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About Sonic Healthcare

Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.

Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 3,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner.

Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.

About the role

**Job Title:** Point of Care Lead

**Department:** Point of Care Testing

**Location:** Princess Alexandra Hospital, CM20 1QX

**Contract /Hours:** Permanent/37.5 per week

**Salary range:** Up to £48,909 per annum DOE inclusive of regional pay allowance

**About us:**

**Sonic Healthcare** is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.

**Sonic Healthcare UK** encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 3,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner.

Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.

**About the role:**

The main aim of the role is to be responsible for the provision of an efficient and effective Point of Care Testing (POCT) service provided by Health Services Laboratories to The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. TO provide managerial, operational and technical responsibility for the POCT service. You will provide regular reporting to senior management. To deputise for Point of Care Testing Leads including travel to sites within the geographical region, as required.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Line management of POCT Associate Practitioners.

• Produce monthly reports for key internal and external stakeholders.

• Chair departmental and actively participate in external meetings.

• Responsible for scheduling and delivery of Link Trainer and user training and to ensure clinical staff are familiar with analytical procedures, maintenance and troubleshooting of POCT equipment via adequate training and competency assessment.

• Interpretation of Internal Quality Control (IQC) and EQA (External Quality Assessment) performance data and reporting to stakeholders.

• Work with QMG (Quality Management Group) to ensure the POCT service is maintained to the highest standards as required by UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Services).

• Taking a lead in new device validations/upgrades/changes within POCT.

• Lead on service development and increase in service scope, with a view to extend into community settings in due course.

• Taking a lead in updating and producing documentation within POCT.

At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

• **Training and development opportunities** – supporting professional development

**• Annual salary review **- salary and progression are aligned to our internal transparent pay structure (Progression Plus), supporting career development and structured annual salary reviews

• **Discounted gym membership** – we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms

• **Cash healthcare plan** – cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians

**• Sick Pay Entitlement **– 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter

**• Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover **

**• Life Assurance **– providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)

**• Employee Assistance Programme **– supporting staff wellbeing

**• Season Ticket Loan Scheme **– interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket

**• Perkbox** – Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts

**• Company Pension Scheme –** company and staff contributions which increase with service

• **Competitive annual leave allowance** – 28 days

**• Flexible working hours **– we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities.

PLEASE NOTE: WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS VACANCY AT ANY TIME EVEN IF A CLOSING DATE IS SHOWN HERE OR IN ANY OTHER MEDIA

Interested in this role?

At HSL/TDL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

• Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development

• Annual salary review - No banding restrictions: As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience. This also means that annual salary reviews do not hit a band ceiling.

• Discounted gym membership – we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms

• Cash healthcare plan – cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians

• Sick Pay Entitlement – 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter

• Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover

• Life Assurance – providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)

• Employee Assistance Programme – supporting staff wellbeing

• Season Ticket Loan Scheme – interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket

• Perkbox – Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts

• Company Pension Scheme – company and staff contributions which increase with service

• Competitive annual leave allowance – 23/28 days

• Flexible working hours – we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities.

PLEASE NOTE: WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS VACANCY AT ANY TIME EVEN IF A CLOSING DATE IS SHOWN HERE OR IN ANY OTHER MEDIA.