Quality Assurance Officer

We are seeking a highly motivated and proactive Quality Assurance Officer to join the Research Quality and Regulatory Compliance Team within the Research & Innovation Division at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting and maintaining the Research & Innovation Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

You will work closely with operational and clinical teams to support quality assurance activities across the Trust's research portfolio.The role requires strong organisational, analytical and communication skills, alongside the ability to manage competing priorities and work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders. You will contribute to audit activity, incident management, reporting processes and quality improvement initiatives, helping to ensure research is delivered safely, effectively and to the highest standards., The post holder will support day-to-day management of the Research & Innovation Quality Management System, including document control, audits, incidents, and change control.Assist with audits and inspections, tracks CAPAs, and supports investigations to ensure actions are implemented and lessons learned.Maintains accurate records, produces reports, and helps analyse data to drive improvements.Works across teams to ensure compliance (including GCP) and promote best practice. Also delivers training and supports continuous system and process improvement.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.