Associate Practitioner Biochemistry

Job summary

Associate Practitioner Biochemistry ( Band 4 )

The post is within the Biochemistry Department at The Royal Derby Hospital site and offers exciting opportunities for learning and development of existing skills.Associate Practitioners are required to assist the Biomedical Scientist staff. They are required to perform analyses of patient samples using both manual and automated methods, perform analyser maintenance and IQC and package and send away referred work to other hospitals.Applicants should have 5 GCSEs including English and Maths, A levels or a Science Foundation Degree level (Skill level 5) or NVQ clinical laboratory support level 3. In addition recent Pathology Laboratory experience within the last 12 months is required. You should be enthusiastic and self motivated with good communication, excellent IT skills, planning and organisational skills.After undergoing a suitable training period, the successful applicants will participate in a shift rota which covers 24hrs, 7 days a week. This is a mandatory requirement due to provision of a robust 24/7service. This is an opportunity to join a friendly well motivated team and we would encourage you to contact us to discuss the post further or to arrange an informal visit.

Main duties of the job

• Work on own initiative organising daily workload to achieve departmental test turnaround standards responding to situations that could affect the quality and timeliness of test results and their reporting.

• Able to prioritise the processing of samples to achieve stated turnaround times and reflect the urgency of the results to the doctor
• Assist senior staff with planning and evaluation of the service.
• Assist with the supervision of trainee BMSs and MLAs within the section.
• Ensure the most cost effective use of equipment and consumables and assist senior staff with stock control.
• To perform technical scientific investigations involving the processing of blood and other body fluids.
• Maintain clinical records in relation to activities carried out, this may involve inputting and/or investigation of test results produced by other staff.

Closing date: 27 May 2025

Interview date: 04 June 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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