Nca Point of Care Testing Technical Lead - Salford, United Kingdom - Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

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Salford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge.

Together, we've a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore.

If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
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come and take your place with us.

Job overview:

We have an exciting opportunity within the Point of Care Testing Service.

The Point of Care Testing Technical lead will be responsible for coordinating and delivering a high quality PoCT service across the NCA and the integrated community services.

Your Base site will be Salford.

Although you will be expected to work at and across all NCA sites and WWL NHS Trust, initially your main focus will be to support services at Salford and Wigan.

To be responsible for the training of staff in the use of PoCT equipment.

To provide technical expertise to the PoCT team.

Main duties of the job:

To be responsible for the training of staff in the use of PoCT equipment.

To provide technical expertise to the PoCT team.

To communicate with staff on the wards to comply with quality standards of the Point of Care testing equipment.

To develop excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders,

To maintain the Quality Management System for PoCT

To lead in the implementation of new equipment across the Trust (and wider community if applicable).

Working for our organisation:

The Diagnostics and Pharmacy Group is part of the Northern Care Alliance (NCA), one of the largest NHS organisations in the country.

A place of science, innovation and transformational thinking, the Diagnostic and Pharmacy Group unites Radiology, Pathology and Pharmacy services across the NCA to create a cooperative group committed to delivering safe, consistent, and high-quality care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Person specification:

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience:

Essential criteria:

Supervisory experience
Experience of developing practice and problem solving skills
Experience of training and developing others
Evidence of participation in projects and writing SOPs and guidelines
Experience of Accreditation process
Experience of working in a Pathology discipline at a specialist level (at least 3 years)
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Well developed computer skills
Understanding of Point of Care issues including current guidelines and regulations
Knowledge of Point of Care devices
Ability to prioritise own workload and that of a team
Ability to work in demanding circumstances and to meet deadlines

Desirable criteria:

Verification of method experience
Formal IT Qualification

Registration and qualifications:

Essential criteria:

HCPC registration
Relevant MSc, or Post Grad, or Level 7, or equivalent experience.
Evidence of CPD

Desirable criteria:

Quality Management Qualification
Training Qualification
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

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