POCT Associate Practitioner - Clinical Lab Support

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Nhs Trust; Aylesbury; Sur place; GBP 26 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Band 4 Associate Practitioner to join the Point of Care Testing (POCT) team. The role covers delivering testing services across hospital sites and community locations, supporting POCT devices, and providing training to service users.

The post requires effective collaboration with clinical teams, good communication, and the ability to work independently while maintaining professional standards and engaging in CPD. Full-time, 37.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Good general education standard.
• GCSE Maths, English and at least one science subject or equivalent.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsabilités

• Proficiency in the use of POCT devices used within the Trust, including blood gas analysers, glucose monitoring systems, pregnancy testing, and other relevant platforms.
• Supporting the POCT team in delivering a professional, high-quality service across clinical areas.
• Contributing to the efficient and effective operation of the POCT service.
• Monitoring user compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and escalating non-compliance to the POCT Lead BMS as appropriate.
• Troubleshooting routine device issues and escalating more complex faults to the POCT Lead BMS, or service engineers as required.
• Delivering training to clinical, nursing, and laboratory staff in the use of POCT equipment, ensuring adherence to Trust policies and procedures.
• Supporting the investigation of incidents and errors to promote service improvement where required.

Connaissances

POCT devices

Communication

Teamwork

SOP adherence

Troubleshooting

Training others

Incident investigation

Quality Control

Organisational skills

Formation

GCSE Maths, English & Science

Biomedical laboratory experience

CPD/Continual professional development

Outils

Blood gas analysers

Glucose monitoring systems

Urinalysis

Pregnancy testing

Description du poste

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Band 4 Associate Practitioner to join the Point of Care Testing (POCT) team. The role covers delivering testing services across hospital sites and community locations, supporting POCT devices, and providing training to service users.

The post requires effective collaboration with clinical teams, good communication, and the ability to work independently while maintaining professional standards and engaging in CPD. Full-time, 37.5 hours per week.