Associate Practitioner

Job summary

Would you like to join the largest and most forwarded thinking NHS Trust in the UK which has delivered the biggest digital transformation in 2022? Our new EPR has revolutionised how we deliver our Biochemistry services including a fully integrated single LIMS (beaker) and Roche middleware across all our sites.

In addition, Biochemistry have invested in training and staff development appointing a dedicated Training Lead to support and deliver all aspects of academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications. The department also has dedicated funding to support MSC's, top up modules or IBMS Certificates of Expert Practice. Due to our vast array of services from Routine Roche automation, Specialist Chemistry, Paediatric and Newborn screening and UKAS accredited Point of Care, we pride ourselves in growing our own and enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Associate Practitioner assisting HCPC registered staff within the Newborn Screening department and a passion for clinical excellence, quality and a drive for career development.

Main duties of the job

The Newborn Screening laboratory provides one of the largest newborn screening services in the UK and is responsible for screening 63,000 babies per annum for Congenital Hypothyroidism, Sickle cell, Cystic fibrosis and is partaking in the national evaluation for introducing SCID screening. The Laboratory is well equipped with two Revvity GSPs, BioRad Variant HPLC system, Real-Time PCR Thermal Cycler Eonis(TM) Q96 / Q384, Tandem mass Spectrometer Xevo TQS Micro and IDS iSYS and has a dedicated Newborn Screening IT system (Revvity Screening center). The laboratory also provides paediatric and specialist endocrinology services for MFT and other Trusts within the North West. The Newborn Screening Laboratory has a close working relationship with the Willink Laboratory who currently provide the screening service for metabolic disorders screened as part of the National Programme.

The department also invests heavily in research and development to ensure Biochemistry stays at the fore front of technologies. As a progressive department, we invest in staff development offering support and encouragement in CPD with the opportunity to attend approved seminars and external courses when available.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.