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Job summary

Main area
Pathology
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Core hours and late shifts (until 8pm))
Job ref
205-8128724
Employer
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Macclesfield Hospital
Town
Macclesfield
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/07/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Biochemistry Associate Practitioner

Band 4

Job overview

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

The University Hospital of North Midlands, Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire NHS Trusts are working collaboratively to form a Pathology network in line with a NHSI directive. This network is called North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Services (NMCPS).

Biochemistry Associate Practitioner

Band 4

Post will cover Macclesfield Hospital and Leighton Hospital dependent on needs of service

Permanent

Main duties of the job

You will provide technical support to the Biomedical Scientists in Biochemistry, performing pre and post analytical tasks. Help with the analysis of pathological samples using various techniques and to present the results for validation and authorisation. 

As this post is to cover two sites, you will be required to travel between sites using your own vehicle or public transport.

Previous experience of working in an NHS laboratory is required.

Working for our organisation

In Pathology, we work as part of a network (NMCPS) across sites with University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust being the employer.

All employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Experience and/or qualifications in NHS Laboratory
  • Knowledge and experience of healthcare science duties to NVQ level 3 (2 A levels) plus additional theoretical or applied
Desirable criteria
  • Training to Foundation Degree Level
  • IBMS Certificate of Achievement Part II

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to prioritise workload in response to service need
  • Ability to work autonomously and be accountable for own actions
  • Able to utilise initiative to solve problems and develop the service
  • Experience of training staff in own work area
  • Excellent keyboard skills and attention to detail.

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality
  • Good manual dexterity skills
  • Understanding the importance of confidentiality and data quality
  • Prepared to work flexibly, including participation in a shift pattern which includes early, late, weekend, and Bank Holiday shifts and other out of hours rotas as required.
  • Ability and willingness to fulfil the travel requirements of the post if relevant - primary place of work as per JD but on rare occasion may reasonably be asked to work at another site where the Trust has responsibility for Pathology services.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Positive about disabled peopleAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant Gold Award

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jess Clee
Job title
Lead Biomedical Scientist for Biochemistry and CSR
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01625 661833
Additional information

Jess Clee

Macclesfield - 01625 661833

Leighton - 01270 273454

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