The Pathology Point of Care Testing team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and conscientious individual to join as an Associate Practitioner. This is a full‑time position primarily working Monday to Friday (9 am to 5 pm).
There is a wide variety of POCT devices in use across NUH, from dipsticks and lateral flow tests to more complex benchtop analyzers. Over 1.7 million patient POCT tests are run at NUH annually, with over 500 POCT devices that include:
* Blood Gas analysers
* Glucose/Ketone meters
* INR meters
* Urinalysis meters
* Haemoglobin meters
* HbA1c analysers
* ACT meters
* TEG analysers
* Rapid Flu/RSV/Covid PCR analysers
* Cholesterol meters
* Dipstick/lateral flow tests – urine dipsticks, pregnancy tests, PROM, Partus, HIV and pH sticks.
Under the direction of the POCT Manager the key responsibilities are:
1. Participate in the operation, routine maintenance and troubleshooting of POCT analysers/devices, including maintaining appropriate records and documentation.
2. Perform or Assist other Trust users with Quality Assurance Testing (Maintenance, Calibration, IQC and EQA) on POCT analysers/devices.
3. Examine quality assurance procedures i.e. internal quality control and external quality assurance results to identify poor performance and report findings to senior staff.
4. Liaise with POCT users, other Trust departments (e.g. Clinical Engineering, Pharmacy) or suppliers of POCT with regards to POCT issues as part of the troubleshooting procedure.
5. Perform or Assist with Training and Competency of POCT users.
6. Production of barcodes and monitoring of IT systems for IT connected POCT analysers.
7. Perform audits as required.
8. Assist with the development of new methods and the implementation of new technology.
9. Assist with the production, maintenance and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures and Competency documents.
This role requires an enthusiastic, organized and conscientious individual, with a strong technical background and commitment to quality driven, patient‑focused service.
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