Total 13 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Stockport, SK1 1PN

Registered Building Inspector
MB4 (£42,403 - £48,474) plus 20% market supplement (up to £58,168.80) *Pay Award Pending
37 Hours, Full Time
Permanent
Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking

Application Deadline: 21st October 2024
Shortlisting Date: 23rd October 2024
Interview Date: w/c 28th October 2024
Interview Type: Face to face

Your Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Registered Building Inspector, validated to either Class 2 Domestic, 2 General or 3 Specialist, to join our team. The successful candidate will have relevant Building Control experience and possess a thorough knowledge of building regulations and legislation.

You will undertake a varied workload of plan assessments and site inspections and will investigate reports of dangerous buildings and other related Building Control activities.

All our team of inspectors are currently validated and registered with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). Our borough’s unique mix of domestic, commercial, industrial, and high-rise residential workload will afford the opportunity to build upon your current experience and allow progression to a higher class of validation (should you wish to pursue career advancement). Ongoing training and support, together with a programme of CPD (through the LABC) will be provided as you look to progress your career, or maintain your current level of validation.

Key responsibilities

Your duties as the Registered Building Inspector will include:

• Managing a portfolio of construction development sites, including non-domestic low risk schemes (including new applications).
• Providing accurate information, advice, and professional support to businesses and/or individuals, in accordance with the inspection framework.
• Supporting other members of the team, when required, in carrying out their duties.
• Liaising and/or consulting external agencies, stakeholders, statutory undertakers, and members of the public as necessary to ensure a seamless approach to the provision of guidance and service delivery
• Positively contributing to a strong, efficient, and effective performance culture with a focus on service excellence.

NB: The above list of duties is neither exclusive nor exhaustive. The post holder will be expected to undertake other duties commensurate with the responsibility level of this post, as directed by the section head or his/her representative.

About You

You will already have some considerable experience in Building Control, either in the public or private sector, and understand the main duties required of a Registered Building Inspector.

You will hold Registered Building Inspector status at either Class 2 (Domestic); 2 (General) or 3 (Specialist) and will preferably possess a Professional Building Control Qualification (e.g. RICS, CABE).

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and negotiation skills with a strong focus for service excellence, alongside strong organisation and prioritisation skills.

You will possess a comprehensive understanding of the key legislation related to Building Control, including the Building Act, the Building Safety Act and the Building Regulations.

The successful candidate will have a willingness to work as part of a professional, forward-thinking team, who work together to carry out the objectives of the Building Control section.

As you will need to drive to different locations to carry out your duties, you should hold a full UK driving licence.

You will possess the IT skills necessary to deal with the electronic processing of plans and email communication with our stakeholders.

About Us

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Andrea Murphy BC Business Manager on 07811036906 or andrea.murphy@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

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Employee Benefits
Job Profile

The post holder will be required To provide day to day operational supervision for the services To ensure there is efficient and effective delivery of the service To provide HR management of staff To ensure there is effective processes and management of re outpatient waiting lists , clinic booking and utilisation To monitor and take action to improve to Key Performance Indicators To monitor and manage staff performance and ensure they are working to Trust policies and standard operating procedures To ensure there is a high quality of training and development of the teams To be a point of escalation for staff and service users for designated areas of responsibility To cross cover for colleagues as needed To deputise for the Directorate Support managers at appropriate forums as needed Any other duties commensurate with the role. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

A client within the Public Sector based in Greater Manchester is currently recruiting for Building Inspector to join their team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full time, contract position on an ongoing basis with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority.

The Role

Key purpose of the role is to undertake a varied workload of plan assessments, site inspections, investigating reports of dangerous buildings and other related Building Control activities.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Manage a portfolio of construction development sites, including non-domestic low risk schemes (including new applications).
• Providing accurate information, advice, and professional support to businesses and/or individuals, in accordance with the inspection framework.
• Liaising and/or consulting external agencies, stakeholders, statutory undertakers and members of the public as necessary to ensure a seamless approach to the provision of guidance and service delivery
• Positively contribute to a strong, efficient, and effective performance culture with a focus on service excellence.

The Candidate

To be considered for this role you will require to hold a Registered Building Inspector status at either Class 2a (Domestic); 2b (General) or 3 (Specialist).

It will be essential to be in experiences in the below:

• considerable experience in Building Control, either in the public or private sector, and understand the main duties required of a Registered Building Inspector.
• possess a comprehensive understanding of the key legislation related to Building Control, including the Building Act, the Building Safety Act, the Building Regulations, etc.
• willingness to work as part of a professional, forward-thinking team, who work together to carry out the objectives of the Building Control section.

