Associate Practitioner

The Bowel Cancer Screening Laboratories at Nottingham University Hospitals are looking for an enthusiastic candidate to join the team in the role of Associate Practitioner.

Associate practitioners are high level support staff who work with biomedical scientists to ensure effective service delivery on a rotational basis, duties include data entry, equipment maintenance and processing of samples to name a few.

Previous laboratory experience would be an advantage however full training will be given.

The role is based at the Queens Medical Centre Campus and does not involve working weekends or bank holidays.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

As an Associate Practitioner, the post holder will be a member of the departmental team and assist in the delivery of a quality driven, cost effective, patient focused service consistent with the Nottingham
University Hospitals Trust’s objectives.

The post holders’ main role is to provide technical support to State Registered Biomedical Scientists in carrying out the analysis of pathological samples using faecal immunochemical technologies and to present the
results for validation or authorisation as appropriate.

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In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

As an Associate Practitioner, the post holder will be a member of the departmental team and assist in the delivery of a quality driven, cost effective, patient focused service consistent with the Nottingham
University Hospitals Trust’s objectives.

The post holders’ main role is to provide technical support to State Registered Biomedical Scientists in carrying out the analysis of screening samples using faecal immunochemical technologies and to present the
results for validation or authorisation as appropriate.

The list of duties will include:
Technical/Scientific: undertake routine and non-routine tests or activities as identified by individual laboratories, up to but not including the point of validation, with exception of auto-authorised procedures. Work to standard operating procedures. Use scientific knowledge to recognise incorrect results and take action to correct errors. Be able to perform laboratory tests requiring a high degree of manual dexterity.

Equipment maintenance: Responsible for monitoring and performing daily, weekly and monthly maintenance of automated analysers and other laboratory equipment, ensuring that logs are completed by all staff. Check the safety and functioning of all equipment perform simple troubleshooting and report malfunctions to BMS staff.

Stock Control: Maintain sufficient stocks of reagents, supplies etc. for the day-to-day operation of the laboratory. Maintain stock control records and order more stock where a system has been set up for this. Liaise with Laboratory Leads and Suppliers to ensure deliveries are correct and received on time.

Information and IT: Ensure that the Standard Operating Procedures for own work area are kept up to date and displayed appropriately. Assist in proposing, developing and implementing new procedures. Use word processing and spreadsheet packages to produce draft SOPs, audit reports and laboratory data.

Planning: Plan and organise own workload and may be required to assign work to Screening Administrators and helpline Operatives (SAHOs).

Supervisory: Participate in the training of new Screening Administrators and helpline Operatives (SAHOs), Senior Screening Administrators (SSAs) and Associate Practitioners. Supervise Screening Administrators and helpline Operatives (SAHOs) alongside Senior Screening Administrators (SSAs) to ensure all service areas are staffed appropriately, allocating laboratory work, training, etc.

Audit: Perform audits as required by the Quality Manager or the Laboratory Lead.

Quality: Perform quality control as appropriate and report any out of consensus results to BMS staff.

Perform other technical duties as required within post-holder’s training and competence.

To perform any other duties required by the Laboratory Lead or Head of Department commensurate with grade.

Training relevant to this post, including safety aspects in the handling of biological material, will be given.

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