Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology
- Grade
- NHS AFC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 361-6861420
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lister Hospital
- Town
- Stevenage
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/01/2025
Employer heading
Associate Practitioner - Pathology
NHS AFC: Band 4
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for an Associate Practitioner who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Lister Pathology Blood Sciences department are looking for an experienced individual to work in the pathology services at East and North Hertfordshire Trust.
Duties will include receipting of samples, supporting the Biomedical Scientists in routine operation, maintenance of the various analysers across Biochemistry, Haematology and Blood Transfusion and the Covid Lab.
Come join our organisation and play a vital part in the growth and development of our service and in return, we will provide an environment that values its staff and offers excellent personal development and career opportunities.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
You will perform a number of healthcare science clinical/technical/scientific activities under supervision, e.g., performs standard biochemical/haematological tests.
Maintain 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.
The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues, and hazardous chemicals. This may include blood, pus, urine, faeces, and respiratory secretions.
Maintain and promote professional image of the Partnership.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Appropriate NVQ 3/diploma or equivalent
- Additional theoretical or applied training to diploma equivalent level
Desirable criteria
- Working towards Foundation degree or equivalent
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable knowledge of a range of routine and non-routine healthcare science duties
Desirable criteria
- Practical experience of working in a Biomedical Science laboratory
- Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS
Skills
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undertake cross training to extend skill set to deliver role
- Good communication skills
- Demonstrable interpersonal skills - can work as part of a team or independently
- Ability to supervise less experienced staff, including supporting the training of staff
- Ability to organise and allocate work to less experience staff to meet needs of the service
- Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods of time
- High degree of manual dexterity to perform standard laboratory techniques
Desirable criteria
- Written Communication Skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable knowledge of a range of routine and non-routine healthcare science duties
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Pathology IT systems
- Knowledge of Quality Management Systems
- Knowledge/performance of Risk Assessments
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to be flexible and respond to the needs of the service
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines where there are competing demands
- Able to work with body fluids and hazardous materials
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Barrett
- Job title
- Blood Sciences Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438285225
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