Associate Practitioner - Salford, United Kingdom - Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group
Northern Care Alliance NHS Group
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Salford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Job overview:


Applications are invited from motivated, dynamic and conscientious individuals who want to work in a fast paced laboratory delivering a wide range of diagnostic tests.


You must be able to work accurately and communicate well, have excellent time management skills and a strong commitment to a high quality service.


You will provide skilled assistance to biomedical and clinical scientists, rotating throughout all sections of the department while participating in the out of hours rota.


Main duties of the job:


  • To perform preanalytical and basic analytical tasks with BMS supervision
  • To supervise, organise, allocate work for less experienced staff in own area
  • To maintain clinical & laboratory records in relation to activities carried out and input/interrogate tests results of others
  • To develop own skills and knowledge and undertake additional inhouse training to be able to fulfil the role of an Associate Practitioner
  • To participate in Out of Hours Rota as required

Working for our organisation:


The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.

Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.


As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.

We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.

The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.

By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.


Detailed job description and main responsibilities:


Person specification:


Qualifications:


Essential criteria:


  • Basic computer literacy

Desirable criteria:


  • IBMS Certificate of Achievement Part II
  • ECDL or similar IT qualification

Knowledge, skills, training and experience:


Essential criteria:


  • Theoretical knowledge to enable processing of patient samples under basic analytical processes
  • Accurate data entry
  • Requires knowledge of specimen types and understanding of information on request forms
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Basic laboratory skills
  • Awareness of safety requirements within scientific laboratories

Desirable criteria:


  • Knowledge of nonroutine health care duties obtained through experience and study
  • Experience of working in one or more Pathology disciplines

Employer certification / accreditation badges:


Applicant requirements:


  • This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
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