Associate Practitioner
| Posting date: | 12 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,485.00 to £30,162.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27485.00 - £30162.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | Durham, DH1 5TW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9439-2526-1230 |
Summary
Please see the attached job description and personal specification for full details. This Associate Practitioner role involves working closely with Pathologists, Biomedical Scientists and Medical Laboratory Assistants. They follow the laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and complete the relevant quality documentation as required. Upon completion of training and gaining competency, they will rotate throughout the specialist areas of the laboratory. They performing duties in accordance to local policy to a high degree of standards whilst conforming to health and safety requirements. This includes handling & processing of surgical and post-mortem tissues to routine microscopy, including specialised paraffin techniques, hand processing of minute specimens. Handling and processing of cytological fluid samples and semenology samples. The role requires handling of body fluids and human tissue samples which can be of a sensitive nature. Stock is managed by all laboratory staff. This includes monitoring stock levels of consumables, signing for deliveries, receipting goods delivered, unpacking, verifying if appropriate and ensuring paperwork is complete before placing in appropriate storage area in an orderly organised manner. Generally the Associate Practitioner staff assist the Biomedical Scientists, Medical Lab Assistants and Pathologists with tasks in the laboratory in which they have been trained and are within their scope of practice. They provide supervision, training and leadership to junior staff. In order to perform their daily tasks effectively, an Associate Practitioner requires the ability to focus for long periods of time, have great attention to detail and possess the ability to organise tasks in priority order. Associate Practitioners also require computer literacy skills as they are expected to use spreadsheets, access LIMS, write SOPs and perform audits as needed