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NHS AfC: Band 5
Main area QC Lab Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent: 37.5 hours per week Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday however may require some weekend/bank holiday working) Job ref 345-PAT7035860
Site North Tees Town Stockton on Tees Salary £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 04/04/2025 23:59
We are on a continuous journey of improvement and transformation, however our main priority is, and always will be, providing safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. If you share our passion then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients’ experience the best it can possibly be.
With a budget of around £365m, three hospitals and 5,500 staff, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based services to the population of Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees and parts of East Durham and Sedgefield as well as community, therapeutic and screening to a wider population across Durham and Teesside.
Job overview
Advert may close once sufficient number of applications is reached
Stockton Quality Control Laboratory is an MHRA inspected laboratory offering a comprehensive range of quality control services to NHS providers. The laboratory provides a range of pharmaceutical testing services including analytical chemistry, microbiology, clean room testing, medical gas testing and theatre testing.
We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic individual into our team to support our external services provision to provide clean room testing services to our client base.
The successful candidate will be highly organised, able to work independently and meet required timescales and deadlines.
Experience working in a cleanroom is advantageous but not essential as full training will be provided in the role.
Main duties of the job
1. To ensure that the physical and microbiological environmental testing (clean rooms, operating theatres etc.) is carried out according to procedures and guidelines. To include:
2. Cleanroom testing including but not limited to: airborne microbial sampling, particle counting, DOP testing, measurement of velocities, pressures, light, humidity and noise.
3. All testing equipment is transported to site using boxes and trolleys, used and handled according to Standard Operating Procedures and Risk Assessments and that the environment is kept clean and uncontaminated.
4. Ensure that all necessary equipment and materials are available to undertake the tests required.
5. Equipment is serviced and calibrated as required. Equipment must be set up, adjusted and working correctly.
6. The local procedures are followed to enter a clean room or other controlled areas.
7. COSHH testing is carried out according to EH40.
8. To ensure that the test equipment minimises the impact on the clean room or clean air device by effective disinfection. Tests must be carried out meticulously and accurately to ensure that all faults and defects are identified.
9. Complete the necessary results sheet and reports. Sign off permit to work sheets as appropriate. Author laboratory reports for the customer in line with laboratory procedures.
Working for our organisation
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for undertaking the following specialties; environmental testing of clean rooms and clean air devices. Independently carry out environmental tests on new and existing specialised ventilation systems and provide advice and assistance with any issues found. A driving licence is essential to this post. Post holder is required to work on each day of the week as required by the needs of the service.
Liaise with customers regarding visits:
1. Forward planning and control of site visits, whilst liaising with customers in accordance with the needs of the service.
2. To plan for unforeseen circumstances i.e. holidays and increasing workload, and to inform clients of unexpected delays and predicted timescales.
3. Liaise with customers and the Business Manager to ensure tests are performed as required by the needs of the service. This will include weekends and evenings.
To provide advice with regard to completion of tests. To include:
1. Provide summary of the results of tests to customers of the environmental testing service and other technical staff and assist in the resolution of problems as appropriate. This involves assessing all the test results in order to provide advice on the best course of action.
2. Undertake remedial action as necessary and with the user’s permission to maintain the appropriate clean room conditions.
3. Assist with planned maintenance such as changing filters.
4. Participate in specific environmental testing research work.
5. Report problems and actions taken directly to the Head of External Services, External Services Quality Lead and Senior External Services Technician.
To ensure that stocks of environmental testing reagents and equipment consumables are within expiry dates and available:
1. Reorder stocks taking into account delivery times to ensure stock is available for use.
2. Minimise waste by ensuring stock levels are appropriate for the shelf life of consumables.
Assist in the preparation of environmental test procedures, guidance and reports:
1. Assist in the development and maintenance of procedures, test forms and details of testing regimes for each healthcare premise.
2. Ensure that all the required data is available before preparing a test report for checking within the agreed time period.
3. To carry out qualification tests on new or modified facilities.
4. Modify test sheets as required within the laboratory quality system.
5. Author and check test reports as necessary.
Person specification
Experience
* Significant experience in a similar role in a similar environment.
Skills
* Organisational skills
* Approachable and easy to talk to.
* Logical and calm.
* Polite and considered in responses to queries.
* Ability to deal with customers in a polite neutral and responsive way.
* Ability to represent the service in the best light.
* IT skills for documenting customer queries and planning the service - MS Excel and Word in particular.
* Ability to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances without flapping or sharing stress with customers.
* Innovative and ability to think of creative and efficient ways of documenting and planning.
**Please note - Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early**
Please check your email address on a regular basis as applicants invited to attend an interview will be notified via this method.
As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to undertake pre-employment screening:
Disclosure and Barring Scheme(previously Criminal Records Bureau).
It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay on commencement with the Trust.
For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period.
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
If you experience any technical difficulties applying for this post please contact a member of our recruitment team on 01642 624023 quoting the vacancy reference.
The details in the Monitoring Information section of your application will be used for monitoring our recruitment process and will not be seen by the interview panel. The information you give will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Disability
The Trust gives full and fair consideration to applications for employment received from disabled people. We are a “Positive about Disabled People” employer, and we hold the ‘two ticks’ Disability Symbol.
As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.
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Name Katy Robins Job title Internal Services Manager Email address katy.robins@nhs.net Telephone number 01642 383800 Additional information
For further info contact Jamie Clarke or Katy Robbins at QC Laboratory on 01642 383800
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