Associate Practitioner - POCT | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2025 |
| Location: | Ipswich, IP4 5PD |
| Company: | Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7317805/432-HR431-25 |
Summary
We have an opportunity for an Associate Practitioner, part time 15 hours per week, to join our team based at Ipswich. These hours are to be worked Monday and Tuesday one week and Thursday and Friday the next week, subject to change upon needs of the service
Our vision is to deliver innovative, high-performing Point of Contact Team (POCT) service to ESNEFT that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.
Our service is clinically led and designed to provide excellent service to our users to meet their needs and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.
You will be expected to perform a number of healthcare science clinical/technical/scientific activities under supervision, e.g. performing standard POCT tests. You will also be responsible for maintaining clinical records in relation to activities carried out and interrogate test results of others.
You may be requested to supervise, organise and allocate work / train less experienced members of the team
Under supervision, perform manual, semi-automated and fully automated POCT investigations accurately and efficiently.
Undertake quality control procedures and the processing of quality control material as per established protocols.
Participate in the day to day management of stock control and usage. This includes maintaining stock levels and records and monitor usage to ensure efficient use where appropriate.
Be aware of current advances and assist in the introduction of new techniques.
Clean and maintain equipment to achieve the optimum instrument performance and maintain a clean and safe working environment.
Perform basic troubleshooting in line with established protocols and report any faults to a biomedical scientist.
Participate in processing samples for Research and Development, clinical trials and equipment testing.
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 thatTime Mattersto 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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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Tuesday 8 Jul 2025