Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-NWLP-338
- Employer
- North West London Pathology
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hammersmith Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £33,094 - £36,195 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
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.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to apply for this band 4 AP role in the Blood Sciences Lab within the Hammersmith Hospital site of NWLP.
In this role, you would be required to carry out tasks in all the Blood Sciences disciplines including the front loading/ maintaining the Automated (floor standing) analysers in Blood sciences.
The laboratory also operates a 24-hour-seven- day –a-week service and it is an essential requirement of full participation on all Late shifts and contractual weekend/ unsocial shifts.
It is an essential requirement that applicants are able to carry out pre- analytical processes of booking in a wide variety of pathological specimens and therefore experience in this area is important. The successful candidate should also demonstrate excellent communication &organisational skills with a keen desire to learn to meet the demands and requirements highlighted.
We are committed to your personal and professional development and you will have opportunities to fulfil your potential with NWLP.
We look forward to hearing from you.
For more information, please telephone 020 3313 2113 for any queries or to arrange an informal visit.
Main duties of the job
- To process a range of pathological specimen under the supervision of biomedical scientists for screening, diagnostic and monitoring purposes and provide accurate, timely and appropriate analytical data.
- To be capable of working under a reduced level of supervision when necessary.
- To work flexible hours as determined by the needs of the service.
Working for our organisation
Benefits include career development, flexible working, staff wellbeing programmes, staff awards and recognition scheme. We also have available benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
NWLP Induction
The NWLP induction will run on the first Monday of each month (provided it does not fall on a bank holiday) and includes laboratory training (for relevant laboratory roles). All new staff must attend the NWLP induction during their first week with NWLP.
For 2025, see below the start dates which you will be able to book once you have completed all your pre-employment checks.
- Monday 6 October 2025
- Monday 3 November 2025
- Monday 1 December 2025
Candidates are advised to consider these start dates before agreeing end of service date with their current employer.
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 / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A Levels qualified, including science subject or NVQ 4 or IBMS Certificate of Achievement (Part 2) or Foundation degree
- Proven equivalent experience in a relevant discipline
- Willing to undergo relevant training to ensure sound relevant knowledge
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to provide and receive complex information and to provide advice and training to other members of the team
- Ability to communicate with service users and other members of staff and professionals relevant to Laboratory services
- Ability to follow and adhere to SOP and local policies whilst working within ISO15189 standards or equivalent, fulfilling the quality requirements of UKAS
- Prepared to work with biological materials
Desirable criteria
- Customer service skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Practical analytical skills associated with diagnostic laboratory work
- Displays and maintains a high level of IT skills & keyboard accuracy
Desirable criteria
- Previous knowledge of hospital IT systems
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew Osei-Bimpong
- Job title
- Site Laboratory Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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