Total 9 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Huddersfield, HD1 2LR

Title: QA Officer (Shifts) - 8-month Contract

Location: West Yorkshire

Salary: £32,000 - £36,500

SRG are recruiting for a Quality Assurance Officer to be based with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical producer in West Yorkshire. Manufacturing numerous household brands found in homes across the country, they also produce specialist prescription products for the NHS.

This position will join the QA Operations team and will supporting the QMS teams & shop floor, playing a vital role in ensuring ongoing quality & compliance.

The role

As the QA Officer, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the Deviation systems and investigations.
• Assisting with the Implementation & review of CAPAs.
• Supporting Customer Compliant investigations.
• Supporting product quality reports & Batch review activities of licensed medicines & Medical devices.
• Ensure all activities, changes to equipment and working practices are made in line with regulations and guidelines for products including licensed medicines, medical devices, cosmetics, food, and biocides.
• Ensure all improvement opportunities are in line with ISO and all manufacturing operations are defined and documented to ensure optimum performance.

Requirements:

• A degree or similar qualification or experience in a relevant subject.
• Proven professional experience in a similar QA position & systems.
• Experienced in the use of SAP, MasterControl, QPulse or other eQMS/eDMS systems.
• A keen eye for detail, with the ability to identify & resolve issues as required.
• An effective communicator, able to effectively engage with people at all levels.
• Available to work rotation / night shifts.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Title: Senior QA Officer (Shifts)

Location: West Yorkshire

Salary: £42,000 - £49,500

SRG are recruiting for a Senior Quality Assurance Officer to be based with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical producer in West Yorkshire. Manufacturing numerous household brands found in homes across the country, they also produce specialist prescription products for the NHS.

This position will take on a senior role within the QA Operations team and will support colleagues in QA and the shop floor, playing a vital role in preparing & reviewing critical documentation and coordinating batch release priorities.

The role

As the Senior QA Officer, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the Deviation systems and investigations.
• Implementing & reviewing the effectiveness of CAPAs.
• Managing the Customer Compliant systems and related investigations.
• Producing & managing product quality reports & batch certificates.
• Batch review activities of licensed medicines & Medical devices
• Quality release of cosmetic and food products.
• Ensure all activities, changes to equipment and working practices are made in line with regulations and guidelines for products including licensed medicines, medical devices, cosmetics, food, and biocides.
• Ensure all improvement opportunities are in line with ISO and all manufacturing operations are defined and documented to ensure optimum performance.

Requirements:

• A degree or similar qualification or experience in a relevant subject.
• Proven professional experience in all aspects of quality management and management systems.
• Experienced in the use of SAP, MasterControl, QPulse or other eQMS/eDMS systems.
• A keen eye for detail, with the ability to identify & resolve issues as required.
• An effective communicator, able to effectively engage with people at all levels.
• Available to work rotation / night shifts.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Act as a subject matter expert in Qi methodology, supporting operational managers and frontline staff with Qi coaching and facilitating rapid process improvement events. Coach teams to develop agreed areas for change, including supporting the development of improved processes, pathways, and ways of working. To create and maintain standardised reports on key Qi programmes and Qi projects across the Trust and to submit these reports into the Trusts governance committee structure, and externally to partner programme structures as may be appropriate. To ensure that risks to delivery are highlighted and deviation from specified and agreed trajectories are highlighted. To support with the development of key transformational programme and project plans clearly outlining milestones, risks, and outcome measures, working closely with sponsors from all areas of the organisation. To develop new processes, protocols, and policies to support change management work arising within the programme areas as may be required. To proactively monitor progress, issues, and risks in projects for which the post holder is lead, taking corrective and mitigating action where necessary. Support the development of mitigating actions if plans are not realising their full benefits to ensure the overall target is delivered. To provide regular feedback and update reports on progress, issues, and risks to senior management. Support operational departments in designing their plans and reporting benefits realisation. Work with and provide support to managers, clinicians, and other stakeholders to enable whole system and cross service approach to sharing, influencing, and implementing new processes. Identifying interdependencies across projects/programmes, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary. Review the flexibility of the programme if required to meet conflicting/changing requirements. Design and agree evaluation and performance monitoring arrangements for project/programme areas. Ensure benefits realisation is developed, captured, and tracked. Lead Management of specific corporate and organisational wide transformation projects and support system / joint projects. To ensure that project outputs are of high quality, produced on time and within budget in line with requirements agreed for projects the postholder is leading the project management for. Take lead responsibility for delivery of agreed workstreams as part of these projects.

