Job summary
- Main area
- Point of Care Testing
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will be required to work cross site)
- Job ref
- 251-FCSS0714-POCT
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basingstoke
- Town
- Basingstoke
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Point of Care Testing Associate Practitioner
Band 4
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
As a member of the Point of Care Testing (POCT), you will contribute to the day to day delivery of the POCT service with specific responsibilities for equipment and reagent management, audits and supporting service users.
You will also be responsible for delivering training to users of POCT equipment and the monitoring of those delivering training in a cascade capacity.
Responsible to and in liaison with the POCT Manager, to provide a high quality service that builds on the UKAS ISO standards. The post holder will be expected to develop and maintain close working relationships with all grades of staff both in the team and in the wider Trust to ensure the effective delivery of the service.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited from individuals who are confident, motivated, energetic with some IT experience and excellent communication skills to work in our Point of Care Testing (POCT) team that support over 170 devices across the Trust. Diagnostic tests are performed on these devices and the Team are responsible for ensuring accurate high quality results through quality control, training and support to the clinical teams that use them.
The role will involve working as part of the team to perform a range of tasks that contribute to the smooth running of the POCT devices including: Quality Assurance, completion of audits, usage, system administration, data handling, reagent management, device maintenance and stock management. The successful candidate will be able to develop excellent work relationships with the clinical team and colleagues in POCT team, work equally well with others as independently and have good problem solving skills.
Working for our organisation
Our values help us in what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and use these values throughout your employment with the Trust to define and develop our culture.
The post holder will be:-
- Compassionate, caring about our patients
- Accountable and responsible, always looking to improve.
- Respectful for all and show integrity in everything.
- Encouraging and challenging each other to always do our best.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Completed education to A level standard (to include scientific A levels) and/or qualification equivalent to gain entry to a scientific foundation degree.
Desirable criteria
- Foundation Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a clinical setting, Experience of maintaining medical equipment, Understand the need for patient confidentiality, Awareness of basic Health and Safety in clinical environment.
Desirable criteria
- Previous Laboratory Experience
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people both verbally and in writing – using different styles as appropriate to the situation, Keyboard skills, Be able to organise own workload to ensure time is managed efficiently, High levels of accuracy when processing samples / data, High levels of manual dexterity to maintain equipment with small parts
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working with Point of Care Devices
Other Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- Willing to work cross-site at Andover, Basingstoke and Winchester, Able to organise and prioritise our workload, Able to work calmly under pressure, Able to work as part of a team showing respect and cooperation to meet department goals
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
- Lucinda Streeter
- Job title
- Point of Care Testing Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01256 313301
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