Associate Practitioner - Haematology

Job summary

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.

You will need to be willing to work at both the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary and Wrightington Hospital as this role rotates between the two different sites.

Main duties of the job

• To perform pre-analytical 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 in-house training to be able to fulfil the role of an Associate Practitioner
• To participate in Out of Hours Rota as required

About us

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 tomake a differenceand we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire- 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.

For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/