Lead on the implementation of the contractual requirements related to quality and experience for care homes and domiciliary care providers. Engage, motivate and provide specialist advice to care home providers to secure high quality services; by influencing standards of care, developing clinical practice and identifying improvements in clinical quality consistent with local priorities, national standards, and strategic objectives. Develop systems and processes to quality assure care and treatment provided by care homes, including leading care home assurance visits and resident safety walkabouts. Develop and maintain a care home quality dashboard ensuring it contains the most up to date information. Undertake an annual review of measures making appropriate changes following the appropriate consultation. Implement robust quality assurance systems and processes for care homes relating to quality and experience. Review information submitted by care homes and make recommendations for improvement on the basis of these. Review care home data, undertake trend analysis of data submitted and disseminate the learning across the NHS West Yorkshire ICB and the care home providers. Lead the specification of quality standards for care homes and the quality monitoring of these providers. Develop effective relationships with care home providers delivering targeted service and quality improvement support, such as following a CQC inspection or serious incident; or organising events for care home staff. Provide advice to care home staff using best practice and evidence of effectiveness as required. Work in collaboration with the contracting team to provide specific quality improvement expertise to the monitoring and management of care home contracts through levers such as CQUIN goals, local quality requirements and indicators. Work in collaboration with the Quality and safeguarding consolidated team to ensure placements in care homes are able to meet the needs of patients. When quality concerns are identified with care home providers co-ordinate the collation and triangulation of intelligence and the assurance provided, including serious incidents, complaints, patient experience. Utilise appropriate national tools, present findings and monitor remedial actions. Lead the organisation, and deliver training events appropriate to the role e.g. root cause analysis, clinical audit, incident reporting. Deputise at meetings related to the role when required. To undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager, which are commensurate with the role including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.

Clinical/Professional Duties Day-to-day monitoring of infections within the Trust. Provide IPC advice and support to prevent and control infection and communicable disease risks for patients, visitors, carers, healthcare workers, support personnel and PFI partners. Carry out risk assessments on individual patients and clinical practices to reduce the risk of infection. Maintain effective communication with all disciplines within the organisation and external partners. Maintain accurate and comprehensive written records Always protect the interests of the Trust in relation to staff, patients, and visitors. Be involved in evaluating new equipment with IPC implications, prior to its purchase Act as a change agent through involvement in identifying and introducing IPC best practice and innovation. Being progressive, professional, and honest. Develop and support development of action plans to improve and maintain IPC standards and take an active part in implementing those plans. Participate in the IPCN out-of-hours on-call rota. Plan, implement and evaluate education and training programmes for IPC. Acts as mentor and clinical supervisor for members of the IPCT at band 6 and below as directed by the Lead Nurse. Critically appraise and evaluate IPC knowledge/ practice across the Trust. Supervise and develop the IPCNs in line with the Trusts Personal Development Plans and to meet the objectives of the Annual IPC programme. In conjunction with the Lead Nurse IPC, oversee the co-ordination, interpretation, response and reporting of the IPC audit/surveillance programme. Challenge unsafe practice in all levels of staff in order to reduce the risk of health care related infections. Maintain a high level of personal and professional behavior and attire, ensuring good working relationship with other members of the team, acting as a role model to maintain clinical excellence. Represent the IPCT as required by the Lead Nurse. Act as a principal resource for Divisions (rotational) including attendance at Divisional Boards Produce quarterly, bi-annual, annual, and ad-hoc reports, as applicable for the Infection Control Committee, Divisional Boards, Patient Safety and Quality Committees etc. Support the Lead Nurse in developing and implementing the annual IPC programme. Identify, investigate, and monitor hazardous practices associated with infection, in line with current legislation and practice. Liaise with and act as expert adviser to Occupational Health, Estates, PFI partners, Medical Devices, Purchasing Advising Groups, and other parties as appropriate Identify and escalate risks using the Risk Register Apply knowledge of the principles of decontamination to promote a safe environment and offer advice and support to the Trusts decontamination manager Contribute in the development, review, and update of evidence-based policies, relating to IPC using available evidence to critically evaluate and develop standards for practice. Investigates outbreaks and incidents of infection and produces written reports for the ICD and the DIPC including recommendations to prevent and control further outbreaks and incidents. Maintain a high level of personal and professional behavior, ensuring good working relationship with other members of the team and acting as a role model. Participate in regular supervision with the Lead Nurse. Complete all requirements of mandatory training. Participate annually identifying, developing and agreeing your own development plan with your Line Manager using the Trust Appraisal. Comply with all Trust policies, procedures and protocols. Seek advice and support from Line Manager whenever necessary. Ensure maintenance of Professional Registration. This job description is an outline only and is not definitive or restrictive in any way. It will be regularly reviewed and may be amended in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder.

