- Quality and Clinical Governance Liaison with the Laboratory Manager and Quality Manager to ensure efficient support of related compliance work.
- Maintain a high standard of work and comply with departmental quality policy.
- Assist with the receiving of reporting queries from customers and suppliers.
- Health and Safety Liaison with the Laboratory Manager and H&S; Manager to ensure efficient support of related compliance work.
- Ensure that all tasks are carried out to the required safety standards.
- Report all accidents and incidents or near misses and dangerous situations to line manager.
- Your attention is drawn to the Health & Safety Act of 1974 which requires you to take reasonable care for yourself and others who may be affected by your acts and omissions at work; and to co-operate with your employer on any matters of health and safety.
- Information Technology: Word Processing, for production of letters, meeting minutes, reports, scientific papers and newsletters and other documents. Management of electronic files and record keeping. Use of UKHSA Q Pulse databases. Use of UKHSA compliance and reporting systems as required. Frequent use of email to pass messages to senior staff and other organisations. Use electronic in/out board to determine location of senior staff as required.
- Staff Management Training: Staff management not required in this post.
- Liaison with Training Lead to support regulatory and professional training and development compliance activity when required.
- Financial and Business Management: Assists Laboratory Manager and Service Managers with compliance activity for stock management and computer consumables, laboratory stock levels. Assist with provision of compliance specific costs for site to Laboratory Manager and Assistant Business Manager for costing purposes.
- General Employment responsibilities:
Ensure confidentiality and conformance to Data Protection Act in collaboration with designated Caldecott Guardian, Data Protection Officer and Security of information Officer. Develop vocational skills by participating in appropriate training as required.
- Other: The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the directorate. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation. It should be noted that the work of the division is of a confidential nature and must not be communicated to other persons except where required for authorised purposes.
Career development
- You should pursue a programme of continuous professional development in accordance with any relevant professional registration or statutory requirements, while maintaining appropriate awareness of service provider requirements.
Essential Criteria
- GCSE in maths and English or similar such as functional skills grade C/4 or equivalent administration experience.
- Clear communicator with good writing, data entry and telephone skills ensuring accuracy.
- Experience of a range of administrative software applications.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Problem solving skills.
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workload to set deadlines.
- Good time keeping and a flexible approach to work.
Eligibility and Location
- Eligibility Criteria - External Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including internal applicants).
- Location - Lab Only Cambridge. This role is being offered as lab based at our site in Cambridge.
- You will be required to have a Counter Terrorism Check security vetting check as a minimum.
- For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time.
- You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance.
- In exceptional circumstances UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
- Security Clearance Level Requirement - Basic DBS + CTC. Successful candidates must pass a basic disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.
- Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed.
- The level of security needed is: Baseline Personnel Security Standard Counter Terrorist Check.
Salary Information
If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.
Employer
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust