Associate Practitioner Antenatal Screening | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full time Associate Practitioner to work as part of a professional and efficient team in the Antenatal Screening Laboratory. Bolton laboratory undertakes antenatal screening for the north west of England, the Midlands and Scotland, currently processing around 55,000 samples per annum for the calculation of chance for Down's, Edwards' and Patau's syndromes.

The laboratory is equipped with three Revvity AutoDELFIA analysers and a Revvity Delfia Xpress analyser. The laboratory uses Revvity Life Cycle software and is fully UKAS iso 15189 accredited.

The main roles of this post include the routine operation of the analysers, technical validation of results, performing maintenance procedures and assisting in the Antenatal screening office.

In addition the post holder will be expected to assist in compliance with UKAS standards.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the north west side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. We have a CQC rating as good overall and we have some key areas of outstanding practice with an outstanding rating for being well led at every level. The Trust offers a range of flexible working patterns to enable our staff to balance their work and personal life.

The candidate must be enthusiastic, work well in a team and have good communication skills.

Continuing professional development is required and is supported by the Department of Laboratory Medicine.

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff enjoy and take pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development.

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