The post holder will provide strong leadership and clinical expertise which inspires and motivates others, empowering them to ensure the highest standards of infection prevention control (IPC) practice are delivered in accordance with all Trust IPC policies and procedures.

The post holder will be expected to provide expert advice, support the delivery of education and training and clinical audit, engage with ward and departmental managers and staff, Consultant Medical Microbiologist, microbiology personnel and external partners and colleagues.

The postholder will support and assist the Lead Nurse and Infection Control Doctor (ICD) in the monitoring, investigation, prevention and control of infection within the Trust’s hospitals and community services, enabling the Trust to meet its legal requirements under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (2022) and compliance with Outcome 8. This includes the organisation and prioritisation of IPC team activity and supervision and support of members of the IPC team as directed by the Lead Nurse.



We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Clinical/Professional Duties
• Day-to-day monitoring of infections within the Trust.
• Provide IPC advice and support to prevent and control infection and communicable disease risks for patients, visitors, carers, healthcare workers, support personnel and PFI partners.
• Carry out risk assessments on individual patients and clinical practices to reduce the risk of infection.
• Maintain effective communication with all disciplines within the organisation and external partners.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive written records
• Always protect the interests of the Trust in relation to staff, patients, and visitors.
• Be involved in evaluating new equipment with IPC implications, prior to its purchase
• Act as a change agent through involvement in identifying and introducing IPC best practice and innovation.
• Being progressive, professional, and honest.
• Develop and support development of action plans to improve and maintain IPC standards and take an active part in implementing those plans.
• Participate in the IPCN out-of-hours on-call rota.
• Plan, implement and evaluate education and training programmes for IPC.
• Acts as mentor and clinical supervisor for members of the IPCT at band 6 and below as directed by the Lead Nurse.
• Critically appraise and evaluate IPC knowledge/ practice across the Trust.
• Supervise and develop the IPCNs in line with the Trust’s Personal Development Plans and to meet the objectives of the Annual IPC programme.
• In conjunction with the Lead Nurse IPC, oversee the co-ordination, interpretation, response and reporting of the IPC audit/surveillance programme.
• Challenge unsafe practice in all levels of staff in order to reduce the risk of health care related infections.
• Maintain a high level of personal and professional behavior and attire, ensuring good working relationship with other members of the team, acting as a role model to maintain clinical excellence.
• Represent the IPCT as required by the Lead Nurse.
• Act as a principal resource for Divisions (rotational) including attendance at Divisional Boards
• Produce quarterly, bi-annual, annual, and ad-hoc reports, as applicable for the Infection Control Committee, Divisional Boards, Patient Safety and Quality Committees etc.
• Support the Lead Nurse in developing and implementing the annual IPC programme.
• Identify, investigate, and monitor hazardous practices associated with infection, in line with current legislation and practice.
• Liaise with and act as expert adviser to Occupational Health, Estates, PFI partners, Medical Devices, Purchasing Advising Groups, and other parties as appropriate
• Identify and escalate risks using the Risk Register
• Apply knowledge of the principles of decontamination to promote a safe environment and offer advice and support to the Trust’s decontamination manager
• Contribute in the development, review, and update of evidence-based policies, relating to IPC using available evidence to critically evaluate and develop standards for practice.
• Investigates outbreaks and incidents of infection and produces written reports for the ICD and the DIPC including recommendations to prevent and control further outbreaks and incidents.
• Maintain a high level of personal and professional behavior, ensuring good working relationship with other members of the team and acting as a role model.
• Participate in regular supervision with the Lead Nurse.
• Complete all requirements of mandatory training.
• Participate annually identifying, developing and agreeing your own development plan with your Line Manager using the Trust Appraisal.
• Comply with all Trust policies, procedures and protocols.
• Seek advice and support from Line Manager whenever necessary.
• Ensure maintenance of Professional Registration.

