Associate Practitioner

Job summary

Applications are invited from motivated, dynamic and conscientious individuals who want to work in a fast paced laboratory delivering a wide range of diagnostic tests.

You must be able to work accurately and communicate well, have excellent time management skills and a strong commitment to a high quality service.

You will provide skilled assistance to biomedical and clinical scientists, rotating throughout all sections of the department while participating in the out of hours rota.

You will need to be willing to work at both the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary and Wrightington Hospital as this role rotates between the two different sites.

Main duties of the job

To perform pre-analytical and basic analytical tasks with BMS supervision To supervise, organise, allocate work for less experienced staff in own area To maintain clinical & laboratory records in relation to activities carried out and input/interrogate tests results of others To develop own skills and knowledge and undertake additional in-house training to be able to fulfil the role of an Associate Practitioner To participate in Out of Hours Rota as required

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care , appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Foundation Degree in Science based subject

Desirable

IBMS Certificate of Achievement Part II

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

Theoretical knowledge to enable processing of patient samples under basic analytical processes Requires knowledge of specimen types and understanding of information on request forms Experience of working in one or more Pathology disciplines

Desirable

Knowledge of non-routine health care duties obtained through experience and study Knowledge of medical terminology

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Basic computer literacy Accurate data entry

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