Associate Healthcare Science Practitioner- Blood Science

2 weeks ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Leeds Teaching Hospitals Full time

Job summary

This is an exciting time to join one of the largest Pathology departments in the country, and in advance of moving to our new £30m Pathology building (on the St. Jamess University Hospital site) and new Acute Hospital Laboratory (on the Leeds General Infirmary site) in mid 2024. The Department of Blood Sciences is seeking to recruit an additional Associate Practitioner to support our laboratory service.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work within a large hub laboratory utilising cutting edge technology, serving both Leeds Teaching Hospitals and the wider community. This includes the regional Oncology centre and the Leeds Children's Hospital. In mid 2024, the successful candidate will be involved in the exciting transition to our new, purpose-built hub laboratory at St. Jamess University Hospital.

Candidates will need to have minimum NVQ level 3 plus an equivalent foundation degree/diploma in Biomedical Sciences together with experience of working within a laboratory environment. Experience in automated laboratory medicine, specifically Haematology or Biochemistry would be advantageous, but not essential. Candidates will require good communication skills, must be computer literate and be able to work flexibly as part of a wider team of scientists in the automated laboratories.

The successful candidates will have the opportunity to work across all areas of automated laboratory medicine once fully trained. This is a challenging role but one which provides an opportunity for career progression and personal development.

We encourage all candidates to make contact with us to discuss the role(s) and we can offer informal visits to our laboratories for interested candidates.

About us

Our Pathology services operate across two large university teaching hospitals in the Leeds Metropolitan area with a population of around million and provide services both regionally and nationally. In addition to the new laboratory projects, we are also working to deploy a West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT) regional LIMS, and a new Managed Pathology Service Contract. Construction on the new Leeds Children's Hospital is also about to start, which will include all in-patient maternity and specialist neonatal services to become the largest single site maternity centre in the UK.

The successful candidate will be well supported by the wider scientific and clinical teams. The Blood Sciences Department is accredited to ISO15189 and by the IBMS as a training laboratory in both Clinical Biochemistry and Haematology.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To perform technical and scientific activities within pathology laboratories and associated areas, including the performing of automated and non-routine tests and sample preparation.

The Department of Blood Sciences processes million samples per year.

It operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

It serves all of the hospitals within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust principally the Leeds General Infirmary and St Jamess University Hospital and also, under a partnership arrangement with the Bradford Hospitals Foundation Trust, the Bradford Royal Infirmary. The department provides a diagnostic service to all of the General Practices in the Leeds and Bradford area, and provides specialist services to other hospitals nationwide.

Please See Job Description for full details

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ3 or equivalent plus diploma/foundation degree (Biomedical Science)

Desirable

Keyboard or IT qualification.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a hospital laboratory. Word processing, spreadsheets and laboratory information system experience. Aware of health and safety and confidentiality issues

Desirable

Stock control. Awareness of QC systems.

Skills & behaviours

Essential

Teamworker Can work accurately and methodically following verbal and written instructions. Can prioritise work. Physical ability to perform intricate procedures.

Desirable

Supervisory skills Knowledge of pathology tests and medical terminology Able to work under pressure or to deadlines.

Additional Requirements

Essential

Written work legible Can communicate clearly at all levels by phone and face to face Can use tact and persuasive skills. Can use initiative when appropriate. Flexibility to meet service requirements. Can integrate with team. Awareness of patient or customer issues.

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