Associate Practitioner

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

The East & South East London NHS Pathology Partnership is a Pathology network formed across three NHS Trusts: Barts Health, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. 

The Cellular Pathology Department at the Royal London Hospital is looking for someone with a positive attitude to working in a flexible manner. The department provides diagnostic and screening services for the whole of North East London and has a combined workload of 70,000 histology and 5,000 non-gynae cytology specimens The successful candidate will be committed to supporting the clinical services of the Trust and meeting the needs of our patients. The laboratory is UKAS and HCPC accredited. Our commitment to supporting continuing professional development is evidenced by an excellent training record.

We are looking for a band 4 Associate Practitioner for this department. The duties will be varied on a rotational basis, but we need a person who can work accurately when under pressure to meet deadlines. This post would suit an individual with a minimum of A-levels in science subjects. They should have common sense, an ability to follow written protocol and an interest in science. They would be responsible for managing more junior MLA staff. The post will require an ability to work with human tissues of all kinds and a keen eye for detail and accuracy.

Main duties of the job

To carry out work in the Histology section of Cellular Pathology. The working hours will be 37.5 per week over standard core Agenda for Change hours.

Working for our organisation

The NHS East and South East London Pathology Partnership is an arms-length organisation providing pathology services to Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The Pathology Partnership is hosted by Barts Health.

The Pathology Partnership is based on well-established models for pathology networks, with the Royal London Hospital becoming the main hub laboratory for the network and Essential Service Laboratories (ESL) as a minimum at all other Hospital sites. 

Pathology is made up of the following services - Blood Sciences including Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Biochemistry; Infectious Diseases including Microbiology and Virology; Cellular Pathology including Histopathology, non-gynae Cytology and mortuary services; Immunology; Cytogenetics and Molecular Haematology; Immunophenotyping; Clinical Transplantation and Retinoblastoma.

The 2020/21 total operating costs across the Partnership were c. £126m per annum with a workforce establishment of circa. 822 WTE. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

A-levels in Science GCSEs in Mathematics, English at C grade or above

Desirable criteria

BSc Biomedical Science degree

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working in a histology laboratory Experience of working with a laboratory information management system

Desirable criteria

Previous NHS experience Experience of tissue transfer procedures

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge of medical terminology Understanding of health and safety in the laboratory Knowledge of Quality Management and the processes involved

Skills

Essential criteria

Basic IT and keyboard skills to allow operation of Windowsbased software and word processing. Supervisory and training skills Able to undertake basic histopathology laboratory techniques, including microtomy and embedding. Able to prepare routine laboratory reagents following controlled standard operating procedures Able to work to deadlines with accuracy

Other

Essential criteria

Able to undertake ‘house keeping duties’ Organised and methodical Reliable and trustworthy Good communication skill Able to perform required duties with any appropriate aids or adaptations Hold no reservations in handling human body fluids, tissue, organs, or infected material in accordance with Health & Safety policies. The post holder must be willing to have appropriate vaccinations

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