Biomedical Associate Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Biomedical Associate Practitioner. You will perform a variety of healthcare science tasks following laboratory procedures, support Biomedical Scientists, and contribute to quality standards. Applicants should have an NVQ Level 3 in Clinical Laboratory Support and relevant experience in a laboratory setting. This role offers a salary range of £27,485 to £30,162 per annum, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Numerate and literate, able to handle numbers accurately.
• Basic analytical skills and methodical working.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and non-routine healthcare science tasks.
• Assist with the supervision of Pathology Support Workers.
• Update information systems and operate laboratory equipment.

Skills

Familiarity with Pathology IT systems

Experience in a Laboratory environment

Good oral and written communication skills

Teamwork and training junior staff

Intermediate IT skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Clinical Laboratory Support

IBMS Certificate of Achievement Part 2

Job description

Go back University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Biomedical Associate Practitioner

The closing date is 19 August 2025

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service (NMCPS) are seeking to recruit a Biomedical Associate Practitioner within the Staffordshire Anticoagulation Service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to perform a range of routine and non-routine healthcare science tasks within Pathology following Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including the Pathology Quality Policy to provide technical support to Biomedical Scientists (BMS) and Clinical Nurse Specialists in order to ensure a high quality service in all areas of the relevant Pathology discipline.

The tasks will include sample preparation, operation and maintenance of laboratory equipment and updating of information systems.

To work within the written Policies and Procedures of the Department especially in relation to Health and Safety and Quality.

Assists with the monitoring of quality standards within the department.

Assists with the supervision and allocation of work to Pathology Support Workers and Medical Laboratory Assistants.

To be an efficient and flexible member of the laboratory team assisting in the delivery of the service.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the role, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Clinical Laboratory Support or relevant equivalent, plus additional relevant theoretical or applied training to diploma equivalent level.
• IBMS Certificate of Achievement Part 2
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

• Familiarity with Pathology IT systems
• Previous experience of working in a Laboratory environment.
• Experience of Data Entry
• Experience of working in a team and alone
• Experience of training junior staff
• Numerate and literate and able to handle numbers accurately and without error
• Intermediate level of theoretical technical knowledge of the role
• Awareness of Health and Safety matters
• Understanding the importance of confidentiality and data quality
• To have intermediate and accurate IT skills
• Have good manual dexterity skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Basic analytical skills with an ability to work in a methodical and systematic way
• Work under pressure; plan and prioritise allocated work to work to deadlines.

Personal Qualities

• Professional personal presentation and manner.
• Prepared to work flexibly including participating in weekend and other out of hours rotas as necessary
• To participate in a shift pattern if required to do so by the relevant department.
• Ability and willingness to fulfil the travel requirements of the post if relevant - primary place of work as per JD but on rare occasion may be asked to work at another site where the Trust has responsibility for Pathology Services.
• Flexible in approach to trying new procedures and practices

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearper annum, pro rata