Associate Practitioner
1 week ago
The post holder will perform routine and support functions for the immunology technical service, under supervision from the qualified biomedical scientific staff in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. The post holder will be the primary point of contact for the department providing consistency and stability to the running of a busy Immunology Laboratory.
The post holder will be expected to acquire technical knowledge including specialised knowledge of complex instruments and test principles to support the lead Biomedical Scientist.
Receipt, handling and triaging of biological specimens . This will involve handling specimens posing a potential risk of infection.
To undertake internal quality control and external quality assurance procedures to ensure accuracy and reliability of results produced.
Troubleshooting and maintenance.
Sample preparation
Use judgment and time management skills to manage daily workload, ensuring appropriate prioritisation of tests to meet the needs and requirement of users and agreed turnaround times.
To operate automated and semi-automated analyser systems
To perform technical and clerical tasks.
Participate in post analytical sample handling, including unloading, sorting, storing and retrieving samples.
Maintain adequate stocks of reagents and consumables
Enter patient request data onto the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
Package samples requiring to be sent to other laboratories for analysis in line with legal requirements for the transport of biological substances.
Enter results from referral laboratories into the LIMS system.
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view 'supporting documents' linked to this vacancy.
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