Associate Practitioner - Biochemistry

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as an Associate Practitioner in Biochemistry. This role involves supporting Biomedical Scientists and training junior staff. Enjoy a supportive environment with training opportunities and a commitment to patient care.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

27 Days Annual Leave

NHS Discounts

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge of routine and non-routine healthcare science duties.
• Practical experience of working in a Biomedical Science laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Perform healthcare science clinical/technical/scientific activities under supervision.
• Maintain clinical records and supervise less experienced staff.

Skills

Healthcare Science Duties

Patient Care

Education

NVQ Level 3 Diploma

Foundation Degree (Working Towards)

Tools

Pathology IT Systems

Quality Management Systems

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Biochemistry Laboratory as Associate Practitioner, Band 4.

Your role will involve supporting the Biomedical Scientists working in the Biochemistry Laboratory.

Based at Colchester Hospital, our vision is to deliver innovations, high-performing pathology services that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.

We are clinically led and designed to achieve the benefits of scale that can be achieved by working together to meet our service users needs and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.

We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best pathology staff. We encourage our staff to undertake internal and external courses to aid their development. You will play an integral part in helping to train our junior staff to develop their skills and careers.

The Biochemistry Department has Cobas 8000 (C701/E801), P612 and NORTHSTAR Bio-UV analysers.

Main duties of the job

• Performs a number of healthcare science clinical/technical/scientific activities under supervision, e.g. performs standard haematological tests.
• Maintains clinical records in relation to activities carried out; may input/interrogate test results of others.
• May be required to supervise, organise and allocate work and/or train less experienced staff in own area.
• To work flexibly in reflection of service needs which may include an extended working day and/or participation in delivery of a 24 hour, 7 days per week service.
• Maintain and promote professional image of the pathology department.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.

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Job responsibilities

For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• NVQ level 3 diploma or equivalent
• Additional training to diploma equivalent level

Desirable

• Working towards foundation degree

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Demonstrable knowledge of routine and non routine healthcare science duties

Desirable

• Practical experience of working in a Biomedical Science laboratory
• Knowledge of Pathology IT systems
• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems
• Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS

Person Specification
Education

Essential

• NVQ level 3 diploma or equivalent
• Additional training to diploma equivalent level

Desirable

• Working towards foundation degree

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Demonstrable knowledge of routine and non routine healthcare science duties

Desirable

• Practical experience of working in a Biomedical Science laboratory
• Knowledge of Pathology IT systems
• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems
• Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS

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.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

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