Associate Practitioner

Trainee / Biomedical Scientist | Pathology | Spire Murrayfield - Edinburgh | Full time | Permanent

We’re looking for a motivated Trainee Biomedical Scientist to join our Pathology team at Spire Murrayfield Hospital. This full‑time permanent role offers the chance to work in a supportive, well‑equipped laboratory while playing a key part in delivering accurate and timely diagnostics for our patients.

Shift patterns include:

• Early shifts
• Day shifts
• Late shifts
• On‑call overnight potentially 
• Weekend working on rota basis

If you’re passionate about high‑quality laboratory practice and keen to contribute to a collaborative healthcare environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Duties and responsibilities

• To assist in the organisation, management and development of services within speciality of expertise provided by the laboratory
• To liaise with the Laboratory Consultant and the Laboratory Manager, to ensure the provision of the high-quality service in an efficient and cost-effective manner
• Plan, analyse, assess and report pathology investigations
• Analyse, interpret and report information and knowledge related to ideas and concepts
• Develop and evaluate the movement of laboratory specimens, blood and tissues
• Assist with research and development
• Plan, monitor and quality assure the application of technology for measuring and monitoring pathology investigations
• Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information
• Develop own knowledge and skills and that of other
• Promotes best practice in health and safety and security
• Assist in maintaining and developing services
• Contribute to quality improvement

Who we're looking for

Qualifications and Training

• Degree qualified, HNC Medical Laboratory Sciences or equivalent which would allow individual to be eligible for Associate Membership of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences
• Trainee Biomedical Scientist considered if currently completing top-up modules with written assessment from IBMS
• Biomedical Scientist with the Health & Care Professions Council

Experience

• Working within a performance driven culture while maintaining safe standards
• Assists in meeting financial and budgetary targets
• Supporting the commercial development of pathology services locally
• Experience in a scientific laboratory
• Experience of independent sector
• Strategically commercial and familiarity with service developments
• Experience of working in partnership with consultants and participating in helping to create innovative solution for new pathology services
• Uses evidence based practice

Benefits

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance       
• Free onsite parking

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together
• Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.   We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. 

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications