The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Partnership fully integrates the pathology services delivered on behalf of the Partner Trusts within the Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust. The Pathology Partnership will provide the best possible service for patients and clinicians, improving health outcomes, delivering quality and efficiency benefits and ensuring a sustainable workforce for the longer term. This role is a secondment/acting up role to the Band 7 Advanced Quality Officer within the SYB Pathology Partnership, based across Barnsley and Rotherham Laboratories. The post is covering maternity leave for 9 months, with an option to extend to 12 months. Before completing your application, please ensure you obtain your Line Managers permission. The Advanced Quality Officer is a key member of the SYBP Quality, Risk and Governance Team, responsible for ensuring that the Laboratory’s Quality Management System functions correctly. The Advanced Quality Officer Is Accountable For Ensuring the laboratory Quality Management System is designed, implemented and maintained becoming progressively more effective and efficient in quality terms and meeting both regulatory and accreditation requirements. Supervision of members of the Quality, Risk and Governance Team, as directed by the Quality, Risk and Governance Lead. Informing SYBP Management on the functioning, effectiveness and efficiency of the quality management system. Co-ordinating awareness of the needs and requirements of users. Deputising as directed, for the SYBP Quality Manager in matters of Accreditation and QMS. The postholder will have the skills and ability to promote quality within all areas of the Laboratories. Modern methods of Quality Management and of quality and process control are central to effective Pathology services. They are also vital to the clinical governance of and risk management within SYBP services. You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research. As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Partnership are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications. We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Holmes Job title: SYBP Quality Manager- Barnsley and Rotherham Email address: natalie.holmes5@nhs.net Telephone number: 01709 424008 Candidates are encouraged to contact the recruiting manager to arrange a discussion about the role and where possible undertake a site visit.. Location : Sheffield, England, United Kingdom