Associate Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Dudley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Dudley is looking for a Senior Biomedical Scientist to join their Haematology and Blood Transfusion Laboratory. The role involves providing specialist support to the Biomedical Scientist team and participating in a full shift rota. Candidates should have a Vocational NVQ level 3 along with experience in laboratory techniques. Excellent communication skills are essential. This position offers a supportive working environment with flexible arrangements.

Benefits

Supportive working environment

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Must have a good general education and be numerate and literate.
• Good command of spoken and written English.
• Experience in performing complex tests under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the Biomedical Scientist team.
• Work as part of a team within the Haematology/Transfusion Laboratory.
• Participate in full shift rota.

Skills

Laboratory techniques

Team collaboration

Quality control

Health and Safety regulations

Education

Vocational NVQ level 3

Job description

Haematology and Blood Transfusion Team at Dudley are seeking a highly motivated team colleague with a positive attitude and patient focusedmindset.

The post holder is expected to work as part of a team within the Haematology/Transfusion Laboratory, utilising their knowledge and skill base to provide specialist/technical support to the Biomedical Scientist team.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job can be seen in the attached Job Description.

The post is based at Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley.

The post holder will be expected to work along the other Associate Practitioners to provide extended support to the BMS team, as part of the overall 24/7 service provision for Haematology and Blood Transfusion.

About us

The 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 the 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.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Vocational NVQ level 3 plus training, experience and knowledge to Diploma or equivalent experience
• Must have a good general education and must be numerate and literate with good command of spoken and written English

Experience

• Working as a member of a team
• Experience and good understanding of laboratory techniques/able to perform some complex tests under supervision
• Experience and good understanding of Haematology/BT techniques/able to perform some complex tests under supervision
• Basic understanding of Quality control/assurance
• Understands laboratory Health and Safety regulations

Flexibility

• Participation in full shift rota.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Russells Hall Hospital/ Haematology & Blood Transfusion Laboratory

Senior Biomedical Scientist, Blood Transfusion

Russells Hall Hospital/ Haematology & Blood Transfusion Laboratory