This job description is an outline only and is not definitive or restrictive in any way. It will be regularly reviewed and may be amended in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder.






This advert closes on Sunday 30 Jun 2024

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This post is being advertised as a full-time post, however we would consider applicants wishing to work part-time (up to 30 hours per week) or as a job share arrangement. This post forms part of our Quality team for the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (WYICB) . The post holder will support the quality assurance of services commissioned under the NHS Standard Contract i.e., all NHS Funded Care Providers (NHS / Private). This role will be responsible for providing quality expertise to the local system within a defined portfolio such as childrens and maternity, mental health or planned care; working to ensure quality planning, assurance and improvement systems and processes are implemented and managed, whilst contributing to the development of new, integrated ways of working at place and/or ICS level. We are proud to be part of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. As an employee of the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, you will also be expected to contribute to work across the West Yorkshire geography. Main Duties and Responsibilities The post holder will enable the delivery of the statutory function of patient safety and continuous quality improvement through the commissioning of high-quality services for the local population. The Quality Manager is responsible for promoting a culture that ensures all functions within the ICB and wider system strive for and demonstrate continuous improvement. Fundamental to this role is demonstrating continuous improvement in patient outcomes and patient experience, and a reduction in unwarranted system and service variation, through developing and embedding systems and infrastructure to support new ways of system wide working through the strategy and planning, transformation, and change. This role will provide; Specialist advice, guidance and support in quality improvement and current systems and processes of quality assurance to programme and pathway teams, exhibiting a high degree of matrix working to ensure the best outcomes for the population. Leadership of key workstreams in the defined portfolio Horizon scanning of improvement initiatives and evidence base relating to quality and safety, ensuring it is embedded in the design and delivery of care. Facilitation of the required integrated responses to quality concerns and surveillance, engaging all relevant partners to ensure improved outcomes. Management and guidance in the development of the quality improvement specialist resource to ensure organisational and national priorities are met.

Are you an experienced Quality Administrator seeking a new permanent job? Would you like to work for a very successful, highly reputable and well-established market-leading company based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who offer hybrid working? If so, this could be just the job for you!

Your duties as a Quality Administrator include:

• Maintaining and enhancing the Quality Management System (QMS)
• Managing document control, monitoring non-conformance reports, conducting audits and supporting supplier monitoring
• Ensuring that the organisation maintains its commitment to quality standards and regulatory requirements
• Conducting system audits to assess compliance with quality standards and identify areas for improvement
• Supporting the maintenance and updating of the department's training matrix to ensure competency and compliance among staff
• Producing a number of monthly reports on the current position of Audits, Audit findings, CAPA, Extension requests etc
• Collaborating closely with various internal stakeholders across departments, including but not limited to Quality Assurance teams, Production teams, Document Control personnel, and Training coordinators

You will have:

• Previous experience of working within a Quality environment (QMS)
• An understanding of auditing
• Good communication and computer skills
• Excellent administration skills
• First class attention to detail

In addition, you will be highly numerate and literate with a technical mindset,

In return, our client offers a fantastic working environment, hybrid working, free parking, incredibly generous benefits and outstanding working hours!

If you are interested please contact Helen IMMEDIATELY on 01274 865878 to discuss further.

Elite Personnel Services Limited is an equal opportunities employer acting as an Employment Agency in the case of work-seekers for permanent positions, and as an Employment Business in the case of work-seekers for temporary positions and it is our policy to treat job applicants, employees and workers in the same way, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnic origin or disability.

We're looking for a vehicle technician to join our team here at Marko's Autos.

About the role
Marko's Autos has been operating for over 15 years, it is now recruiting and looking to expand its team of vehicle technicians.
We are looking for candidates that have the drive and desire to offer outstanding customer service and quality workmanship on our clients' vehicles. This role is open to both aspiring and experienced mechanics that want to be part of a small but growing team.
This job will involve working on anything from a classic car all the way through to a van or motorhome.

Salary
Dependent on experience.

Hours
Full time
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:30pm (one hour lunch)

Day-to-day duties
General vehicle repairs (including timing belts and clutches)
Servicing
Diagnostic testing
MOT testing
Essential Skills
Be qualified to at least level 2 or 3 standard or have 5 - 10 years experience.
MOT tester certificate preferred but not essential as training could be provided.
Full clean driving license preferred.
Ability to work both individually and as part of a team.
Be punctual, well presented and take pride in your work and work space.
Have good customer service skills.