Overview
Job summary
The Quality Assurance (QA) Team is recruiting! The Research and Innovation Department is looking for an Assistant Clinical Quality Assurance Manager to join the QA Team. It is a full time post (1.0 WTE), with a temporary contract until 26 June 2026, to cover a period of maternity leave. This post will be primarily based at St. James University Hospital, with occasional travel to other LTHT sites required. Although a nursing background is not essential for the role, the post would be particularly suited to an experienced Nurse, due to the requirement for knowledge of clinical governance.
The Assistant Clinical QA Manager supports the Research & Innovation CSU by leading on clinical effectiveness and maintaining high standards of quality assurance across clinical research. Reporting to the QA Manager, the postholder is responsible for implementing, monitoring, and improving quality systems in line with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), UK regulatory frameworks, and Trust governance policies.
If you are interested in the post, we would like to encourage you to contact the recruiting manager for an informal discussion.
Details
Job locations: St. James\'s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF
Date posted: 10 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9298-DRI-0235
Employer: Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Responsibilities
To take the lead on Clinical Effectiveness in Research & Innovation by developing and maintaining policies and providing a source of advice and expertise for staff at all levels. To monitor and review all aspects of risk management and ensure compliance with the relevant organisational standards and UK regulatory and governance requirements as per Trust polices.
To develop and implement robust assurance reporting systems and provide assurance reports for reporting at relevant Trust committees.
To implement performance indicators for Quality and implement processes for their collation and reporting through directorate performance reviews and the relevant reports.
To contribute to continuous quality improvement across research & innovation, by implementing and influencing the development and application of the Trust\'s Quality Improvement Strategy.
To maintain the Research & Innovation Directorate Clinical Governance Portfolio, working with Lead Nurse Team and Research Managers to promote good governance and provision of assurance against the clinical governance portfolio requirements.
About us
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to delivering high-quality clinical research and providing better care to patients. We support a proactive Research Academy offering extensive education and training for clinical research delivery in Health and Social Care. Our five Trust values are Patient-centred, Collaborative, Fair, Accountable, and Empowered.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential:
* Educated to degree level in a life science or health related subject or equivalent experience.
* Significant experience of working in a regulatory environment.
* Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development and training.
Desirable:
* Certificate in Quality Assurance.
* Experience across the Higher Education/NHS interface.
* Certificate in Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
* Quality assurance experience at managerial level in a clinical trials or laboratory environment.
Experience:
* Knowledge of regulatory and governance environment in the UK and Europe and the impact of regulatory issues on clinical trials.
* Evidence of service evaluation and improvement; awareness of Quality agenda including clinical governance, clinical effectiveness and clinical audit.
Desirable:
* Knowledge of the Human Tissue Act.
* Current working knowledge of GDPR, GCP, GCP for laboratories, Research Governance, and other key regulatory areas and ethical frameworks.
Additional requirements
* Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
Disclosures
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) may be required to check for prior convictions.
Employer details
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
St. James\'s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF
Website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/
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