EQA Assessor - Application Form

Role: EQA Scheme Assessor
Accountable To: EMQN CIC Directors
Reports To: EMQN CIC CEO via the EMQN Office (the "accredited entity")

Role Purpose

The scheme assessor is a key member of the EMQN team. The post holder doesn’t need to be an international expert - we are looking for people with an excellent practical working knowledge of the type of testing covered. The participation of colleagues in this process is a fundamental part of EMQN’s activities and is highly valued. Being an EQA assessor is highly educational, and is claimable as Continued Professional Development (CPD). It brings the post holder into a network of experts and allows them to stay abreast of new developments in their field. The post holder will assist the relevant scheme assessment team in the provision of EQA activities for the network. The objective is annual provision of EQA schemes which meet international quality standards. The overall aim is improvement in the quality of diagnostic molecular testing in the fields of genetics and pathology.
 

Essential Criteria

The role holder should:
  1. Have a good understanding of diagnostic testing of the disease for which the EQA scheme is being run.
  2. Have a good working knowledge of their country’s diagnostic laboratory structure. 
  3. Be working in a diagnostic or research (where relevant) lab.
  4. Be active in the field of quality assurance.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  1. To actively participate in the scheme assessment process for each round of EQA
  2. To assist in the preparation of documents and material for each round of EQA.
  3. To assist in the production of a final scheme report for each round of EQA, for distribution to the participants.
  4. To keep participant’s information confidential.
  5. To work to the standards required by the EMQN management system.
  6. To act within timetables agreed with EMQN.
  7. To notify the EMQN office of any potential conflicts of interest.
  8. Commit to a minimum of three consecutive rounds of EQA (usually 3 years).

Deliverables

  1. A high quality EQA scheme run to the timetables specified by EMQN.
In order to assess your application we need you to upload your current CV and answer some questions about your experience and what schemes you are interested in. Your application will then be reviewed by a member of the EMQN team. If you are successful we will ask you to sign an agreement confirming that you agree to the terms and conditions of the role you have taken on, that you will keep all discussions relating to EMQN confidential, and that you have no conflicts of interest that would prevent you from fulfilling this role. Once you have assessed for EMQN we will store your details indefinitely as it is a condition of our accreditation that we be able to show who has assessed on behalf of EMQN.

If we think you are suitable to be an assessor but do not currently have a vacancy, we will inform you of this and store your application for up to two years so that we can contact you if a vacancy does become available. If you wish to withdraw your application you can contact us by emailing us at office@emqn.org at any time. If you are not succesful we will delete your application within 30 days of a decision being made.

Please be assured that we will treat all applications confidentially. If you wish to assess on a scheme that is delivered in partnership with another organisation we will need to share your details with them. If this is the case then we will ask you for permission when you select what schemes you wish to assess for and identify who we will share your information with. We will not share your information with any other third parties.

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EQA Assessor - Application Form

Personal Details:
 
If you provide your organisation's EMQN Lab ID number the organisation will receive an Assessor discount for your services in the year you assess. If your organisation does not purchase any schemes, we are unable to provide this discount. We can only provide this discount to an organisation to which you are directly linked. 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
 
 
 

EQA Assessor - Application Form

Your Experience:

We provide EQA for a number of different types of testing that can broadly be broken down in to gemline, somatic, technical, pre/postnatal and pharmacogenetic testing approaches. We would like to know which of these areas you would be interested in being involved in helping us provide EQA. We do not have vacancies in every scheme but if you indicate your choices, we will endeavour to try to match you to your selection.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EQA Assessor - Application Form

Your Laboratory:

To be completed by first approver

Please select which schemes the applicant is approved to assess for

You should select all schemes for which they have expressed an interest and are competent to assess for, even if you know there are not currently any vacancies for those schemes. You can choose which schemes, if any, to invite the applicant to assess on in the next step.
 
 
 
 
 

Please select which schemes you would like to invite the assessor to assess for

For example the assessor might be qualified to assess for FAP, DMD and AZF but there is currently only space on the AZF team. If you don't select any options here they will receive an email saying that their application has been accepted and will be kept on file for 12 months but that there aren't currently any suitable vacancies. The options in this list are set in the Scheme Vacancies form.
 
 
 
 
 

To be completed by final approver
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Please provide your CV in English 
The following information may help your application:
Any relevant qualifications e.g. PhD, FRCPath or professional registrations
Relevant publication record
Clinical diagnostic or research experience
Any EQA related activity:  as an assessor, scientific advisor or as a delegate at a best practise meeting 
Participation in education and training or quality management activities 
Participation in national or local professional bodies etc.
Do you work in an accredited laboratory and does that lab participate in EQA (please supply EMQN lab ID if appropriate)
The following information may help your application: 
Any relevant qualifications e.g. PhD, FRCPath or professional registrations
Relevant publication record
Clinical diagnostic or research experience
Any EQA related activity:  as an assessor, scientific advisor or as a delegate at a best practise meeting 
Participation in education and training or quality management activities 
Participation in national or local professional bodies etc. 
Do you work in an accredited laboratory and does that lab participate in EQA (please supply EMQN lab ID if appropriate)
The following information may help your application: 
Any relevant qualifications e.g. PhD, FRCPath or professional registrations
Relevant publication record
Clinical diagnostic or research experience
Any EQA related activity:  as an assessor, scientific advisor or as a delegate at a best practise meeting 
Participation in education and training or quality management activities 
Participation in national or local professional bodies etc. 
Do you work in an accredited laboratory and does that lab participate in EQA (please supply EMQN lab ID if appropriate)
The following information may help your application: 
Any relevant qualifications e.g. PhD, FRCPath or professional registrations
Relevant publication record
Clinical diagnostic or research experience
Any EQA related activity:  as an assessor, scientific advisor or as a delegate at a best practise meeting 
Participation in education and training or quality management activities 
Participation in national or local professional bodies etc. 
Do you work in an accredited laboratory and does that lab participate in EQA (please supply EMQN lab ID if appropriate)
The following information may help your application: 
Any relevant qualifications e.g. PhD, FRCPath or professional registrations
Relevant publication record
Clinical diagnostic or research experience
Any EQA related activity:  as an assessor, scientific advisor or as a delegate at a best practise meeting 
Participation in education and training or quality management activities 
Participation in national or local professional bodies etc. 
Do you work in an accredited laboratory and does that lab participate in EQA (please supply EMQN lab ID if appropriate)