Bank Associate Practitioner POCT Rapid CoVid Service

Job summary

The vacancy could be based at any of the 6 hospital sites within the Berkshire Surrey Pathology network of hospitals. Frimley Health - Wexham and Frimley, the Royal Surrey County Hospital - Guildford, Royal Berkshire Hospital - Reading, Ashford and St Peters Hospitals - Chertsey and East Surrey Hospital SASH Reigate.

We care currently looking for staff in focused areas - Reigate, Guildford, Chertsey and Reading.

This is an ideal opportunity for a science student or someone who has always wanted to move into the scientific services arena.

Have you been always interested in science, but never had the opportunity?

Or are you looking for something challenging, different, science based?

This role is a great opportunity for a science minded person to develop their knowledge and skill set in a laboratory/clinical environment.

The role is focused on sample processing and reporting for the Rapid Respiratory virus testing service including CoVid.

The Point of Care Team co-ordinates the appraisal, introduction, and use of analytical devices in wards, clinics and departments within the hospital trusts and in the community, allowing pathology results to be produced nearer the patient.

Main duties of the job

BSPS run CoVid testing services from all hospitals in the BSPS network - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Wexham Park near Slough, Guildford Royal Surrey Foundation Trust, St Peter's Chertsey near Woking, and Royal Berkshire Reading. We are looking for an enthusiastic and confident individual to work as part of the Point of Care Testing Team, providing a 24/7 service processing samples to investigate for CoVid and other respiratory viruses, some of the post will be in supporting Point of Care equipment users. The service focuses on virus testing methods but blood gas analysers, full blood count analysers, blood glucose meters, urinalysis devices are covered by point of care staff.

The ability to follow standardised processes is vital, attention to detail, ability to work under pressure, good communication skills and team working are essential.

The work entails day to cover of processing samples in the room, interacting with clinical staff and other Trust employees.

Keeping detail records of data required to monitor the quality of the service we provide.

Multi tasking and working under pressure is important to the service to facilitate strict results turnaround times.

About us

Berkshire Surrey Pathology Services provide a comprehensive laboratory service to Frimley Health - Wexham and Frimley, the Royal Surrey County Hospital - Guildford, Royal Berkshire Hospital - Reading, Ashford and St Peters Hospitals - Chertsey, and East Surrey Hospital SASH - Reigate.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We run CoVid testing services from all hospitals in the BSPS network - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Wexham Park near Slough, Guildford Royal Surrey Foundation Trust, St Peter's Chertsey near Woking, and Royal Berkshire Reading.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

All BSPS Sites

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

All BSPS Sites

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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