CDC Accreditation Lead
The closing date is 21 November 2025
Job summary
To support the Divisional Governance Lead in quality, governance and safety standards in the Community Diagnostic Centre's service covering both the JPUH site and the Northgate CDCs.
o To manage and be accountable for the:o Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS).o Quality Standards for Imaging (QSI).o The requirements for quality and competence in a medical laboratory environment (ISO15189).o Support the integration of new diagnostic pathways into the service, ensuring they are aligned with accreditation requirements and clinical governance frameworks.
accreditation processes throughout the CDC, carrying out required management and leadership responsibilities to ensure that accreditation is successfully obtained through the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and thereafter maintained.
To support the Speciality Leads in ensuring high quality audits and governance processes.
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate the JPUH values of: Courtesy and Respect; Attentively Kind and Helpful; Responsive Communication; Effective and Professional.
Main duties of the job
o To be responsible for leading the CDC's through the accreditation process for the services being provided, working with the accreditation team, and that the service then maintains accreditation.
o To complete the web-based electronic assessment process and complete this annually following accreditation.
o To coordinate the service's responses to the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), ensuring that all evidence uploaded to the specialities web based assessment is relevant, up-to-date, and fully meets the set criteria.
o To coordinate ongoing requirements of CDC standards, ensuring that the processes within the specialities are fully compliant with the relevant standards at all times.
o To organise and coordinate onsite visits with the accreditation team.
o To work closely with the Senior Operations Manager, Clinical Governance Lead Matron and speciality leads, to ensure that governance and safety standards are maintained in line with Trust and UKAS requirements.
o To work with Speciality Team Leads, the Senior Leadership team and Clinical Leads to coordinate relevant audits and evidence requirements of each standard, promoting a culture of continuous quality improvement within each speciality.
o To negotiate and collaborate with all levels of staff, across the CDC specialities, to resolve issues and remove barriers to enable change.
About us
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Details
Date posted
08 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
177-EMER-7562470
Job locations
James Paget Hospital
Gorleston
NR31 6LA
Employer details
Employer name
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
James Paget Hospital
Gorleston
NR31 6LA
Employer's website
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