Associate Practitioner - Blood Transfusion

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Transfusion Laboratory as Associate Practitioner, Band 4.

Your role will involve supporting the Biomedical Scientists working in the Transfusion Laboratory.

Based at Colchester Hospital, our vision is to deliver innovations, high-performing pathology services that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.

We are clinically led and designed to achieve the benefits of scale that can be achieved by working together to meet our service users needs and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.

We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best pathology staff. We encourage our staff to undertake internal and external courses to aid their development. You will play an integral part in helping to train our junior staff to develop their skills and careers.

Main duties of the job

• Performs a number of healthcare science clinical/technical/scientific activities under supervision, e.g. performs standard blood transfusion tests.
• Maintains clinical records in relation to activities carried out; may input/interrogate test results of others.
• Participate in the day to day management of stock control and usage. This may include maintaining cold chain and blood stock levels and records and monitor usage to ensure efficient use where appropriate
• May be required to supervise, organise and allocate work and/or train less experienced staff in own area.
• The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues and hazardous chemicals. This may include blood, pus, urine, faeces, and respiratory secretions.
• Maintain and promote professional image of the pathology department

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.