Associate Practioner

Job overview

The Department of Newborn Screening & Biochemical Genetics (NSBG) at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust are seeking applications for an enthusiastic and dedicated Associate Practioner for a full time, permanent position to join our friendly team based at the BCH site.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a unique AP role offering experience of working within a specialist NSBG department consisting of the West Midlands’ regional Newborn Bloodspot Screening (NBS) and Inherited Metabolic Disorder (IMD) laboratories. The NBS & IMD sections are amongst the largest in the UK and carry out a range of specialist testing regionally, nationally and internationally.

We are looking for an individual who has significant technical laboratory skills who has experience working in a similar environment such as antenatal, newborn screening or metabolic biochemistry laboratories or other specialist biochemistry or toxicology disciplines.

For further discussion please contact Alexa Normandale (NSBG Manager) on 0121 333 9938 or [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to perform duties across the department in both the newborn screening & metabolic laboratories.

They will undertake administrative tasks such as specimen receipt & preparation for analysis, data entry onto the LIMS and packaging samples for courier to referral laboratories. Specialist manual techniques including thin layer chromatography, organic extractions, electrophoresis, spectrophotometric analysis, cell culture & microscopic analysis and molecular techniques such as DNA extraction & PCR. Preparing complex reagents for automated and manual analytical methods using various equipment and processes.

In addition to carrying out technical analytical work the post holder will also be expected to actively support other core functions of the laboratory such as quality management and health and safety. As a major teaching hospital we frequently host trainees and students, so training and shadowing is an essential part of this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

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