The associate practitioner role will be based in the department of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (H&I). We are looking for applicants with clinical laboratory experience in H&I to participate in the activities of the department.
This is a fixed-term/ secondment position, is open to both internal and external candidates.
Primarily the associate practitioner would be providing the technical support of the diagnostic service to the Trust and other users, in accordance with departmental protocols and under appropriate supervision.
The associate practitioner will be expected to prepare specimens for investigation, set up automated equipment, run QC, and operate analysers. The associate practitioner may be required to supervise, organise and allocate work and/or train less experienced staff in their own area.
The associate practitioner will be involved in supporting specimen reception, sorting and distribution of all clinical and environmental samples. They will be expected to assess the suitability and appropriateness of samples submitted to the laboratory and to take remedial action when required.
All specimens will be processed for screening, diagnostic and clinical management of patients using correct techniques as well as complex, specialised equipment. Along with the operation maintenance and calibration of specialist automated equipment the associate practitioner will be expected to apply the level of manual dexterity needed for the processing of pathological specimens for manual DNA extraction.
There may be times when the associate practitioner will be required to supervise, organise and allocate work and/or train less experienced staff in own area. Along with training of new staff in MLA procedures and protocols within the laboratory.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gillian Orford Job title: H&I Laboratory Manager Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 0151 706 5987
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