Quality officer

Agency for Clinical Innovation

• Join an organisation passionate about delivering improved health care.
• Work collaboratively with hospital managers and clinicians to ensure the existing ACI Blood and Marrow Transplant/ Cellular Therapies (BMT+CT), Quality Management System is accurately maintained to meet accreditation and local requirements.
• Flexible Working Organisation based in state of the art, agile offices in St Leonards.
  

We are looking for

• Ability to provide regular on-site support to each BMT+CT clinical, apheresis and laboratory units in order to assist with the maintenance of quality systems to meet the accreditation requirements related to transplant of Haematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPC) and infusion of Immune Effector Cells (IEC).
• Able to prepare, review and update the standard operating procedures (SOP) related to donor selection, product collection, processing and/or infusion.
• Experience in auditing clinical and laboratory processes.
• Experience in investigating non-conformances in clinical and laboratory practices and able to develop corrective action plans.
• Achieve project deadlines and milestones as per the BMT+CT Network work plan and as specified in the quality system procedures.
  

About Us The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) leads innovation in clinical care across NSW. We do this by bringing clinicians, patients and healthcare managers together to design and implement new ways to deliver healthcare. For more information go to What You Will Be Doing The primary purpose of this role is to assist the Blood and Marrow Transplant + Cellular Therapies (BMT+CT) Network & Quality Manager with the maintenance and further development of the ACI Quality Management System for the BMT+CT laboratories, apheresis and clinical units in NSW Public Hospitals which collect, process and/or transplant Haematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPC) and Immune Effector Cells IEC). Currently, all apheresis units that collect cells for HPC transplant or IEC infusion and all BMT+CT Laboratories are required to conform to the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) Requirements, with compliance assessed by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) to achieve their accreditation, and, (where applicable) the Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy and/or Joint Accreditation Committee's of ISCT and EBMT (FACT-JACIE). A copy of the position description can be accessed online. Employment details Employment Type : Full Time - Temporary for a period up to 30 June 2027 Position Classification : Health Manager Level 2 Remuneration : $106,142 - $125,241 per annum excluding Superannuation Hours Per Week : 40 (38 standard + 2hrs toward ADO) Requisition ID : REQ493859 How To Apply Your application should include:

• a cover letter detailing your interest and how your skills and experience are relevant to this role, maximum of 3 pages
• an up-to-date resume of no more than five (5) pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this role.
• address Selection Criteria / Question below in your application.
  

Application must be lodged electronically. Please go to and search Job Reference Number REQ493859 to submit your application. Selection Criteria / Questions

• Significant experience in blood / marrow transplant and cellular therapies within a clinical, apheresis or laboratory setting, together with tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline.
• Experience in developing and documenting clinical or laboratory standard operating procedures.
• Experience in quality management and standards as they apply to blood / marrow transplant and cellular therapies (FACT-JACE, NATA and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)).
• Experience in auditing clinical and laboratory processes.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully communicate and negotiate change and improvement initiatives with clinicians.
• Excellent skills in use of MS Office Suite, project management software e.g. MS Project, MS Visio. quality management software and other relevant software.
• A current NSW Driver's License or similar. Please note that a motorcycle license alone is not sufficient.
  

The ACI values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQ+, those with special needs and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person and would like some more information about applying for a role within the ACI, please contact one of our Aboriginal Workforce Consultants on or by email If you are a person with disability and require information or specific arrangements to participate in the recruitment process, please contact . This position is a temporary position and requires full working rights in Australia (e.g. Australian citizenship/ permanent resident). If you currently hold a temporary visa that allows you to live and work in Australia, you may be eligible for employment opportunities in line with the conditions of your visa. Need more information?

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If you would like more information on this role please contact Richard Makin on This recruitment is managed by our internal teams at the ACI. ACI is unable to accept agency applications nor engage with recruitment agencies at this point in time. We thank you in advance for respecting our process. Closing date: Thursday 20 June 2024 (11:59PM)