Assistant Quality Lead- Control, Band 5

Current jobs at Gloucestershire Hospitals Assistant Quality Lead
- Change Control, Band 5 Band 5

Main area Pathology Grade Band 5 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
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Site Trustwide (Gloucester and Cheltenham Pathology) Town Gloucestershire Salary £32,073 - £39,043 (pa pro rata if part-time) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/07/2026 23:59

At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.

With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.

We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

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The Pathology Quality Assistant and Change Control Officer (PQA&CCO) is an exciting opportunity to support the Pathology Quality Management Systems, with a focus on supporting Change Control processes across Pathology.

The role is to provide specialist Quality Management Systems (QMS) support and direction to each of the pathology disciplines; with the aim of achieving and maintaining all regulatory and accreditation requirements from external organisations including UKAS, MHRA, HFEA and HTA, as well as complying with Trust Policies and meeting Trust reporting requirements. This includes a particular focus on Change Control i.e. following internal processes to ensure that all changes within the department are managed correctly and aligned with Trust change requirements.

The role provides this specialist support by advising on the various aspects of Quality Management such as change control, document control, auditing, and non-conformity management to a large Pathology service, working in several distinct clinical areas i.e., Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology, Cellular Pathology, Microbiology, Phlebotomy, Point of Care Testing, Pre-Analytical areas and Mortuary – many of which are replicated on both hospital sites.

The post holder is often the first point of contact for any Change Control and Quality Management issues within Pathology. The post holder’s specialist Change Control and Quality Management knowledge will be used throughout the duties below to continually support, advise and direct colleagues, to ensure that the Change Control and QMS processes are maintained and used correctly. Whilst supported by the Quality Manager, the post holder must use their own initiative and expertise to advise and support colleagues, independently of the Quality Manager.

To carry out these duties, the post holder will be communicating verbally and in writing to staff throughout Pathology and the Trust, with key links being the…