Associate Practitioner

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Synnovis Full time

Would you like to join our busy Point of Care Team as an Associate Practitioner?

If you like working with people and like variety in your work, this may be for you

The Associate Practitioner will work within the Point of Care Testing (POCT) Team in both the hospital setting and out in the Community.

The post holder will assist the POCT Manager in auditing both POCT equipment and users of the service. They will have responsibility for training Trust staff in the correct use of POCT instruments and the use of interfaces. In addition, they may perform a range of protocol driven tasks, some of which may be specialist or complex procedures.

These tasks would historically have been performed by regulated practitioners (for example Biomedical Scientist) but due to technological advances and a narrower, more focused area of responsibility, can be performed by an unregistered associate under the supervision of a registered professional.

The post holder will mainly be working independently, usually as part of a team with other healthcare professionals in order to support routine Secondary Care procedures in a Primary or Secondary Care setting.

As Associate Practitioner in Point of Care, you will be expected to work primarily at St. Thomas’ Hospital with some time spent at the Guy’s site. You will also be expected to visit Community or Outreach Teams.

You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through The Synnovis Way Development programme, the Scientific Learning and Development Fund which you can receive funding/support for advanced qualifications.

Technical
- To undertake routine operative and preventative maintenance on point of care testing instruments
- Undertake first line calibration of analysers in POCT
- Undertake basic troubleshooting of expensive analytical instruments and automated analysers in POCT.
- Ensure quality control measures are carried out to monitor analytical performance, take corrective action where applicable and report any failures to a senior member of staff in POCT
- Set up equipment for safe use by others.
- Perform automated, semi-automated and manual processing of EQA specimens on a variety of analysers and/or POCT equipment.
- Analyse and make judgments on straightforward scientific/technical issues, which may involve analysing a range of options
- File samples following appropriate protocols and keep records as required
- Attend and support clinics and satellite laboratories to support installation of equipment and instruct users in its correct use, as and when required in POCT

Administrative
- To follow the standard operating procedures and to participate in their regular review and update.
- Assist in ensuring point of care testing record keeping is accurate and in compliance with good working practices as required for UKAS Accreditation.
- To answer telephone and other enquires from health professionals and to act as the first line point of contact for problem related analysis in POCT
- Ensure adequate stock management of reagents, consumables and stationery
- Liaise with GP surgeries, hospital clinics and other departments as appropriate
- Assist in buying process by logging, copying and filing delivery documents
- To undertake work file management to ensure that all results are reported within the agreed turnaround time.
- Assist in EQA schemes by distributing samples and collecting data; collate and distribute results
- Assist in Operational Performance Management Systems (OPMS) by ensuring data is collected and entered into appropriate data systems as required.

Communication
- Communicate effectively with staff, recognising their needs for alternative methods of communication
- Undertake effective communication with staff in specific clinical situations
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Acting as first reference point for dealing with complaints and queries
- Communicating with Trust staff to ensure all training and POCT equipment enquiries are dealt with efficiently.

Supervisory
- Implement new policies within the scope of Synnovis Trust and community-based areas and propose changes to such policies as necessary
- Be responsible for POCT training to GSTT staff within the hospital and community setting, including undertaking workplace assessments
- Provide training of POCT procedures to other healthcare professionals as directed by the Band 6 POCT Supervisor
- Participate in audits of GSTT hospital and community based process and procedures in POCT
- Build and maintain working relations with all members of staff, and promote effective teamwork.

Generic
- Compliance with local and national policies for the safe secure and confidential processing, and storage of patient and other laboratory information within the compliance of SOPs and the Synnovis quality management system
- Post holder to be able to organise own day to day duties with ability to identify/prioritise urgent tasks
- Be proactive in escalating any possible issues t

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