Job vacancy: Associate Practitioner, North West London Pathology, London

Job summary

Main area: Pathology
Grade: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 290-NWLP-376

Employer: North West London Pathology
Employer type: NHS
Site: Charing Cross Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £33,094 - £36,195 pa inclusive
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/02/2026 23:59

Associate Practitioner

Band 4

North West London Pathology (NWLP) is an NHS pathology partnership joint venture between Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. NWLP is modelled as a shared services organisation jointly owned by the three Trusts. The organisation is hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and as the legal entity for NWLP our staff are employed by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

NWLP is based on a ‘hub and spoke’ structure; the majority of routine, specialist and non-urgent activity is centralised at our hub site at Charing Cross Hospital. Urgent tests required for immediate patient management and treatment are performed in 24/7 Essential Service Laboratories based on-site within the seven hospital sites in the group.

The partnership has created an innovative and sustainable service that delivers outstanding quality to users and patients alike. This innovative approach allows the service to better manage demand, standardise operations, improve value for money and make use of state-of-the-art technology.

Our values are to be patient-focused, collaborative, expert and caring.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

A Foundation Degree in Biomedical Science
Or A pass in a science Degree
Or proven equivalent experience in a relevant discipline
Or HND

Experience

Essential criteria

Basic computer skills
Previous relevant laboratory experience

Desirable criteria

Previous pathology laboratory experience
HSA experience

Experience

Essential criteria

Basic computer skills
Previous relevant laboratory experience

Desirable criteria

Previous pathology laboratory experience
HSA experience

Skills

Essential criteria

Organised and methodical.
Reliable and trustworthy
Quick to learn and comprehend
Able to work as team member

Right to work

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Infection control

Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within NWLP such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly throughout the recruitment process.