Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Royal Navy; Winchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Navy is seeking a Biomedical Scientist to join its world‑class medical service. You’ll practise all major laboratory disciplines, in NHS hospital settings or on board ships, and support deployed personnel as well as those in the UK.

Be multi‑disciplined, taking on diverse duties rather than a single specialty, and contribute to essential clinical lab services that underpin lifesaving operations worldwide. The salary starts at £44,030 per year with incremental progression.

Qualifications

• Degree in Biomedical Science and HCPC registration.
• IBMS accredited degree in Biomedical Sciences.
• Non-accredited IBMS degrees will be considered.
• British or Irish national, Commonwealth citizen, or Dual National.

Responsibilities

• Practise all major laboratory disciplines in hospital or on board a ship.
• Support deployed personnel as well as those stationed in the UK.
• Be multi-disciplined and take on a variety of duties, not limited to one specialism.
• Contribute to a world-class medical service that supports operations worldwide.

Skills

Clinical skills

Compassionate

Helping others

Organisation

Calm under pressure

Sense of adventure

Education

Biomedical Science degree

HCPC registration

IBMS accredited degree

Non-accredited IBMS degrees considered

Job description

What you'll do:

Saving lives. It's what your job will be all about. Helping care for survivors at the scene of a natural disaster. On rotation in an NHS hospital. Conducting blood transfusions in conflict zones where trauma patients need lifesaving treatment. Wherever you are, and whatever you're up against, as a Royal Navy Biomedical Scientist you'll support our medical teams with an essential clinical laboratory service. You'll help ensure the wellbeing of our people, and will be crucial to the success of every operation.

Your role:

Practise all the major laboratory disciplines, whether you're in a hospital in Birmingham, or on board a ship off the coast of Bahrain. Play a key role in supporting deployed personnel as well as those stationed in the UK. Be multi-disciplined, taking on a variety of duties rather than being restricted to a particular specialism. Be part of a world-class medical service that's respected far beyond the Armed Forces.

Qualifications you'll gain:

• Multi-disciplinary laboratory skills
• An opportunity to study further at Degree level 6 and Masters level 7 to top up your professional portfolio

Skills you'll develop:

• How to support medical teams with clinical lab service, wherever they are in the world
• Experience different laboratory disciplines and develop throughout your career

Skills & interests:

• A high level of clinical skill
• A caring and compassionate nature
• A passion for helping people
• Be highly organised, and calm under pressure
• A sense of adventure

Eligibility:

• Aged 20 to 39 (You can start your application from 17.5 years old however you must be at least 20 years old on day of entry to basic training)
• A degree in Biomedical Science
• Membership of the Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
• IBMS accredited degree in Biomedical Sciences
• Non-accredited IBMS degrees will be considered
• You must be a British or Irish national, a Commonwealth citizen, or a Dual National
• A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 28 (between 17 and 27 if under 18)

A salary:

A salary that rises from £44,030 as soon as you finish training. Pay is incremental and you go up an increment every 1-2 years within each rank, with a maximum number of increments per rank. Promote on completion of Phase one training to Acting Leading Medical Technician. Promotion to Petty Officer and thereafter is based on merit. Opportunity to commission once qualified for greater than 5 years as a Medical Services Officer BMS