Job summary
The associate autonomic scientist/practitioner (ACAS) role exists to support the full range of specialist autonomic tests with specific responsibility for the autonomic 24-hour blood pressure and heart rate monitoring service.
The ACAS team run the specialist autonomic blood pressure and heart rate monitor service and support the other specialist autonomic tests, with additional responsibility for procurement, stock control, mandatory cleaning and preparation for autonomic tests. Full training will be provided.
You will have experience in a healthcare or customer services setting, working with people in a paid or voluntary role. You may or may not have formal education in healthcare. Knowledge of autonomic disorders is not essential: full training will be provided. You will have attention to detail, good written and spoken English, a pleasant manner and good time management skills. This position will suit an experienced HCA seeking a challenge but wanting to remain active in patient care.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will support the clinical autonomic practitioners and scientists in the diagnostic service. Under supervision you will run the specialist autonomic 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate service and provide all support functions to the wider diagnostic service and its patients. Experienced associates may be able to extend their role to include other supervised autonomic tests subject to successfully completing the relevant training. You will need to be able to master specialist software, to accurately transfer and archive data and to perform some data analysis to a high standard utilising judgement and training. In addition you will facilitate and support the other autonomic investigations performed by the clinical autonomic scientists; this includes a wide variety of tasks, such as mandatory cleaning, processing blood samples, top up of supplies, procurement and filing/archiving, to name a few.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Fluent in written and spoken English
Desirable
- Relevant level 4 qualification or equivalent experience in life sciences or healthcare
Experience
Essential
- Working with people in a care, retail, customer service, voluntary or health care setting
Desirable
- Familiar with the principles and practice of infection control, including decontamination procedures for bodily fluids and potentially infectious materials
- Basic life support and automated external defibrillator training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Communication & Customer Care: Proven ability to deal effectively with people who are difficult, distressed or anxious
- Communication & Customer Care: Communicates effectively, in writing, orally and electronically, including attention to details
- Communication & Customer Care: Understanding of the Data Protection act and an ability to act in such a manner as to maintain and protect confidentiality at all times
- Communication & Customer Care: Able to use influencing and persuasive skills
- Personal & people development: Proven ability to learn new skills and information and application to personal development
- Personal & people development: Able to undertake self-directed study without a structured timetable
- Analytical and Judgemental Systems: Able to accept responsibility
- Quality and service improvement: Ability to adopt an objective view and be a good team player
- Information processing (IT skills): Proven competence in the use of office computer software, e.g. Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Friendly and approachable
- Flexible and reliable
- Positive attitude to making improvements in working practice and service provision
Other requirements
Essential
- Physical Effort: Tolerant of hot, occasionally smelly environments
- Physical Effort: Able to move to move cartons, some large, occasionally heavy (limited requirement)
- Physical Effort: Able to assist with the transfer of immobile/impaired people
- Physical skills: Dexterity and good hand-eye co-ordination for accuracy, to include above average keyboard skills, transfer/handling of blood/plasma, phlebotomy, delicate and expensive electronic equipment
Desirable
- Miscellaneous: Understanding of and commitment to the needs of the Autonomic Unit service
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Fluent in written and spoken English
Desirable
- Relevant level 4 qualification or equivalent experience in life sciences or healthcare
Experience
Essential
- Working with people in a care, retail, customer service, voluntary or health care setting
Desirable
- Familiar with the principles and practice of infection control, including decontamination procedures for bodily fluids and potentially infectious materials
- Basic life support and automated external defibrillator training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Communication & Customer Care: Proven ability to deal effectively with people who are difficult, distressed or anxious
- Communication & Customer Care: Communicates effectively, in writing, orally and electronically, including attention to details
- Communication & Customer Care: Understanding of the Data Protection act and an ability to act in such a manner as to maintain and protect confidentiality at all times
- Communication & Customer Care: Able to use influencing and persuasive skills
- Personal & people development: Proven ability to learn new skills and information and application to personal development
- Personal & people development: Able to undertake self-directed study without a structured timetable
- Analytical and Judgemental Systems: Able to accept responsibility
- Quality and service improvement: Ability to adopt an objective view and be a good team player
- Information processing (IT skills): Proven competence in the use of office computer software, e.g. Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Friendly and approachable
- Flexible and reliable
- Positive attitude to making improvements in working practice and service provision
Other requirements
Essential
- Physical Effort: Tolerant of hot, occasionally smelly environments
- Physical Effort: Able to move to move cartons, some large, occasionally heavy (limited requirement)
- Physical Effort: Able to assist with the transfer of immobile/impaired people
- Physical skills: Dexterity and good hand-eye co-ordination for accuracy, to include above average keyboard skills, transfer/handling of blood/plasma, phlebotomy, delicate and expensive electronic equipment
Desirable
- Miscellaneous: Understanding of and commitment to the needs of the Autonomic Unit service
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
Queen Square
London
WC1N 3BG
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
