Associate Practitioner Point of Care Testing

This is an exciting opportunity to work at Buckinghamshire Healthcare trust (BHT) in the Point of Care Testing team as a Band 4 Associate Practitioner.This is a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave for 6 months. The POCT Team provide essential services for BHT and associated community locations across Buckinghamshire. The POCT service provides a high quality and responsive service which includes supporting POCT devices and training service users. POCT devices include: - blood gas, glucose, ketone, urinalysis, CRP and pregnancy testing., The postholder would be required to work as a member of the POCT team and work at all BHT hospital sites (Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Wycombe General Hospital and Amersham) and associated community sites. The working times would be 37.5 hours from Monday to Friday. Main duties include:

• To be proficient in the use of all Point of Care devices currently used within the Trust e.g. Blood Gas Analysers, Glucose Monitors, Pregnancy testing
• To assist and support the POCT Team in providing a professional POCT service
• To contribute to the efficient and effective running of the POCT service as appropriate
• Monitor users of these devices follow the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) devised by the Point of Care Manager, advising the POCT Lead BMS of non-compliance.
• Solve routine problems with Point of Care devices, calling on the POCT Manager/ POCT BMS Lead for more serious problems and / or the maintenance engineers where appropriate.
• To train clinical, nursing and laboratory staff in the use of POCT equipment, ensuring compliance with Trust POCT guidelines and procedure.
• Support the POCT Manager in the investigation of incidents and errors if required, to ensure service improvement.
• Please refer to JD for full list of main duties.
  
  This post is ideal for someone who enjoys working closely with clinical teams, is a charismatic and engaging individual. We are looking for someone who ideally has previous POCT or Pathology experience, great communication and presentation skills. Candidates should also have excellent organisational skills, be self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and work effectively as part of a team and perform well under pressure. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to achieving the highest professional standards and have proof of engagement with continuous professional development processes.
  
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