Quality Assurance and Accreditation Manager

About us 

The average person in the UK will undergo at least two surgical procedures in their lifetime. Join The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) and you’ll be part of a professional membership organisation and registered charity that is committed to advancing surgical care. We facilitate vital research, develop policy and guidance and provide essential education courses and exams to support more than 28,000 surgeons across the UK and internationally.

We’re also home to The Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) – committed to helping the entire dental team achieve and maintain excellence in practice and patient care.

Our aim is to inspire the surgeons of tomorrow, whilst supporting the surgeons of today. If this sounds interesting, why not come and join us?

About the role

The RCS England is looking for a Quality Assurance and Accreditation Manager to play a key role in the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Team, by providing operational management and business support for the quality assurance systems and accreditation schemes. This role plays a vital role in the management and administration of the range of accreditations including the flagship service of centre accreditation which is internationally recognised as a leading kite mark of excellence.

Duties and responsibilities

Please read the job description below for more details on the duties and responsibilities.

About you

You will have some experience in quality assurance and accreditation, ideally both at an operational and managerial level. Ideally you will have a sound understanding of educational quality assurance processes ideally within the higher education or a membership body. You will have experience of working to a standards framework.

You will also have some experience of working with external clients and managing applications and preparing reports for review.

What we can offer you

• 27 days paid holiday + bank holidays and four college closure days over
• Christmas.
• Flexible working
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme & other leave entitlements.

If you wish to apply or if you have any questions about this position please email your CV with a cover letter to RCSHR@rcseng.ac.uk 

Any personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us in accordance with our recruitment processes. If unsuccessful in your application, your information will be held by us on our database for a period of 6 months before deletion. If you would like your information removed sooner, please contact RCSHR@rcesng.ac.uk

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are open to all talent and we actively ensure that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regards to race/ethnicity, nationality, religion, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age and disability

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is committed to protecting your privacy. We are registered as a data controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). All College employees are responsible for records held, created and used as part of their work for the College including patient/client, corporate and administrative records. Records are managed according to the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018 and ensure confidentiality. The College ensures that staff are trained to handle the information you submit to us with care and discretion, seeking advice where necessary.

Please note that this advert may close early if we reach the maximum applications.

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