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Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team of Associate Biomedical Practitioners (ABPs) within the Blood Sciences lab at RUH. The successful candidate will join a team critical for the delivery of a high-quality Clinical Laboratory, providing skilled assistance to Biomedical Scientists, Clinical Scientists and other Health care Professionals.
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team of Associate Biomedical Practitioners (ABPs) within the Blood Sciences lab at RUH. The successful candidate will join a team critical for the delivery of a high-quality Clinical Laboratory, providing skilled assistance to Biomedical Scientists, Clinical Scientists and other Health care Professionals.
Duties are performed primarily to support the technical services in Specimen Reception which includes molecular testing for Covid, flu, norovirus and C.difficile.
Main duties of the job
The Successful Candidate Will
Perform pre-analytical and basic analytical tasks under Biomedical Scientist (BMS) supervision
Supervise, organise and allocate work and train other Healthcare professionals.
Develop own skills and knowledge and undertake additional in-house training to be able to fulfil the role of an Assistant Practitioner
Maintain clinical records and enter patient and result data from own investigations or others into the laboratory computers.
To follow Standard Operating Procedures and policies in area of work.
To be flexible and, after appropriate training, have knowledge and competence to work in all designated areas as required.
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Level 4 Diploma/Foundation degree in Biomedical Science or Healthcare Science + 1yr experience in the UK in the NHS OR IBMS Certificate of Achievement Part II + 3yrs experience in the UK in the NHS
Desirable criteria
* Associate Member of IBMS
knowledge & experience
Essential criteria
* Sufficient experience of working in a laboratory as an MLA, having met the laboratory competencies required as Band 3 MLA
* Theoretical knowledge to enable processing of patient samples for basic analysis
* Understanding of quality management and laboratory procedures
Specific skills
Essential criteria
* Ability to teach a technical subject to non technical staff
* Ability to undertake work methodically, in an accurate and timely manner
* Ability to train others and open to on the job training
* Ability to lead and motivate a team
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. We strongly encourage you to complete and submit your application in good time to ensure it can be considered.
Documents to download
* Associate Practitioner Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 221.4KB)
* Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Kieron Halladay Job title Specimen Reception Manager Email address khalladay@nhs.net Telephone number 01225 824437
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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