Associate Practitioner

Employer Synnovis Employer type Private Sector Site Friars Bridge Court Town London Salary £33,094 to £36,194 per annum depending on experience Closing 09/07/2025 23:59
Synnovis Pay Band 4 The place to work in pathology
We are looking for top talent to join the UK’s leading and fastest growing pathology company – a scientific organisation with a clinical purpose.
Working in partnership with our service partners, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, King’s College Hospital and Princess Royal University Hospital we aim to set the standard for the future of pathology.
Job overview We are looking for top talent to join the UK’s leading and fastest and growing pathology company – a scientific organisation with a clinical purpose. Working in partnership with our service partners, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, King’s College Hospital, Princess Royal University Hospital and local CCG networks, we aim to set the standard for the future of pathology.
Infection Sciences Associate Practitioner (AP) Band 4 Friars Bridge Court
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Associate Practitioner to join the Synnovis Infection Sciences team providing support for a specialist service for a range of complex patients. You will be joining an exceptional and dedicated team who always go the extra mile for the benefit of our patients.
We are a progressive, UKAS ISO 15189:2012 accredited service who provide a comprehensive range of investigations which include bacteriology, parasitology, virology, mycology and infection surveillance for Synnovis NHS Partners and the local community.
This role will require 24 hr working.
Main duties of the job As a Band 4 Associate Practitioner, you will bridge the gap between Medical Laboratory assistants (MLA) and Biomedical Scientists, providing skilled supervised support to Biomedical Scientists. The job role involves supporting a centralised antimicrobial susceptibility testing bench, quality roles involving QC, QA, user acceptance testing and audits. The role will also involve working closely with MLA staff to provide a full high quality pathology service. An Associate Practitioner will perform not only the pre-analytical tasks such as booking in samples onto the LIMS but will also perform standard biomedical investigations under supervision.
Working for our organisation Synnovis is committed to the professional development of its staff. As a Clinical Scientist at Synnovis, you will have access to:
The Scientific Learning and Development Fund, supporting further qualifications.
The Synnovis Academy and ViAcademy, offering opportunities for advanced training and development.
Participation in innovation projects through Synnovis's Innovation Accelerator Fund.
The chance to join the Future Leaders in Innovation group and take part in symposiums, conferences, and peer meetings.
We are an IBMS-approved training laboratory and support career development through various pathways, including opportunities for higher degrees, specialist portfolios, and leadership roles.
Your development and learning
You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through The Synnovis Way Development programme, the Scientific Learning and Development Fund and the Synnovis Academy through which you can receive funding / support for advanced qualifications.
Through our Innovation Accelerator Fund, you can apply for finance to get that new innovative scientific project off the ground, and participate with the wider scientific community through symposiums, conferences and other peer group meetings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. For now, the job you are applying for will be based at one of our hospital sites however, from 1 April 2024 our people and services will start to move to our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, with some work remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests. Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more.
Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London.
The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services.
The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.
Person specification Qualifications Appropriate NVQ 3 in science /diploma or equivalent
Foundation degree in Biomedical Science or Healthcare Science
Experience Experience of working in a laboratory as an MLA, having met the laboratory competencies required as Band 2 and 3 MLA.
Handling and resolving staff or client queries.
Skills & Knowledge Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines where there are competing demands
Good written and verbal communication skills
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. All applicants are welcome to apply regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, nationality or ethnic origin, religion, or sexual orientation. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
Our Bank workers enjoy competitive market rates and flexible contract assignments across all of our sites, dependent on your availability and location.
For our Permanent workforce w e offer a competitive benefits package.
All employees are entitled to:
Contributory pension scheme
Generous annual leave entitlement

Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults . All employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

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