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such are offering between £35 p/h - £65 p/h Umbrella Ltd. (approx. £30 p/h - £50 p/h PAYE)

How to Apply

If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to amy.dhawan@servicecare.org.uk or call Amy at Service Care Construction on 01772 208967 to discuss the vacancy in more detail.

Also, if this role is not of interest to you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction-related vacancies across the region.

Referral Bonus

If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details, or forward these details to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.

Senior Quality Practitioner - Medication Lead

Stockport

37.5 hours

The Role -

Senior Quality Practitioner – Medication Lead is a newly developed role which will significantly contribute to quality assurance across the organisation.

You will concentrate on medication governance and improvement processes across our national services, particularly those services who are registered with CQC.

The role includes carrying out quality audits and inspections and contributing to quality improvement and turnaround programmes. The post holder will also be part of a team which responds to specific work requests which may include assisting services with quality improvement work.

Required -

• Experience supporting individuals with social care needs (mental health, learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities).
• A relevant professional practitioner qualification preferably from the health sector.
• Driving Licence
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to manage situations effectively and whilst ensuring a sense of accountability and team.

Benefits:

• 25 days plus 8 statutory days pro rate
• Regular pay and career reviews
• Birthday holiday bonus
• Pension
• company phone and laptop
• Uniform
• Refer a friend scheme
• Blue light card

This is a great role with growing, national business.

For more information and a full job specification, please call Rhys Jones in the Safehands Cheltenham office.

INDPERM

Creative Support are recruiting for a Senior Quality Practitioner (Medication Lead) to join the national quality team. The role is based in Stockport town centre with national travel. There is potential for some flexible working.

Scope of the role

Creative Support has an established nationally focused quality department, which undertakes aspects of quality assurance work, compliance and good practice work nationally across our service user groups. These include a regular audit programme, a proactive audit schedule which works ahead of external inspections from regulators, local authorities and the CQC. Medication good practice and person centred support are imperative to achieving high quality services. The quality department is looking to enhance its team with this new Medication lead role.

Summary of the Role

The role of Senior Quality Practitioner – Medication Lead is a newly developed role which will significantly contribute to quality assurance across the organisation. The role will concentrate on medication governance and improvement processes across our national services, particularly those services who are registered with CQC. Creative Support currently has over 650 services, including Learning Disability, Mental Health, Care Homes, etc. The role will be well supported within the highly experienced and established quality team who have been together in its current work for over 10 years.

Key areas of concentration for this post holder are to have a lead role in medication good practice including ensuring policies and toolkits enable excellent medication management and to audit sites to ensure compliance against policy and protocols.

You will be based within the Quality team and will contribute to our audit and social care governance processes. Full induction and comprehensive training provided. The role is newly developed and hence the successful candidate will be involved in the strategy for the role in conjunction with the Head of Quality. This is a progressive role for an experience professional in Health and Social Care with a passion for high standard of health support and medication good practice. This is a varied role and suits someone who is organised, caring with great insight into good practice standards.

The role is based in Stockport town centre with national travel. There is potential for some flexible working.

If you would like to know more about this role please contact Claire Robinson, Head of Quality on 07974 320 577 or through our Head Office on 0161 236 0829.

Vacancy Reference Number: 68956
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 33 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme.

Suppose you have a quality manager background or are currently in a quality assurance role supporting a quality manager but have nowhere to go in your current company. In that case, this role might have the makings of the career you are looking for.

If working for a well-established, successful, modern manufacturing business in a Quality role is something you are looking for, we have a great career opportunity.

Based in Stockport, this SME Manufacturer is looking for a forward-thinking, hands-on Quality Manager who can lead the quality department to further success.

The company is ISO:9001 accredited and will be investing in further accreditations in the not-too-distant future to demonstrate its environmental credentials via ISO:14001.

The company has low staff turnover, strong values and a modern manufacturing working environment with significant investment in new equipment to continue to support its aim of being a flexible, fast turnaround, batch manufacturing provider.

This is an integral role, reporting directly to the Head of Operations and with significant freedom to deliver desired outcomes.

With this in mind, we are looking for someone who has a genuine desire to get a company to WCM standards, can motivate and build a successful team that works to robust quality outputs, has a constant eye on continuous improvement and can work closely with other senior leadership to achieve and maintain ISO:14001 and world-class standards.

