Advanced Practitioner - Specimen Dissection, Band 8a

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The successful candidate will, amongst other duties, be required to: With support from the Consultant Histopathologist team be responsible for the direct delivery of histopathological dissection of category A, B, C, D and E specimens using Royal College of Pathologist data sets, including the macroscopic description of surgically removed specimens To ensure that the catalogue of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in specimen reception and dissection are comprehensive and relevant and that all SOPs are updated in a timely fashion Support the Section Lead in the completion and supervision of specimen reception and dissection examination, vertical, and horizontal audits according to the departmental audit schedule, in a timely fashion. In conjunction with the Section Lead report and investigate non-conformances in the specimen reception and dissection service, including completing and reviewing error logs and subsequent actions. Support the training of junior doctors and BMS staff in specimen dissection Co-ordinating the opening of specimens with the clinical team Participate in the training and teaching of trainee Biomedical Scientists, MLAs and other healthcare professionals, including developing and leading on the delivery of dissection training course

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