Associate Practitioner

1 month ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Full time

Weqas is one of the largest External Quality (EQA) providers in the United Kingdom with over 600 clients providing services to both laboratory and POCT diagnostic services.

The Associate Practitioner (AP) will be responsible for providing a professional EQA service for Weqas and undertaking duties to support Scientific Staff in the day to day technical and clerical functions involved with running an EQA Service.

The AP will be responsible for carrying out technical or scientific tasks under supervision/ direction using a wide range of practical and theoretical knowledge following written Laboratory Procedures.

Post holder will take responsibility for completion of designated tasks and for organising & scheduling workload.

**The post holder's main duties will be**:

- To carry out day to day tasks within the Weqas EQA team to support the Biomedical Scientists. Carrying out tasks such as data checking, issuing of reports and customer service support.
- To support the BMS team in the preparation of EQA material and undertake instrument evaluations as directed.
- To take responsibility for routine assay, maintenance, IQC assay & monitoring and EQA analysis for in house instruments used for EQA programme development

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.



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