Job summary
- Main area
- Virology (Infection Science)
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekends and bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 205-6227998
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- UHNM
- Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Infection Science Associate Practitioner
Band 4
Job overview
Associate Practitioner Band 4
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the UHNM Pathology Laboratory for Associate Practitioners (AP) working within the Virology Laboratories.
Successful candidate will be required to participate in weekend and bank holiday rota's.
This role will primarily be supporting the rapid provision of the Covid-19 and respiratory virus testing service for the North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service.
Please note: There is a requirement within this role to take part in 24 hour working rosters, including late and night shifts.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking applications from self-motivated and enthusiastic individuals. The AP team provide support to the Biomedical Scientist staff working within the laboratory.
Applicants will be expected to have a minimum of NVQ Level 3 in Clinical Laboratory Support or equivalent. You will also be able to demonstrate significant additional theoretical or applied experience of working in a clinical Microbiology laboratory
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. The North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service (NMCPS) provides a diagnostic pathology service to University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM), Mid-Cheshire Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust (MCHFT) and East-Cheshire NHS Trust (ECT), in addition to community trusts and healthcare providers within the Staffordshire and Cheshire areas and beyond.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good general education demonstrated by GCSE's (or equivalent) at grades A-C in maths, English and a Science subject
- NVQ Level 3 in Clinical Laboratory Support or equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Foundation Degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Familiarity with Pathology IT systems
- Previous experience of working in a laboratory setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in the NHS
Skills, ability and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good manual dexterity skills
Desirable criteria
- Demostrates supervisory skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gareth Pierce-Wilding
- Job title
- Lead Biomedical Scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 674941
- Additional information
For further information/ informal visits please contact Gareth Pierce-Wilding, Lead Biomedical Scientist, on 01782 674941 or [email protected]
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