National Manager: Quality Assurance

at  Tipp Focus

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT AND COMPETENCIES:

Postgraduate and qualification in health science and related (NQF8)
Registration with HPCSA as a medical technologist/scientist/ pathology
SANAS Audit training certification (Desirable)
8 (Eight) years laboratory accreditation experience and quality management
5 (Five) years managerial level experience

JOB KNOWLEDGE:

• Relevant Legislation
• Expert knowledge of QA Principle
• Broad knowledge of pathology disciplines
• Relevant ISO Standards
• Advanced knowledge of statistics (Desirable

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Manage the national quality assurance within the company to ensure the provision of a high-quality laboratory service for the clients in line with business needs.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the National Accreditation, QA schemes of company to assist laboratories to attain optimal performance.
• Advise on company subscriptions to other national and international EQA schemes to ensure that these are cost effective and were possible research alternate options.
• Manage the regular execution of laboratory technical audits for designated laboratory to ensure conformance with the quality requirements for company and SANAS accreditation.
• Manage the national standard operating procedure database and national laboratory user database, national handbook, to ensure consistency of standards and advise laboratories and users of best practice as well as drive the implementation of Qpulse Quality Management System across all divisions of company.
• Advise on and assist with SANAS accreditation and/or quality audits of laboratories to transfer knowledge and skills of prior experience within the organisation.
• Manage a health technology assessment unit to evaluate all new technologies for suitable of use in the company and the south African context and review supplier evaluation to ensure suppliers meet requirements using relevant standard and can provide goods and services as required by good corporate governance.
• Development of National Quality Assurance guidelines as per company requirements to ensure the consistence delivery of quality laboratory services.
• Review, Recommend and Approve products suppliers in consultation with procurements division for quality assurance to ensure consistency and reliability.
• Review and develop new proficiency testing schemes in line with requirements.
• Review and Make recommendations for changes by the company board company QA rules when relevant.