If you have experience in a similar role but without the autonomy and are looking to take the next step forward in your career, this role really could take you there.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and ensure compliance with the Quality Management System (ISO 9001)
• Lead daily safety and quality activities, ensuring adherence to HSE regulations
• Investigate and resolve customer complaints and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Coordinate environmental activities to help the company attain ISO 14001
• Promote a safety culture and ensure compliance with safety regulations
• Oversee quality assurance processes and conduct supplier audits

Main duties to include:

• Report daily KPIs on quality performance
• Support new product introduction (NPI) processes
• Drive health and safety improvements and manage risk assessments
• Supporting business initiatives to improve quality, safety, people, programs and cost delivery
• Provide training and support to staff, promoting teamwork and development

Skills needed:

• Solid experience in managing Quality in an SME manufacturing environment
• Experience in an ISO 9001 regulated environment
• Hands on capabilities
• Solid people skills
• A NEBOSH qualification would be desirable
• Driver essential as there will be the occasional visit to customer sites

In return you can expect:

• Circa £45-£50k salary
• 39 hours per week with the option of flexible starts
• Potential Bonus
• Holidays rising with service
• Contributory pension
• Plus other benefits

If you are interested in this position, please contact Rachel on 0161 359 3111 or email a copy of your CV using the link.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

Are you looking for a new challenge! We are currently recruiting for a Vehicle Technician to work at a very reputable and well-known Dealer Group in the following areas, Stockport, Altrincham and Bolton. You will be working with an amazing team and for a business who are truly passionate about providing excellent customer service. This is a permanent role with great earning potential and benefits package. This role has an immediate start paying GBP33,656 depending on experience with a realistic OTE on GBP44,656. Previous experience is essential for this role, and you must be at least level 3 qualified. The role requires an excellent communicator both over the telephone and face to face, with a hands on approach and a problem-solving outlook.

What will you be doing as a Vehicle Technician?

• Inspecting vehicles and diagnosing any required work with customers to discuss required repairs
• Performing vehicle maintenance tasks, such as changing oil and air filters
• Repairing or replacing components as required and calculating the expected time and cost of vehicle work
• Performing service checks, fitting and servicing vehicle accessories, including immobilisers, alarms and stereos
• Road testing vehicles to test repair work
• Cleaning and maintaining the work environment to ensure equipment longevity and workplace safety

If you have the following skills and experience we would LOVE to hear from you:

• Must be Level 3 qualified at least
• Be able to work as part of a brilliant team, show determination and dedication
• Customer focused
• If you are a qualified MOT Tester, you have the potential to earn more

What's in it for you as a Vehicle Technician?

• A salary of £33,656 - £44,656 depending on experience, with MOT Testers earning 50p per hour extra
• Between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday, with 1 in 3 Saturdays 8.30am-12.30pm
• Job security and career progression, with training programmes to support other qualifications that youd like to do. All the way up to becoming a Mastertech.
• Car benefit Scheme after passing your 6-month probation
• Generous annual leave starting at 24 days plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days with service
• Working for an inclusive, diverse, upward coming company
• Great team spirit, charity events, with flexibility to get involved with fundraising events. Eyecare benefits, support and mentoring, employee assistance programme, and staff incentives.

If this sounds like a role you will LOVE, please send your CV today!

