Associate Practitioner - Peterborough

Associate Practitioner - Peterborough Peterborough, England

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Peterborough, England 22370 - 32306 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Considering joining our team? Our modern, purpose-built City Hospital first opened in 2010, with our UKAS accredited Microbiology department staffed by a friendly, busy and professional team of highly motivated BMS, and ATO support workers, dealing with around half a million samples per year.

The laboratory work encompasses the usual areas of Bacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology and Serology as well as a specialist Diagnostic Molecular testing suite.

Our Department is an IBMS registered training facility, offering support for Registration and Specialist Portfolios as well as the Higher Specialist Diploma. Staff are encouraged to undertake further training and development and, if interested, undertake roles in the laboratory quality management system

Considering joining our team? Our modern, purpose-built City Hospital first opened in 2010, with our UKAS accredited Microbiology department staffed by a friendly, busy and professional team of highly motivated BMS, and ATO support workers, dealing with around half a million samples per year.

The laboratory work encompasses the usual areas of Bacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology and Serology as well as a specialist Diagnostic Molecular testing suite.

As a Band 4 Associate Practitioner, you will participate in the laboratory testing procedures, supervise ATO staff, and provide technical support to Scientific staff within the Microbiology Department of Pathology. The department carries out approximately 500,000 investigations every year, providing service to all satellite units in the Peterborough area.

Duties include assisting with sorting, registration and processing of clinical specimens including molecular testing.

You should hold a Foundation Degree, Level 4 BTEC, IBMS Certificate of Achievement Level 2, or equivalent, and GCSE in Maths and English at grades A-C. Previous experience working in a clinical microbiology laboratory for a minimum of 3 years at Band 3 level is a necessity. You should be dextrous, possess good keyboard skills, be able to prioritise, be literate and numerate, with a flexible approach work.

The department operates a 24/7 roster in which you will be required to participate.

Our teams work hard to be flexible and promote a health work/home life balance and so, agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
  • Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
  • Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
  • In-house Physiotherapy Services
  • Career development and training opportunities
  • Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
  • Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
  • Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

Take part in a regular appraisal system and has individual objectives that are in line with the Department’s business plan.

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Associate Practitioner - Peterborough
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk
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