Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Histopathology Laboratory as an Associate Practitioner, Band 4, fixed term until 31st May 2025.

Your role will involve supporting the Biomedical Scientists working in the Histopathology Laboratory. You will join a busy, dedicated and friendly team consisting of Medical Laboratory Assistants, Assistant Practitioners and Biomedical Scientists.

Based at Colchester Hospital our vision is to deliver innovative, high-performing pathology that is focused on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services.

We want the best staff and are committed to attracting and retaining the best pathology staff and if you want to work with us to develop your own career and help us to achieve our vision then we would like to hear from you. We are in the unique position of providing a dedicated Pathology Training Team with the aim of producing a highly skilled workforce through the provision of continued training and development for our staff.

Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please ensure you have discussed this with your line manager.

Main duties of the job

• Performs a number of healthcare science clinical/technical/scientific activities under supervision, e.g. performs section cutting, special stains, embedding, non gynae preparation.
• Maintains clinical records in relation to activities carried out; may input/interrogate test results of others.
• May be required to supervise, organise and allocate work and/or train less experienced staff in own area.
• To work flexibly in reflection of service needs which may include an extended working day and/or some weekend working.
• The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues and hazardous chemicals. This may include blood, pus, urine, faeces, and respiratory secretions.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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