York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Science Associate Practitioner R&D
The closing date is 25 May 2026
We have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Science Associate Practitioner to join our Research & Development Laboratory Team at York Teaching Hospital.
We are an experienced team with dedicated research specific laboratory staff consisting of 2 staff, who, under the supervision of the Biochemistry Manager, offer laboratory assistance to a range of research studies across York and Scarborough Hospitals.
Please note: the main work base for the post holder will be at York Hospital, with expectations to be able to travel and work at Scarborough Hospital as required. The standard working hours to cover will be between 08:00am and 6:00pm Monday - Friday, some weekends may be required.
If you have the appropriate qualifications and experience required for this role, and would like to thrive in a supportive and scientific role, then this is the job for you.
Main duties of the job
* Provide an efficient, high quality and flexible Laboratory Medicine service in support for various clinical research projects.
* Carry out assessment of capacity and capability to deliver laboratory support for new research projects.
* Ensure careful administration and adherence to research protocols & laboratory manuals in clinical trials, subject to external inspections.
About us
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
* 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).
* 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.
* 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 through a range of provider.
Qualifications
* HNC/HND or a Foundation Degree in a science subject
* BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science
Experience
* Previous experience of working to written procedures in a laboratory environment
* Previous experience of R&D
* Experience of working in a blood science laboratory, performing tests and maintaining equipment
Specialist Knowledge
* Understands the contribution of R&D to patient care
* Experience of internal and external laboratory quality assurance methods
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:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
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.
Employer name
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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