Compliance and Resource Programme Manager

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Compliance and Resource Programme Manager, to join Laboratory Genetics, which forms part of the West of Scotland Centre for Genomic Medicine. The laboratory provides a high quality cytogenetic and molecular diagnostics service to the West of Scotland, population 3 million, and to the whole of Scotland through the Scottish Genetics Laboratories Consortium and the Scottish Molecular Pathology Consortium. The laboratory is based in the state of the art Laboratory Medicine building at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

You will join our team of >115 scientific and technical staff working closely with the Head of Service and other senior management to strategically deliver the remit of the Compliance and Resource Programme. We seek a motivated scientist with proven knowledge, enthusiasm and drive who will rise to the challenges of this exciting post.

It is essential that you are state registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or an alternative appropriate body, have upper second or first class honours degree in a relevant scientific subject and be in possession of a higher qualification such as FRCPath part 1, an MSc or equivalent. You should have knowledge and experience of quality management and training, including policies, legislation and standards such HSE, UKAS, ISO 15189:2012, COSHH and risk assessment. Experience with managing and directing staff is essential.

The shift pattern for this post is Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm.

Informal Contact: Paul Westwood, Head of Laboratory Genetics Service at [email protected] or 0141 354 9312.

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