Associate Practitioner

To participate in the processing of patients' samples within the Biochemistry Department to provide accurate and timely results to aid clinical diagnosis. This requires consistent maintenance of professional standards including: adhering to departmental policies and procedures; maintaining strict patient confidentiality; treating all patient samples as potential biological hazards; adhering to health and safety regulations, maintaining effective working relationships with staff at all levels., Main tasks:

o To work under supervision as an associate practitioner.

o To perform required bench work under supervision ensuring samples are processed and results produced in an accurate and timely manner.

o To carry out all work to specified standards as lay down by the professional bodies including Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), and United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS).

o To ensure data integrity when entering patient demographics onto the Meditech computer system.

o Respond to queries in a confident, efficient and knowledgeable manner, referring to senior staff when necessary.

o To ensure proper and efficient use of equipment and consumables without wastage.

o To participate in maintaining a system for the safe and confidential storage and retrieval of proper records and specimens both physically and electronically.

o To participate in the routine work of the department as directed by senior staff and following departmental Standard Operating Procedures.

o To contribute and participate in departmental meeting including taking minutes.

As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.