Band 4 Blood Sciences Associate Practitioner

A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust.

Haemtology Department, King George Hospital Goodmayes Band 4, Associate Practitioner Band Salary: AFC terms and conditions Hours: full time 37.5 hours per week An exciting opportunity has arisen within haematology deparrtment for a suitably qualified assocaite practioner.

We are looking for an enthusiastic highly motivated individual to join our King George Laboratory to help with the day to day running of the haematology service.

The ideal candidate will be a fast learner, organised and willing to learn new skills in a laboratory environment. Please note this is not a Trainee BMS pos

1. Rotate through the various sections of General Blood Sciences, working under the direction of Biomedical Scientists.

2. To work the urgent bench competently and process the samples within the stated Turnaround times.

3. For Blood Sciences requests, enter patient demographics, test request information, results and comments, taking responsibility for accuracy of new information entered onto the Pathology database.

4. Perform investigations on patient samples, (mainly blood and urine), ranging from specialised manual techniques to automated investigations on large, expensive and technically sophisticated multichannel analysers.

5. To safely handle, use or dispose of blood, urine, faeces or other biological material, and hazardous or radioactive chemicals.

6. Undertake preventative maintenance on laboratory instruments and equipment prior to them being used for patient investigations.

7. Carry out first line equipment and method troubleshooting, advising line managers of situations requiring further action, and carry out initial repairs following guidance from service engineers to resolve faults.

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We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.