Band 4 Associate Practitioner-Point of Care Testing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Associate practitioner to join the Point of Care Testing (POCT) team at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB). This post is a 12-month fixed-term secondment cover, working 37.5 hours per week. The successful candidate will join our friendly and committed team at UHB who have expertise across a broad range of near patient testing and provide high quality of service to the hospitals and community. The post holder will be expected to work primarily between Monday to Friday and participate on Saturday, Sunday, or Bank Holiday sessions on a rotational basis. There is an enhanced pay for unsocial hours in line with Agenda for Change.

You will be part of the expanding Point of Care team which manages multiple instruments across multiple sites at UHB. This post will be suitable for a person who likes to get out and about the hospital sites to meet a variety of staff grades. A clean driving licence and access to a car is essential.

The team assist in maintaining and managing numerous pieces of equipment including Blood Gas analysers, Full Blood Count analysers, Glucose & Ketone meters, INR & D-Dimer monitors, TEGs, HemoCue & HbA1c analysers, Pregnancy & Urinalysis readers and Flu/ COVID-19 testing.

It is anticipated that the suitable candidate will have knowledge and understanding of Point of Care Testing and how this works within the NHS environment.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidate will be expected to work as part of the Point of Care Testing (POCT) team providing an efficient, cost effective and timely POCT service to equipment users. The post holder will perform a wide variety of tasks within the Point of Care department to support the clinical staff in the analysis of biological specimens. Successful candidate will also be expected to support breath test clinics.

The post holder will work independently but will follow the relevant standard operating procedures, ensure that they are implemented and adhered to as directed by the POCT Lead. There is a requirement to maintain accurate records of activities carried out and may be required to supervise, organise, train, and allocate work to less experienced staff. For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please carefully read the attached Job Description.

The post holder will be based at any of the hospital sites covered by University Hospitals Birmingham and will be expected to cover sites within the Community setting across Birmingham and Solihull. The post holder will be expected to travel to, and from these hospitals and institutions. There will be a requirement to work flexibly across the sites.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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