Associate Practitioner in Biomedical Sciences

To be an efficient and flexible member of the Histopathology laboratory team providing a high quality diagnostic service through supporting the scientific and technical activities of qualified members of staff.

Potentially be able to work cross site within the BCPS, the Hub site is based at Wolverhampton and ESL laboratories will be on site at Walsall Manor, Russells Hall Hospital Dudley and Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospital.

To maintain competence through Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

To work within the written Policies and Procedures of the Department especially in relation to Health & Safety and Quality

To participate in the routine duties of the Histopathology Department, as part of a team, under the direction and supervision of Biomedical Scientists (BMS 1 and above) ensuring compliance with Departmental Policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Take part in the specimen entry process using the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) (Winpath). Ensure that all samples / request forms are correctly matched and fulfil the specimen acceptance criteria of the Department. Highlight any discrepancies to a senior member of staff.

To perform accurate preparation, pre and post and analytical procedures as defined by the departmental procedures including storage of paper records and ensure that images are recorded.

To undertake manual preparation of Histological samples including:
Specimen reception and data entry.

Assisting with specimen dissection

Blocking out processed specimens

Cutting

Processor operation

Special stains

IHC support

The Black Country Pathology Services is based at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

To prioritize and plan own workload including to identify and expedite urgent and priority samples and communicate own work priorities within the team.

To be able to accurately enter and retrieve data from the laboratory computer and manual record systems and comply with relevant legislation regarding data protection.

Liaise with other Pathology departments, wards, GPs and other service users regarding non analytical problems with samples. To undertake routine daily maintenance of equipment,

To exercise judgment when dealing with enquiries from other Pathology Dept and users of the laboratory.