Associate Practitioner Point of care
Posted 1 hour 41 minutes ago by NHS
The post holder will take on operational and/or administrative responsibility for a specific area or to provide advanced administrative and operational support within a laboratory area. This role may include supervision of PSWs involved in the role. Advanced training will be given to allow the post holder to work without direct supervision, referring to the line manager of the section when required.
As an Associate Practitioner in the point of care, the post holder will contribute to the provision of the clinical laboratory service, as part of a team of Biomedical Scientists and support workers, performing work activities in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.
The post holder will follow an in-service certificated competency training programme. Under the guidance of qualified staff, the Associate Practitioner will be responsible for performing a range of scientific procedures on biological samples that contribute to the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of diseases and the investigation of other pathological processes.
The post holder will be trained to make decisions that have an impact on the end result in order to facilitate the provision of accurate and timely reports within available resources.
Main duties of the job- Act in a way that promotes patient care and maintains the integrity of the Department
- Maintain and promote the professional image of South of Tyne and Wear Pathology Services and Gateshead Health NHS Trust.
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times in line with the Trust Information Management and Technology (IM&T) Information Security Policy.
- Deal with members of the Public/Patients in a Professional manner.
- Comply with good work practices in accordance with the Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures and Health and Safety Policies.
- Prioritise work in accordance with guidance from operating procedures and senior members of staff.
- Follow good laboratory practice in line with professional guidelines and UKAS standards.
- Work within the Terms and Conditions of Employment of your Trust Contract.
- Report incidents, accidents and defects according to Trust and Directorate guidelines.
- Participate in the maintenance of the quality system by participating in QC and EQA schemes.
To support the development of the South of Tyne Clinical Pathology Services, an opportunity has arisen for a permanent Associate Practitioners (Band4) to join a friendly professional team within our Point of Care Department, the post holder will contribute to the provision of the clinical laboratory service, as part of a team of Biomedical Scientists and support workers, which provide a service across the three hospital sites; Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside.
The Gateshead site is a new state of the art laboratory with all staff rotating into this area to train on new processes The purpose of the post is to ensure that the Point of Care Department is able to meet the needs of the service both now and in the future with particular focus on point of care research based activities . Staff will be required to rotate across all laboratory sites and participate in the departments shift rota pattern.
To be eligible to apply for the post you must meetALLthe essential criteria requirements of the relevant personal specification. Please ensure you respond to all personal specification requirements in your application.
Salary offered will be dependent on current position and previous relevant experience.
The post will be on Gateshead Health NHS Trust terms and conditions of employment.
Person Specification Qualifications- Working towards a level 4 science qualification (BSc, HND, Foundation degree) or Considerable laboratory experience plus a recognised qualification acceptable for University entrance for a degree or Considerable laboratory experience plus a minimum of NVQ4 in Clinical Laboratory Support (or equivalent) or Considerable laboratory experience plus the IBMS Support Staff Certificate of Achievement Part II (to be submitted prior to job interview)
- Previous Biomedical laboratory/NHS experience or equivalent
- Previous experience in Department. Supervisory training course attended/qualification gained
- Basic computer skills Understands importance of patient confidentiality
- IT knowledge Healthcare experience
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.