FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS QUALITY MANAGER

SALARY: £31,434 - £37,953

LOCATION: Cheshire Constabulary Headquarters, Winsford

Cheshire Constabulary has an exciting opportunity based in its Forensic Investigations department for the role of Quality Manager.

The Quality Manager role is a grade SO1/2 whereby the successful candidate will be recruited on a salary point commensurate with their qualifications and experience.

This role will manage, maintain, develop and implement the Quality Management system within Forensic Investigations and the broader Force, to ensure high quality standards of forensic service provision and to comply with EU legislation and the Forensic Regulator’s requirements for Forensic Service Providers.

This role will also advise the Forensic Investigations Senior Management Team on quality requirements; and managing performance and continuous improvement within the department.

To apply for this role you must:

• Be educated to Level 6 or hold degree level equivalent experience in a Science Subject.
  
• Hold an ISO Auditor certificate and ISO Quality Management Certificate or will be willing to gain these within the first 6 months of employment.
  
• You will be significantly experienced in working with International Standards (ISO) preferably ISO/ IEC 17025:2017/ ISO 17020;2012 or quality control/assurance systems, with experience of working in a forensic environment with a level of supervisory experience.

We are seeking applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates and full information about the Essential Qualifications and Experience required for this role can be found in the attached role profile.

If you are interested in applying for this role then please submit your CV along with a 500 word personal statement detailing your suitability for this role.

Candidates successful at the sifting stage of the recruitment process will be invited to an initial pre-interview, after which if successful at this stage will be invited to a formal competency-based interview.