Associate Practitioner Clinical Biochemistry

Queen Elizabeth Hospital; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in London is seeking a proactive assistant practitioner to support the Biochemistry department within the NHS ESEL Pathology Partnership. The role involves working as part of a busy team, assisting in pre-analytical and analytical tasks, and following SOPs to ensure high laboratory standards.

Training will be provided and performance will be monitored. Flexibility is required to cover shifts, with potential cross-site support as service demands dictate.

Qualifications

• Must be literate and numerate with clear communication.
• Able to follow instructions and learn standard techniques.
• Demonstrates accuracy and attention to detail under pressure.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a busy pathology lab.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a busy pathology team providing general laboratory assistance.
• Undertake duties delegated by Senior BMS to support service delivery.
• Assist in pre-analytical and analytical tasks to enhance laboratory operation.
• Follow department SOPs to ensure good laboratory practice and supervision of staff.
• Participate in in-house training and demonstrate satisfactory progress.
• Provide helpful, professional service to visitors and callers.

Skills

Literate and numerate

Good communication skills

Ability to follow instructions

Methodical and organized

Manual dexterity

Attention to detail

Meet deadlines in busy environment

Keyboard/VDU skills

Team working and flexibility

Patient confidentiality awareness

Education

GCSE English and Maths

GCSE science subjects

BSc (Desirable)

IBMS accredited BSc (Desirable)

Tools

WinPath Enterprise

Cobas IT Middleware

Cobas Inventory Management System

Q-Pulse

AQURE

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the NHS East and South East London Pathology Partnership (ESEL) Biochemistry Department. We are looking for a strong team player with a positive attitude to working in a flexible manner, committed to supporting the clinical services of the Trust and meeting the needs of our patients by participating in an Agenda for Change shift system. The successful candidate will be primarily based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site but may be expected to cover and support other ESEL sites depending on service demand. The ESEL partnership consists of the following hub and spoke sites: Royal London Hospital (hub site), St Bartholomew's Hospital, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Newham University Hospital, Homerton Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Woolwich) and University Hospital Lewisham.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder is expected to work as part of a busy team in Pathology to undertake routine pathology work and provide general laboratory assistance.
• The post holder undertakes roles and duties delegated by the Senior BMS to assist in the service delivery of the section in the laboratory.
• Working within the professional boundaries set out by the Department Leads the role enables the post holder to undertake both pre-analytical and analytical work to enhance the operation of the laboratory.
• The post holder will follow department policy and standard operating procedures to ensure good laboratory practice and will provide supervision to a team of medical laboratory assistants/support workers.
• In-house training is provided and the post holder will be expected to show satisfactory performance in the training scheme for all staff.
• The post holder will offer a helpful and professional service to all visitors and telephone callers and will assist the Department in the provision of a high quality service.
• If the post holders recruitment process requires the mandatory completion of the IBMSRegistration Portfolio and application for the IBMS Certificate of Competence (an IBMSaccredited BSc degree is a pre-requisite for this), this must be attained within 24 months.

Desirable

• Experience interacting with and able to perform basic operator maintenance on the named equipment; ? c8000 (Roche Diagnostics) ? c8100 (Roche Diagnostics) ? p701 (Roche Diagnostics) ? Osmometer 3320 (Advance Instruments Inc.) ? D-100 (BioRad Laboratories) ? AQT90 (Radiometer) ? ABL90 Flex (Radiometer) ? ABL800 series (Radiometer) ? Clinitek Status (Siemens) ? i-Stat1 (Abbott) ? i-Stat Alinity (Abbott) ? Freestyle Precision Pro (Abbott) ? Accuchek Informa II (Roche diagnostics) ? DCA Vantage (Siemens).
• Experienced using the following named IT systems ? WinPath Enterprise (Clinisys). ? Cobas IT Middleware (Roche Diagnostics) ? Cobas Inventory Management System (Roche Diagnostics) ? Q-Pulse (Ideagen) ? AQURE (Radiometer)

Skills Essential

• Literate and numerate
• Good communication skills and ability to comprehend and give clear statements that are understood by patients/staff
• Able to follow instructions and learn standard techniques
• Methodical and organized
• Manual dexterity
• Demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail, even under pressure
• Ability to meet deadlines in a busy environment
• Good keyboard/VDU skills
• Physical skills: including hand-eye coordination, dexterity and manipulation
• Able to plan, manage and prioritise own workload ensuring completion in a timely and accurate manner, Demonstrates an understanding of the role of the assistant practitioner
• Knowledge of patient confidentiality requirements
• Awareness of Equal Opportunity and diversity issues

Desirable

• Knowledge of the requirements to safely package and dispatch biologically hazardous samples.
• Knowledge of quality assurance checks perform on samples and laboratory equipment.
• Aware of Safety requirements in a laboratory.
• Aware of the quality management system.

Qualifications Essential

• GCSE passes in English and Maths or equivalent.
• GCSE standard attained in other science subjects or equivalent.

Desirable

• BSc in a Scientific related subject.
• IBMS accredited BSc in Biomedical Science

Other Essential

• Willing to accept instructions and direction from others
• Good interpersonal skills. Commitment to team working and the development of others
• Hold no reservations about handling infected material in accordance with H&S policies
• Pleasant, helpful and confident manner
• Even tempered, polite and tolerant
• Reliable, conscientious, demonstrates motivation
• Flexible working as required and good attendance
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