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Lead and support palliative / end of life care education and training across Stockport health and social care economy. Use a quality improvement approach to facilitate a range of hospital and community projects to develop end of life care across Stockport. Monitor end of life care across Stockport health and social care economy against national and local guidance and standards. Facilitate the delivery high quality end of life care across all settings, including co-ordination of services and advanced care planning for patients and their carers/families. Under the direction of the Stockport Palliative Care For Adults Local Provider Group, develop links at both the strategic and operational level to ensure a supportive and coherent approach to the implementation of palliative / end of life care principles that reflect national and local guidance. Work alongside other End of Life Care QI Facilitators and the Stockport Specialist Palliative Care team in continuing to lead the implementation of palliative / end of life care principles across health and social care including local care homes. Facilitate Stockports ongoing participation in the national, regional or local initiatives and audits regarding palliative / end of life care. Encourage and share good practice and ensure lessons learned from significant events are shared and used to inform policy / guidelines. Develop internal and external networks with professional colleagues to ensure good practice relating to palliative care is disseminated across all relevant organisations. Foster team working across professional and organisational boundaries. Participate in identifying training needs and competency requirements of staff relating to palliative and end of life care. Provide leadership and direction and act in an advisory capacity in all matters pertaining palliative and end of life care education and training to the multidisciplinary specialist palliative care team and other professionals across the health and social care economy. Act as a role model and champion for palliative and end of life care. Undertake a clinical educator / facilitator role across the health and social care economy, supporting staff development and building confidence in palliative and end of life care. Act as an educator and facilitator to give support, advice and guidance in the use and application of end of life care tools. Responsibility for Patient Care Undertake patient facing / bedside clinical educator / facilitator role for the purpose of staff development and support, specifically related to the general care of the dying person. Facilitate and educate health and social care teams to plan and manage end of life care. Promote the use of best practice, inform decision making and ensure a patient/carer centred approach to care and service delivery. Uphold the NMC professional code of conduct at all times, to ensure the safety of clients and staff ensuring that NMC registration is up to date. Planning and organising Develop, co-ordinate and deliver appropriate education and training plan required to implement palliative / end of life care principles that reflect national guidance. These can include: Palliative care meetings (GSF) in primary care Care of the Dying and Individual Care Planning Rapid Discharge Process Electronic Palliative Care Coordination System (EPaCCS) Advance Care Planning Communication Skills Mandatory Role Specific End of Life Care Training Review and deliver current palliative and end of life care training packages that reflect national and local guidance. Link in with current relevant education initiatives pertaining to palliative and end of life care and ensure consistency in messages delivered in training. Maintain a credible and robust professional profile and keep up to date with; developments in national and local guidance pertaining to palliative and end of life care and best practice. Will ensure own practice and delivery of training is objectively assessed on an annual basis, in line with the requirements and expectations of the Strategic Clinical Network. The assessment will contribute to the annual PDR. Ensure any new documentation is endorsed by organisations across the health and social care economy. Attend and participate at local, regional and national conferences. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

The post holder will be responsible for effectively delivering specialised advice and information regarding Infection prevention & control. Maintain registration, and nursing competencies, and comply with NMC code of Professional Conduct and related documents. To be flexible to work within other areas or departments to meet the demands of the trust workforce model and changing service needs. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salaryIn addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

Creative Support are recruiting for a Senior Quality Practitioner (Medication Lead) to join the national quality team. The role is based in Stockport town centre with national travel. There is potential for some flexible working.

Scope of the role

Creative Support has an established nationally focused quality department, which undertakes aspects of quality assurance work, compliance and good practice work nationally across our service user groups. These include a regular audit programme, a proactive audit schedule which works ahead of external inspections from regulators, local authorities and the CQC. Medication good practice and person centred support are imperative to achieving high quality services. The quality department is looking to enhance its team with this new Medication lead role.

Summary of the Role

The role of Senior Quality Practitioner – Medication Lead is a newly developed role which will significantly contribute to quality assurance across the organisation. The role will concentrate on medication governance and improvement processes across our national services, particularly those services who are registered with CQC. Creative Support currently has over 650 services, including Learning Disability, Mental Health, Care Homes, etc. The role will be well supported within the highly experienced and established quality team who have been together in its current work for over 10 years.

Key areas of concentration for this post holder are to have a lead role in medication good practice including ensuring policies and toolkits enable excellent medication management and to audit sites to ensure compliance against policy and protocols.

You will be based within the Quality team and will contribute to our audit and social care governance processes. Full induction and comprehensive training provided. The role is newly developed and hence the successful candidate will be involved in the strategy for the role in conjunction with the Head of Quality. This is a progressive role for an experience professional in Health and Social Care with a passion for high standard of health support and medication good practice. This is a varied role and suits someone who is organised, caring with great insight into good practice standards.

The role is based in Stockport town centre with national travel. There is potential for some flexible working.

If you would like to know more about this role please contact Claire Robinson, Head of Quality on 07974 320 577 or through our Head Office on 0161 236 0829.

Vacancy Reference Number: 72633
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 33 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme.

As the first point of contact, it is essential that you have a professional, welcoming and helpful manner at all times. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly over 7 days to meet the demands of the service. You will be required to work to high standards maintaining a high-quality finish to aspects of your work. If this sounds appealing to you, then apply fast as the rarity of these posts means when we have sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close this vacancy at an earlier time. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £21.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salaryIn addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

We are looking for an experienced skilled technician for our family owned busy independent garage in Stockport . We carry out servicing and mot testing and a wide variety of repairs repairs to cars and light vans . We offer a clean and friendly environment and do not open Saturdays.
Working hours are Monday to Friday 7.30 until 5.00
Salary up to 39k per annum for the right candidate .
The salary is not bonus dependant and we pride ourselves on providing high quality workmanship and customer care.
MOT tester would be an advantage but training can be provided for the right candidate.
28 days paid holiday includes bank holidays and company pension scheme . Please get in touch and send us your CV showing what skills and qualifications you have .