Associate Practitioner Haematology | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,530 - £29,114 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 June 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L7 8YE |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7122029/287-LCL-34-25 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic workforce as an Associate practitioner within the Haematology/Transfusion Laboratory of Blood Sciences at Liverpool Clinical Laboratories. This is a very busy department dedicated to providing the highest quality patient centred service. The department operates 24 hours, is well equipped with modern automation and processes almost 2 million tests per annum and is provided across four separate hospital sites:
The laboratory based at the new CSSB facility at Royal Liverpool supports the Clatterbridge Cancer Care Hospital Liverpool and regional specialists’ services such as Haemophilia centre and the Haemoglobinopathy and Antenatal Screening Service.
The laboratory based at Aintree University Hospital supports the regions Trauma Centre. This laboratory also serves the Walton Neurological Centre.
Broadgreen Hospital, which is co-located with Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, is home to a number of elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist rehabilitation.
The Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is the main hospital delivering the highest standards of care for women, babies and families.
The post holder will act as an Associate Practitioner within the Blood Sciences Group, providing essential support to state registered Biomedical Scientists, performing analytical procedures to assist with the diagnosis and treatment of patients. They will assist with the operation of highly complex automated analysers including their quality control, preventative maintenance, minor repair, and undertake manual and semi- automated procedures under supervision from experienced Biomedical Scientists. They will also perform general laboratory duties both with and without the direct supervision of BMS staff and will directly contribute to maintaining the requirements of the quality management and assurance systems within the Laboratory.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
See Job Description for further details:
Overview of the role -
• To act as a Associate Practiotioner, performing a comprehensive range of routine and specialist Haematology analyses, under supervision from experienced Biomedical Scientists.
• On rotation, provide assistance to Biomedical Scientists in Non Automated and Core/Automated laboratories.
• Undertake specialist manual and semi-automated procedures, under supervision from experienced Biomedical Scientists.
• To maintain, under the supervision of qualified Biomedical Scientists, highly complex analytical equipment in optimum operational condition, taking necessary remedial action during technical failure. Respond to error messages, referring to supervisory staff where necessary, and liaising with engineers called to failing equipment.
• To enter patient demographic information, request tests, collate results and enter data into the laboratory IT systems.
• To utilise necessary interpersonal skills to ensure effective liaison with service users to provide the best care for the patient.
• To contribute to maintain the requirements of the quality management and quality assurance systems within the Laboratory such supporting reagent and equipment acceptance, audit, quality support
• To support the maintenance and management of stocks
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Jun 2025