Point of Care Testing Associate Practitioner

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work with the Point of Care Testing (POCT) manager to deliver a safe and effective POCT service. This is a fixed term position for 1 year to cover maternity leave.

Applicants should be literate and numerate competent users of MS Excel and Word with a science-based Foundation degree, HNC/Diploma or equivalent knowledge and skills together with an understanding of good laboratory practice and Health & Safety requirements.

The successful candidate will be required to work autonomously within agreed policies following appropriate training and supervision in the required aspects of their support function.

Main duties of the job

To support the Point of Care (POCT) manager in the organisation and performance of all aspects of the routine and specialised services delivered by the Pathology POCT service across all the organisation’s sites and elements of the community served by the Trust.

Point of Care Testing is currently carried out on all wards in all secondary care hospital sites and the POCT team support some community sites in the area as well.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.