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York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Holiday allowance

Relocation support

Learning opportunities

Cycle to work

Car lease

Job summary

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Permanent Band 4 Associate Practitioner to join the Microbiology Team at Hull Royal Infirmary. The role involves reception duties, specimen processing, and a range of laboratory investigations to provide a high-quality diagnostic service.

We offer training and CPD opportunities, with a supportive and scientific department dedicated to patient care. Interviews will be conducted face to face, with the trust emphasizing flexible working

Qualifications

• Appropriate qualifications and appropriate experience required for the role.
• Reception duties and specimen handling experience may be beneficial.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary microbiology team.

Responsibilities

• Perform reception duties, sorting patient samples and entering requests.
• Carry out manual, semi-automated and automated laboratory investigations.
• Report results verbally and electronically with accuracy and timeliness.
• Support, advise and train junior staff, trainees and students.

Job description

Associate Practitioner | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

We have a vacancy for a Permanent Band 4 Associate Practitioner to join our friendly Microbiology Team at Hull Royal Infirmary. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our team, who we expect will be able to help us provide an efficient, high quality Microbiology Diagnostic Service.

We are committed to providing excellent training and support a variety of CPD and learning opportunities.

If you have the appropriate qualifications and experience required for this role, and would like to thrive in a supportive and scientific department while providing a diagnostic service for our patients, then this is the job for you!

The successful candidate will be able to be flexible in order to meet the service needs.

Interviews for this post will be held face to face with no remote option available.

The post holders will perform a range of complex tasks in closely defined areas comparable with a Biomedical Scientist. This will include reception duties (sorting patient samples and entering requests), performing manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations and the reporting of results (verbal and electronically).

The post holder will use their individual judgment to make decisions that will have an impact on the provision of accurate and timely reports within available resources.

The post holder will work closely with other healthcare professionals and be expected to support, advise and train less experienced staff such as trainees, students and Band 2 MLAs, ensuring that personal proficiency and competency are maintained.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:[e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Sep 2026

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull/Cottingham/Goole/Grimsby/Scnuthorpe HU16 5JQ