Associate Practitioner

NHS Tayside; Dundee; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Tayside in Dundee is inviting applications for a full-time, permanent Associate Practitioner in the diagnostic pathology team at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. The role involves routine laboratory duties, data entry, chemical preparation, specimen handling, and contributing to a busy UKAS-accredited laboratory.

Applicants should have an HNC/SVQ3 (SCQF7) or equivalent laboratory experience, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Relevant HNC/SVQ 3 (SCQF 7) or proven equivalent Laboratory experience.
• Good interpersonal skills and professional attitude.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine laboratory duties including computer data entry.
• Chemical preparation for laboratory use.
• Assist with specimen dissection and paraffin wax embedding.
• Perform microtomy and routine processing tasks.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Professional attitude

Education

HNC/SVQ 3 (SCQF 7) or equivalent laboratory experience

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Applications are invited for a full-time, permanent Associate Practitioner post; we are looking for an individual to join our team, working in a busy department at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, which provides a full range of diagnostic pathology services to NHS Tayside.

We are a progressive, expanding teaching hospital department with an annual workload of approx 47,000 surgical pathology specimen and 2,000 diagnostic cytology cases.

Dundee is known as the City of Discovery for its culture, which includes the spectacular new V&A design museum on Dundee's Riverside.

The successful applicant will be required to carry out routine laboratory duties including computer data entry, chemical preparation, assisting with specimen dissection, paraffin wax embedding and microtomy.

Candidates should have completed a relevant HNC/SVQ 3 (SCQF 7) or have proven equivalent Laboratory experience and competencies, and should have good interpersonal skills, a professional attitude and be able to work as part of a team.

The successful candidate will also be expected to undertake extensive training and completion of competence-based assessments.

The Department is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8682.

Informal visits are actively encouraged: enquiries to: Nicky Robson, Quality Manager, tel; 01382 740084 email; , Andy Munro, Clinical Laboratory Manager, tel; 01382 632666 email; or Suzanne Jones, Training manager on tel [phone] or email:

Hours of work are: 36 per week

You will be required to comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland throughout your employment.