Job overview

The Royal Marsden NHS FT Pathology Services are committed to the highest level of quality in patient care and support for research. Our Clinical genomics laboratories have successfully completed initial ISO 15189 assessments and some reassessments. We wish to recruit a Quality Officer to work with the Clinical Genomics Operational team and the Pathology Quality management team to work in an exciting project to merge Molecular Diagnostics and Cytogenetics into one unified QMS and to develop further what has already been achieved and to lead the teams to future successes. 

The post holders will be responsible for working with staff across both units. You will need to be keen with good attention to detail, have a good working knowledge of ISO 15189:2012 and be able to carry out audits, root cause and trend analysis with a view to producing reports.

Main duties of the job

The key responsibility is to carry out compliance management for the Clinical Genomics laboratories department in conjunction with the Pathology Quality Manager and laboratory staff in Clinical Genomics. This role will be instrumental in implementing the necessary changes for the merge of Molecular Diagnostics and cytogenetics laboratories UKAS scopes and to, as a single UKAS Schedule of Accreditation, become increasingly more effective in the quality and regulatory compliance of its services to ISO 15189.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.