Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Associate Biomedical Practitioner
Closing date is 28 April 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team of Associate Biomedical Practitioners (ABPs) within the Blood Sciences lab at RUH. The successful candidate will join a team critical for the delivery of a high-quality Clinical Laboratory, providing skilled assistance to Biomedical Scientists, Clinical Scientists and other healthcare professionals.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will:
* Perform pre‑analytical and basic analytical tasks under Biomedical Scientist (BMS) supervision.
* Supervise, organise and allocate work and train other healthcare professionals.
* Develop own skills and knowledge and undertake additional in‑house training to be able to fulfil the role of an Assistant Practitioner.
* Maintain clinical records and enter patient and result data from own investigations or others into the laboratory computers.
* Follow standard operating procedures and policies in area of work.
* Be flexible and, after appropriate training, have knowledge and competence to work in all designated areas as required.
Qualifications
* Level 4 Diploma/Foundation degree in Biomedical Science or Healthcare Science + 1 year experience in the UK in the NHS OR IBMS Certificate of Achievement Part II + 3 years experience in the UK in the NHS.
* Associate Member of IBMS.
Knowledge & Experience
* Sufficient experience of working in a laboratory as an MLA, meeting the laboratory competencies required as Band 3 MLA.
* Theoretical knowledge to enable processing of patient samples for basic analysis.
* Understanding of quality management and laboratory procedures.
Specific Skills
* Ability to teach a technical subject to non‑technical staff.
* Ability to undertake work methodically, in an accurate and timely manner.
* Ability to train others and be open to on‑the‑job training.
* Ability to lead and motivate a team.
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.
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