Associate Practitioner - Pathology

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Associate Practitioner who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The post holder will be expected to liaise and take direction from the Point of Care Testing (POCT) Coordinator, the Transfusion Practitioners, and the Senior Management Team within the laboratory.

The role will include liaising with staff from wards and departments within the Trust that use POCT and/or blood tracking equipment.

The post holder will eventually be expected to plan and organise a workload which can be varied and complex. This involves completion of ongoing work, starting new projects, working for 2 teams, alongside dealing with urgent enquiries requiring immediate action. Training and support will be given by the POCT Coordinator and the Transfusion Practitioners

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

Proficient in the use of a range Point of Care testing (POCT) devices used within the Trust and monitoring that users of these devices are following relevant SOPs, and to notify the Point of Care Testing Coordinator of any non-compliances.

Management of several external quality assurance (EQA) schemes for POCT devices across the Trust. This will include preparation and distribution of EQA material for analysis, inputting, and collation of data through web-based software.

Assist in the review of quality control data and take appropriate actions including discussion with clinical area and running of repeat samples.

Actively investigate and perform troubleshooting and maintenance procedures to facilitate correct functioning of POCT equipment using own initiative and judgement.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG14AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG14AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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