Associate Practitioner Point of Care

The post holder will take on operational and/or administrative responsibility for a specific area or to provide advanced administrative and operational support within a laboratory area. This role may include supervision of PSWs involved in the role. Advanced training will be given to allow the post holder to work without direct supervision, referring to the line manager of the section when required.
As an Associate Practitioner in the point of care, the post holder will contribute to the provision of the clinical laboratory service, as part of a team of Biomedical Scientists and support workers, performing work activities in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.
The post holder will follow an in-service certificated competency training programme. Under the guidance of qualified staff, the Associate Practitioner will be responsible for performing a range of scientific procedures on biological samples that contribute to the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of diseases and the investigation of other pathological processes.
The post holder will be trained to make decisions that have an impact on the end result in order to facilitate the provision of accurate and timely reports within available resources.
Act in a way that promotes patient care and maintains the integrity of the Department
Maintain and promote the professional image of South of Tyne and Wear Pathology Services and Gateshead Health NHS Trust.
Maintain patient confidentiality at all times in line with the Trust Information Management and Technology (IM&T) Information Security Policy.
Deal with members of the Public/Patients in a Professional manner.
Comply with good work practices in accordance with the Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures and Health and Safety Policies.
Prioritise work in accordance with guidance from operating procedures and senior members of staff.
Follow good laboratory practice in line with professional guidelines and UKAS standards.
Work within the Terms and Conditions of Employment of your Trust Contract.
Report incidents, accidents and defects according to Trust and Directorate guidelines.
Participate in the maintenance of the quality system by participating in QC and EQA schemes.
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.
To support the development of the South of Tyne Clinical Pathology Services, an opportunity has arisen for a permanent Associate Practitioners (Band4) to join a friendly professional team within our Point of Care Department, the post holder will contribute to the provision of the clinical laboratory service, as part of a team of Biomedical Scientists and support workers, which provide a service across the three hospital sites; Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside.
The Gateshead site is a new state of the art laboratory with all staff rotating into this area to train on new processes The purpose of the post is to ensure that the Point of Care Department is able to meet the needs of the service both now and in the future with particular focus on point of care research based activities. Staff will be required to rotate across all laboratory sites and participate in the departments shift rota pattern.
Salary offered will be dependent on current position and previous relevant experience.
The post will be on Gateshead Health NHS Trust terms and conditions of employment.
**For any queries please Contact**:
Ian Dunn on 0191 445 8711