Assistant Technical Officer - Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust in Peterborough is seeking an Assistant Technical Officer in Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology. This Band 3 role involves assisting with receipt of pathology specimens, preparing samples for analysis and running analysers under the guidance of Biomedical Scientists.

The Trust is IBMS accredited and offers training for IBMS registration and specialist portfolios. The successful candidate will work on-site, participate in rota with extended hours, and

Qualifications

• Receipt of pathology specimens and preparation for analysis.
• Running analysers and performing maintenance as directed by Biomedical Scientists.
• Assist in training staff within the department.

Responsibilities

• Receipt of pathology specimens and preparation for analysis.
• Run analysers and complete required maintenance and processing of patient samples.
• Assist in training staff within the department.

Job description

Assistant Technical Officer - Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology

A Vacancy at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

This Assistant Technical Officer post offers an exciting opportunity to develop your laboratory skills. As a Band 3 Assistant Technical Officer, you will participate in the laboratory testing procedures and provide technical support to Scientific staff within the Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology department.

We are an IBMS accredited training laboratory committed to education, training and clinical excellence. We offer excellent training programmes for IBMS registration and specialist portfolios and beyond. All staff are actively encouraged to develop themselves and assist in the education of others.

If you are an overseas candidate wishing to apply and would require sponsorship, you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

You will be responsible for receipt of pathology specimens and preparation for analysis. Also you will be running the analysers, including completing any required maintenance and processing patients samples, under the guidance of Biomedical Scientists. You will assist in training staff within the department.

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.

The Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology laboratory at Peterborough City Hospital is part of the recently formed North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. Peterborough, the green city of the East of England, offers a thriving city with a rich history and very affordable living. Peterborough also boasts excellent transport links. There are regular trains to London and have easy access to Cambridge, and the rest of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.

You will also need to be enthusiastic, highly motivated, flexible and have good attention to detail. The ideal candidate will also be computer literate and familiar with working to ISO15189 standards. The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in a rota which provides extended hours support for the laboratory service.

Please note that on this occasion we are not able to support online or virtual meetings for this recruitment process and all interviews will need to be attended on site.

Please read full job description for further information.

This advert closes on Sunday 18 Oct 2026

£32,073 - £39,043 per annum - Band 5 for qualified candidate or Band 5 Annex 21