Associate Practitioner

6 months ago


London, United Kingdom Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust Full time

To support the diagnostic histopathology and molecular pathology service including delivery of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) service. As an associate practitioner the post holder will be expected to support the biomedical scientists and consultant histopathologists in delivering the clinical Cellular Pathology service which is a national referral centre for sarcoma. The aim is to develop personalised care for patients with cancer.

The post holder will be required to conform to agreed Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs), policies, good laboratory practice and with the standards as required of ISO 15189:2012.

The department processes approximately 8000 surgical requests per annum, resulting in over 30,000 tests that include immunocytochemistry, molecular and special stains. The majority of specimens consist of bone and soft tissue tumours. There is also a relatively small amount of general orthopaedic histopathology. The laboratory provides both the RNOHT and University College London Hospital Trust (UCLHT) with a diagnostic service, also providing histopathology for the London Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Unit.

Main

**Responsibilities**:
To participate in sample receipt and handling of specimens, following sample handling guidelines

To accurately input patient demographics onto the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

To assist the histopathologist or senior BMS in the dissection of gross specimens

To assist in the freezing of tissue for the tissue bank

To process tissue specimens in the laboratory through the use of processing machines, embedding, microtomy and staining

To digitally x-ray a variety of specimens to accurately identify the ‘end-point’ of decalcification under the supervision of the BMS in charge

To embed processed surgical material ensuring correct orientation
Microtomy of frozen tissue to produce high quality tissue sections for microscopic analysis

Haematoxylin & Eosin (H&E) staining - manual and automated methodologies

To ensure the work produced within the department is of a consistently high standard and record its execution on the computer system

To prepare staining solutions and reagents according to SOPs

To handle chemicals and biological material in accordance with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations and departmental protocols

Tissue block and microscopic slide filing and retrieval

To scan slides in Leica digital scanner

To take delivery of consumables as required

To monitor stock levels of chemicals and consumables and provide senior BMS staff information for ordering

To undertake safe disposal of laboratory waste such as histopathology samples including human tissue and body fluids

To occasional lift objects weighting over 15kg with no mechanical help

To add and remove samples from the tissue bank and record entry onto the frozen tissue database

Freezing, processing and storing of blood samples and record samples accurately on Procuro software

To participate regularly in Research and Development activities within the department

To participate in laboratory meetings

To attend mandatory training

To assist in improving departmental quality through audit and revision of practices based on findings

To train less experience staff

To work in accordance with all relevant SOPs

To work on own initiative but bringing issues to BMS staff and senior managers
To abide by the quality control measures as set out in the departmental SOPs

To adhere to Trust policies and procedures relevant to your position

To perform and be accountable for all duties under supervision of qualified BMS staff, as directed by senior staff

Any other duties commensurate with the grade


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