Job summary
This
is an exciting time to join one of the largest Pathology departments in the
country, and in advance of moving to our new £30m Pathology building (on the
St. Jamess University Hospital site) and new Acute Hospital Laboratory (on
the Leeds General Infirmary site).
An
opportunity has arisen for a POCT Team Leader to join our professional and
friendly Point of Care Testing (POCT) team. Blood Sciences is part of one of
the largest Pathology departments in the UK and offers a comprehensive POCT
service to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and also in the community. The
POCT service provides support for analytical testing at or near the site of
patient care and is responsible for looking after all of the point of care
equipment across the Trust, undertaking necessary maintenance and providing
quality assurance of all result obtained.
Face to face interviews are planned for 14th November 2023.
Main duties of the job
The
successful candidate(s) will report to the POCT Coordinator/Specialist
Biomedical Scientist and lead a small team of POCT staff. The POCT Team
Leader role involves working autonomously, organising the daily activities of
the POCT team, coordinating staff training events and ensuring that the
service is in compliance with the quality management system, under the
guidance of the POCT Coordinator. As a
POCT Team Leader you will also work with the clinical end users to resolve
errors and result discrepancies, and to provide feedback both to the POCT
team and CSU Management Team. This may include community hospitals and remote
sites.
Candidates
must be educated to A Level standard, or equivalent. Prior experience of
laboratory work, and specifically of POCT services would be desirable, as
would experience of training and supervising others. All applicants must have
a good knowledge of POCT and the role of the POCT team, both within the
hospital setting and in the community. We encourage all candidates to make
contact with us to discuss the role(s) and we can offer informal visits to
our laboratories for interested candidates. Please contact:
Emma
Baddams POCT Coordinator on 0113 3922338 or email emma.baddams@nhs.net
About us
The
Blood Sciences department at LTHT operates across two large university
teaching hospitals in the Leeds Metropolitan area, along with Satellite units
at Chapel Allerton, Seacroft and Wharfedale. POCT services are expanding all
the time and will continue to do so in line with wider NHS strategy. We are
preparing to move to our new £30m Pathology building (on the St. Jamess University
Hospital site) and new Acute Hospital Laboratory (on the Leeds General
Infirmary site). The POCT service supports 40 blood gas analysers, around 300
glucose meters, 70 urinalysis analysers, and much more (including Flu and
Covid analysers). The field of POCT is rapidly expanding, and currently
includes tests within the Biochemistry, Haematology and Microbiology
specialisms, with exciting new projects currently underway.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members
of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are
subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) service covers medical testing at or near the
site of patient care by specially trained healthcare professionals. The goal
of POCT is to collect the specimen and obtain accurate results in a very
short period of time at or near the location of the patient.
POCT
can be carried out in a wide range of settings; in primary care, hospitals,
the community and secondary care, supporting the delivery of the right care
in the right place at the right time.
The
POCT team is responsible for looking after point of care equipment across the
Trust, providing routine maintenance and External Quality Assurance (EQA) for
all POCT equipment within the hospital, as well as some community and
satellite units. Some EQA testing is carried out by the POCT team, whereas
other EQA samples are distributed to departments and must be analysed by
trained operators. The POCT team is responsible for coordinating Internal Quality
Control (IQC) for POCT equipment within the trust.
The
POCT Team Leader is required:
To work autonomously - the post
holder participates in the maintenance, staff training and documentation of
POCT equipment under the
guidance of the POCT Co-ordinator.
To work with the clinical end users
to resolve errors and result discrepancies, and to provide feedback both to
the POCT team and Trust
Managers. This may include community
hospitals and remote sites.
To ensure that equipment is
maintained and controlled and is available for use to provide a rapid and
timely turnaround for patient care.
To be involved in routine
maintenance and able to assess whether equipment is fit for purpose based on
SOPs and personal findings.
To provide day to day supervision
to junior staff within the department.
To achieve and maintain competency
in relevant technical and analytical aspects of service area.
For
full details, please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) service covers medical testing at or near the
site of patient care by specially trained healthcare professionals. The goal
of POCT is to collect the specimen and obtain accurate results in a very
short period of time at or near the location of the patient.
POCT
can be carried out in a wide range of settings; in primary care, hospitals,
the community and secondary care, supporting the delivery of the right care
in the right place at the right time.
The
POCT team is responsible for looking after point of care equipment across the
Trust, providing routine maintenance and External Quality Assurance (EQA) for
all POCT equipment within the hospital, as well as some community and
satellite units. Some EQA testing is carried out by the POCT team, whereas
other EQA samples are distributed to departments and must be analysed by
trained operators. The POCT team is responsible for coordinating Internal Quality
Control (IQC) for POCT equipment within the trust.
The
POCT Team Leader is required:
To work autonomously - the post
holder participates in the maintenance, staff training and documentation of
POCT equipment under the
guidance of the POCT Co-ordinator.
To work with the clinical end users
to resolve errors and result discrepancies, and to provide feedback both to
the POCT team and Trust
Managers. This may include community
hospitals and remote sites.
To ensure that equipment is
maintained and controlled and is available for use to provide a rapid and
timely turnaround for patient care.
To be involved in routine
maintenance and able to assess whether equipment is fit for purpose based on
SOPs and personal findings.
To provide day to day supervision
to junior staff within the department.
To achieve and maintain competency
in relevant technical and analytical aspects of service area.
For
full details, please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE qualifications
- Educated to A level standard, or equivalent
- Good numeracy and communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a relevant healthcare environment (or other relevant vocational experience)
- Experience in an administration/co-ordination role
Desirable
- Experience of working in a POCT laboratory/setting
- Experience of delivering training to groups/clinical staff
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary)
- Able to work across multiple locations/sites
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and use own initiative
- Able to prioritise workload to meet set deadlines
- Committed to high quality patient service
- Supports learning and development of self and others
- An aptitude for using and testing technical equipment
- Ability to demonstrate equipment to others correctly for use
- Analytical and judgement skills Able to co-ordinate own and others workload
- Good organisational skills Good communication skills Standard keyboard skills Use of MS Office
Desirable
- Experience of supervising others
- Experience of roster/personnel management
- Advanced knowledge or experience using Microsoft Excel
- Full driving licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE qualifications
- Educated to A level standard, or equivalent
- Good numeracy and communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a relevant healthcare environment (or other relevant vocational experience)
- Experience in an administration/co-ordination role
Desirable
- Experience of working in a POCT laboratory/setting
- Experience of delivering training to groups/clinical staff
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary)
- Able to work across multiple locations/sites
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and use own initiative
- Able to prioritise workload to meet set deadlines
- Committed to high quality patient service
- Supports learning and development of self and others
- An aptitude for using and testing technical equipment
- Ability to demonstrate equipment to others correctly for use
- Analytical and judgement skills Able to co-ordinate own and others workload
- Good organisational skills Good communication skills Standard keyboard skills Use of MS Office
Desirable
- Experience of supervising others
- Experience of roster/personnel management
- Advanced knowledge or experience using Microsoft Excel
- Full driving licence
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
