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Point of Care Testing (POCT) Coordinator
The closing date is 03 September 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen to apply for the role of a Point of Care Testing (POCT) Coordinator Band 7 at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust within Biochemistry POCT department, part time 15 hours per week. This post is across Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals. These 15 hours can be worked flexibly between Monday - Friday. You will work collaboratively with the other POCT Coordinators in the team.
As a POCT Coordinator you will help the POCT manager run the team, including managing the Associate Practitioners in the team. Your main focus will be on training and quality of POCT devices for the trust. Also, as a department, we are working towards UKAS Accreditation, therefore a knowledge of UKAS standards would be beneficial.
Our vision is to deliver innovative, high-performing Point of Care Team service to ESNEFT that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.
Main duties of the job
* Responsible as one of the leads for POCT
* Manages and coordinates the day to day activities of the team
* Leads on service improvement
* Responsible for standard and quality of results
* Provides specialist advice to clinicians
* Provides specialist service e.g. training, advanced trouble shooting, problem solving for specialist requirement.
* To work flexibly in reflection of service needs which may include an extended working day and/or participation in delivery of a 24 hour, 7 day per week service.
* The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues and hazardous chemicals.
* Maintain and promote professional image of the pathology
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
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Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Education
* HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist or NMC registration
* Biomedical Science Degree, Nursing degree or equivalent
* Appropriate Post Graduate qualifications e.g. IBMS Higher Specialist diploma or IBMS Diploma in Biomedical Science, Masters or equivalent or working towards
* Evidence of CPD
* Holding or working towards a qualification that supports management responsibilities such as health and safety, training officer, or quality management associated with post
Knowledge and Experience
* Highly specialist knowledge and experience across a range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theory and practice relevant to post
* Extensive practical experience of working in a Biomedical Science laboratory or extensive practical experience working in a clinical environment.
* Experience of managing people
* Experience of Pathology IT systems
* Practical experience of Quality Management Systems
* Experience of performing and evaluating Risk Assessments
* European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent
* Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum pro rata
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