrative / secretarial experience including initiating and maintaining office systems Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry, and presentation skills Capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to staff and service users. Understanding of, and commitment to, equality of opportunity and good working relationships. Demonstrable experience in dealing with the public and dealing with sensitive and confidential information. UK compatible Driving License. For full vacancy details please view the Person Specification and Job Description.

Service Performance, Quality and Standards Executive

£42,000 per annum

Bedford

12 month FTC with possible extension

Hybrid working

“The Service Performance, Quality and Standards Executive is a role within The Money and Pensions Service which supports the SPQS (Service Performance, Quality and Standards) team with monitoring, collating and interrogating quality data across all service lines. The role will work closely with the Quality and Continuous Improvement Managers, working across the Delivery and Transformation Teams within SPQS to review insight and data and identify performance issues and areas of improvement with the MaPS Standards.”

The role

Our Service Performance, Quality and Standards Executive will take a proactive role in bridging the two teams, supporting good communication and identify opportunities for alignment and sharing of practice, alongside:

• Support the production, analysis and routine reporting of performance related KPI’s and customer outcomes (manual and automated reporting)
• To provide support to the SPQS teams with quantitative and qualitative reporting into corporate governance meetings including OpCo, Assurance & Risk Committee, ELT and Board
• Manage and communicate the flow of data linked to the MaPS Quality Assurance Framework – particularly in relation to compliance of the MaPS Standards, customer satisfaction and customer outcomes.
• Co-ordinate post reflective analysis of quality initiatives, producing reports and incorporating good news stories.
• Support the collation and input of quality data from a range of sources including measures within the MaPS Standards testing framework.
• Highlight possible opportunities for improvement of MaPS service lines during data reviews.
• To support alignment across MaPS services, highlighting areas where there may be disparities or similarities in team activity and process.
• Contribute to cross-team project work and knowledge sharing.
• To co-ordinate team meetings and events.
• Attend, support and contribute to relevant stakeholder engagement events.
• Produce high quality reports and other research to strict deadlines.
• Deliver business support and managing complex reporting e.g. qualitative and quantitative data.
• Co-ordinate post reflective analysis, produce reports on quality work and development work including good news stories.
• Take a proactive role in establishing a framework for communicating information, data and good practice across the delivery and transformation teams enabling visibility of insight across the SPQS team.

Experience and Skills

It is essential for the Service Performance, Quality and Standards Executive to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Exceptional relationship management skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels.
• Proactive and able to work to tight deadlines, juggling competing workloads and deadlines, while always ensuring excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent listening and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with a range of groups and individuals internally and externally.
• Able to work autonomously as well as part of a team and manage/ influence others to meet deadlines and required standards.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in analysing data, drawing out insight and conclusions and with expertise in producing standard and ad hoc reports.
• Strong organisational, time management and planning skills.
• Experience with MS Office, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Able to work in cross functionally in a matrix environment and to build and sustain collaborative working relationships with stakeholders throughout the organisation. 

Desirable:

• An understanding of either the money guidance, pension guidance or debt advice sectors and industries would be an advantage.

Personal Attributes:

• A pro-active individual with a high level of integrity and discretion.
• Able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail.

About MaPS

The Money and Pensions Service is based in Bedford and as a key employer in the town we work hard to ensure that we are an active part of the community. This is a great opportunity for you to join us in Bedford and to be an integral part of the Money and Pensions Service team.

We are already forging great relationships with Bedford Borough Council and other local organisations to ensure that we are an active part of the community and fully integrated to play our part in the Government’s “levelling-up” strategy. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to be one of the first colleagues to join us in Bedford and to be an integral part of helping us establish ourselves in the town.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people in and around Bedford to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves to our values: -

• Caring
  We care about our colleagues and people whose lives we are here to transform.
• Connecting
  We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
• Transforming
  We are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.

At MaPS, we help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.

About our people

In our move to Bedford, we aim to attract and retain the absolute best talent, so we can achieve our objectives and continue to make a difference to millions of people’s lives. We are keen to encourage applications from individuals across the whole community with the skills, knowledge, and behaviours for the job, and who show a strong commitment to MaPS’ objectives, values, and vision. It is important to us that we continue our ambition to be a genuinely diverse and inclusive organisation, so that we reflect the people we are here to help.

Our inclusive working environment

By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds.

We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”

By way of brief example, we have an enviable ethnic diversity mix, equal gender balance with a zero mean gender pay gap and thriving colleague and ally networks, including LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men's health, ethnicity, and diversity.

Benifits

What Money and Pensions Service can offer you?

• Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
• Interest-free loan to help you buy season tickets for buses and trains
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Subsidised eye test & flu jabs
• Life assurance scheme
• Give as you earn scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
• Recognition Scheme
• Discounts portal to numerous retailers

At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. Most of our roles can operate on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, noncontractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is an arm’s-length body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions. This role is to be appointed under MaPS Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&C’s are found https://maps.org.uk/

Our policy requires that selection for appointment to the MaPS is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Job Reference: MaPS00513

Close Date: 5th December 2023

Benifits

What Money and Pensions Service can offer you?

• Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
• Interest-free loan to help you buy season tickets for buses and trains
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Subsidised eye test & flu jabs
• Life assurance scheme
• Give as you earn scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
• Recognition Scheme
• Discounts portal to numerous retailers

At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. Most of our roles can operate on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, noncontractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is an arm’s-length body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions. This role is to be appointed under MaPS Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&C’s are found https://maps.org.uk/

Our policy requires that selection for appointment to the MaPS is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Job Reference: MaPS00513

Close Date: 5th December 2023

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