Salary - £19,500 - £25,250 depending on experience.

We are looking for a PoCT & Transfusion Lead to join the team at our brand-new London Nuffield Barts Hospital, due to open in late 2021.

Due to the clinical specialisms planned for the new hospital, we will require staff from a variety of backgrounds to ensure a genuinely exceptional client experience throughout the hospital. This will include those with some clinical, technical or laboratory background to support the Ward and Critical Care teams with day to day management, QA testing and Audit of desk-top Near Patient testing devices as well as co-ordination of the blood and blood product delivery service with the local NHS Trust.

We are happy to consider both full-time and part-time applications, as well as those for weekend work.

You will be expected to support the management and calibration of several desk-top test devices such as Urinalysis, blood glucose analysers, blood gas analysers, ACT Machines and Haemocue machines, and to participate in in-service training of new users to the hospital team, maintaining any necessary competency training records. In addition to these medical devices, you will also take a lead in appropriate checks and temperature logs for the storage of any blood or blood products within the hospital blood fridge with return of any unused products to the NHS in accordance with SHOT guidelines and hospital policy.

Formal qualification is not strictly necessary, but previous experience in a care assistant, lab technician or phlebotomy type role would be an advantage. On-site training will be provided as required. Candidates must be computer literate as we will use an electronic patient record system as well as requiring the successful candidate to be able to maintain & audit equipment test logs.

Desirable Qualifications:-

• Registration with the National Association of Phlebotomists

• NVQ 2/ONC equivalent in an appropriate scientific discipline such as laboratory technician or associated technical activities.

Nuffield Health is committed to making a real difference to the health and wellbeing of those we treat. Our expertise and dedication to improving people's lives, has rightly given us a reputation that is second to none in the sector and as an employer of choice, we recognise the importance of attracting the right calibre of individuals to our teams.

In late 2021, we will open the doors to Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital: The City of London's only independent hospital, situated next to St Bartholomew's NHS hospital, Nuffield Health at St Barts will be our flagship centre for cardiac services and will also provide a full range of surgical and medical services, including: orthopaedics, oncology, general surgery, gynaecology and urology surgery.

The new hospital will consist of:

* 48 inpatient and day case bedrooms

* 28 consultation rooms

* Three digital operating theatres

* Cardiac catheterisation lab

* Specialist intensive care beds

* 8 bay Oncology day unit

* Endoscopy and minor ops theatre

* Full diagnostic imaging suite including MRI, CT, ultrasound, mammography and general X-ray

About Nuffield Health

Nuffield Health is Britain's largest and most pioneering healthcare charity, integrating fitness and well-being, prevention and cure. We've brought together our hospitals, clinics, fitness & wellbeing centres as well as our diagnostic units into one holistic healthcare service provided from over 200 locations. A not-for-profit organisation, we reinvest every penny we make into helping the people of Britain to lead healthier, happier lives. In today's healthcare market, we're in an enviably strong position.

Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Centres offer a state-of-the-art environment in which to further your career. Our innovative way of working integrates services that range from sports massage to Pilates to complementary therapies. And our market leading continuing professional development programmes give you the time, support and budget to train properly. You'll also enjoy the fact that we put our clients at the centre of everything we do, which means you get the chance to deliver genuinely personal and tailored services.

Benefits

We want you to be the best you can be. So we promise to support you with training, career development and our unique health and wellbeing focused benefits package. This includes free membership of your local Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Club, an annual health assessment, as well as a range of lifestyle and financial wellbeing benefits.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer additional incentives. We also provide training and development opportunities to progress your career and maintain our high standards of delivery.

Ready to bring out the specialist in you?

We will apply to the DBS for disclosure on successful candidate