Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday-Friday flexible)
- Job ref
- 418-AHP6259-CW
- Employer
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bedford Hospital Site
- Town
- Bedford
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
POCT Higher Biomedical Support Worker
Band 4
Job overview
An opportunity exists to join a dedicated and enthusiastic POCT team at Bedford Hospital, working in conjunction with colleagues on the Luton and Dunstable site. POCT at Bedfordshire Hospitals Foundation Trust provides one of only a few UKAS accredited POCT services within the country. The POCT repertoire covers Haematology, Chemical Pathology and Microbiology
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will spend time moving around the hospital site carrying out hospital staff training, equipment maintenance and ensuring the service provided both to the patient and by the POC team is of a high quality.
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To organise their own workload within the POCT team, planning and preparing their schedule which will include working unsupervised and under their own initiative
2. To work within the POCT team running External Quality Assurance and Internal Quality Control samples and to perform maintenance and troubleshooting tasks on POCT equipment
3. To keep accurate and precise records including those of training, IQC and EQA schemes
4. To undertake audit and evaluation of POCT equipment within the POCT team
5. To answer telephone enquiries maintaining a professional and polite manner at all times
6. To maintain stock levels for POCT equipment and inform staff when stock needs to be ordered. To receive and appropriately store and record deliveries for POCT equipment
7. To follow POCT policies and procedures in their work; to keep up to date with developments in POCT; and to propose changes to procedures and policies in order to contribute to continual development of the POCT team
8. To attend POCT Management Group meetings, POCT team meetings and other meetings as required
9. To liaise and maintain good working relationships with users of the POCT service in the Trust, from HCAs and administrators to Consultants and Ward Managers to ensure they have the support they require
10. To report clinical issues and any problems or difficulties encountered to the POCT site co-ordinator, or the appropriate Clinical Scientist in their absence
11. To train small groups of staff in the theory and practical use of POCT equipment
12. To observe strict confidentiality in relation to patients and their treatment
13. To be aware of the safety regulations operating in the Trust and to perform their duties in such a manner so as not to endanger the health and safety of fellow workers, patients or the general public
14. To receive an annual appraisal from line manager and keep up to date with statutory training requirements
15. To carry out any other reasonable duties as assigned by the POCT site coordinator.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Science subject A level GCE
Desirable criteria
- Additional training qualifications in science based subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of Pathology laboratory environment.
- Evidence of ability to loan work
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of POCT equipment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate clearly to other hospital staff
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of training experience
- Flexibility to service needs
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ian Walker
- Job title
- Pathology General Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01234 730398
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