Associate Practitioner - POCT

Job summary

We have an opportunity for an Associate Practitioner, part time 15 hours per week, to join our team based at Ipswich. These hours are to be worked Monday and Tuesday one week and Thursday and Friday the next week, subject to change upon needs of the service

Our vision is to deliver innovative, high-performing Point of Contact Team (POCT) service to ESNEFT that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.

Our service is clinically led and designed to provide excellent service to our users to meet their needs and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.

You will be expected to perform a number of healthcare science clinical/technical/scientific activities under supervision, e.g. performing standard POCT tests. You will also be responsible for maintaining clinical records in relation to activities carried out and interrogate test results of others.

You may be requested to supervise, organise and allocate work / train less experienced members of the team

Main duties of the job

Under supervision, perform manual, semi-automated and fully automated POCT investigations accurately and efficiently.

Undertake quality control procedures and the processing of quality control material as per established protocols.

Participate in the day to day management of stock control and usage. This includes maintaining stock levels and records and monitor usage to ensure efficient use where appropriate.

Be aware of current advances and assist in the introduction of new techniques.

Clean and maintain equipment to achieve the optimum instrument performance and maintain a clean and safe working environment.

Perform basic troubleshooting in line with established protocols and report any faults to a biomedical scientist.

Participate in processing samples for Research and Development, clinical trials and equipment testing.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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