The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is looking for a skilled and experienced candidate to take on the exciting and varied role of Assessment Manager within our Healthcare team. This role will entail management and assessment across diagnostic disciplines in particular physiological sciences, diagnostic imaging and medical physics and engineering.
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Have a strong working knowledge of either IQIPS or Imaging/medical physics and engineering standards and implementation, with awareness of ISO/IEC 15189 as desirable.
- Be customer-focused with excellent interpersonal, communication and organisation skills.
- Have relevant hands‑on experience, a broad knowledge of your sector and a good understanding of modern quality management systems in organisations.
- Have experience in organisation auditing or assessment.
- Have a mindset of adding value.
- Be educated to degree level. This is desirable, but not essential. Practical experience in a relevant discipline will also be considered.
The Role
The post calls for someone with a real passion for quality and a strong track record of hands‑on quality management within a diagnostic setting.
The work will be both engaging and rewarding. This is an opportunity to work in the public interest for the world’s leading accreditation body.
The Assessment Manager is the primary point of contact for customers. You’ll be expected to meet their reasonable accreditation expectations with objectivity, diligence, and excellent customer service.
The Assessment Manager will also be responsible for:
- Selecting assessment teams
- Establishing the assessment approach
- Leading the assessment and coordinating the team
- Assessment of quality management systems
- Collating and reporting each assessment
- Progressing each assessment project from start to finish
The position involves extensive travel, mainly within the UK and all over the UK, with frequent, regular, overnight stays required. There may also be an opportunity to perform some technical assessment if experience and knowledge permits.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Fostering a Culture of Belonging
UKAS is proud to be the United Kingdom’s sole Accreditation Body. We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences.
UKAS is committed to promoting a culture of belonging and values the differences and uniqueness that everyone brings to the organisation.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, circumstances, and identities to support our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) commitments.
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