Associate Practitioner

The list of duties as described by the Operational Head of Department will also include: Infection Control: To maintain a clean, safe environment, ensuring adherence to the Trusts standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control. Health and Safety: To co-operate fully in adhering to the Trust policies and procedures with regard to health and safety. Including: Taking reasonable care to prevent injury to themselves or others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Immediately reporting to their immediate manager any shortcomings in health and safety procedures and practice. Reporting any accidents or dangerous incidents to their immediate manager and safety representative as early as possible and submit a completed accident/incident form. Using protective clothing and equipment appropriately where provided. Whilst the aim of the Trust is to promote a co-operative and constructive view of health and safety concerns in the organisation, all staff must be aware that a wilful
or irresponsible disregard for safety matters may give rise to disciplinary proceedings. Governance: To actively participate in governance activities to ensure that the highest standards of care and business conduct. Including: Ensuring on-going compliance with local and national policies as required for UKAS standards. Perform audits as required by Senior BMS staff, General manager or the Head of Service or there deputies. Information and IT: Ensure that the Standard Operating Procedures for own work area are kept up to date and displayed appropriately. Assist in proposing, developing and implementing new procedures. Use word processing and spread sheet packages to produce draft SOPs, audit reports and laboratory data. Planning: Plan and organise own workload and will be required to assign work to Biomedical assistants. Supervisory: Participate in the training of new biomedical assistants and associate practitioners. Supervise biomedical assistants and less experienced staff, allocating
work, training, etc. Quality Control: Perform quality control as appropriate and report any out of consensus results to BMS staff for investigation Other: Perform other technical duties as required within post-holders training and competence. To perform any other duties required by the Departments General Manager or deputies, commensurate with grade. Training relevant to this post, including safety aspects in the handling of biological material, will be given. Lifting and Handling of stock when delivered to the laboratory