Job summary
- Main area
- Biochemistry POCT
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 223-POM-213-A
- Employer
- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
- Town
- shrewsbury
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
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POCT Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
This post will provide a key strategic role in the development of POCT support services within the Trust but also across all healthcare partners. The role will build a POCT support service within the department which will in turn deliver accreditable POCT testing systems within the Trust. The role is expected to expand into the community and other healthcare settings as the local transformation programmes develop. The post will require the post-holder to work at both the PRH and RSH site. It is also likely that some work will require travel to primary and community care sites
Main duties of the job
- You will lead as part of the senior team in planning and operation of POCT service delivery for Blood Sciences. You will work across ALL pathology departments to ensure that POCT equipment are fit for clinical purposes, patient pathways and do not compromise patient safety or represent a clinical risk.
- You will ensure that all POCT equipment is purchased, operated and controlled in a manner consistent with the Trusts’ POCT Policy. You will work to increase engagement with the local POCT policy at all levels within the Trust levels. To raise the standard of use of POCT within the Trust to an accreditable standard. .
- To be responsible for the writing and acceptance of policies and procedures relating to POCT and associated services and ensuring their implementation within the Trust. You improve governance by setting quality standards and design assurance reports/indicators relating to POCT for service centres. To raise the standard of use of POCT within the Trust to an accreditable standard. .
- You will implement the plan of developing a POCT department. Ie develop job roles, training plans and manage (day-to-day) a team of staff at mixed professional and non-professional grades.
- You will be responsible for developing and implementing training and competency programmes for all SaTH employees as relates to POCT equipment.
Working for our organisation
You will be based within the Biochemistry Dept working with a group of staff committed to delivering high quality services to its customers. Pathology are forming a network partnership and will be introducing a new LIMS in the next 18 months.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person specification
Educational and professional qualifications
Essential criteria
- MSC in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
- BSc in Biomedical Sciences or equivalent
- Currently registered with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- first line management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- at least 2 years as a senior BMS in POCT management
- Use of POCT management software
- Use of hospital LIMS
- Teaching and training of hospital staff
Desirable criteria
- experience of change management
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
- Bir-Inder Ironmonger
- Job title
- Head BMS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01743 261000
- Additional information
extension 3540
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Anchorage Avenue
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
- Telephone
- 01743 492402
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