Band 4 Blood Sciences Associate Practitioner
| Posting date: | 08 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,199 - £34,876 per annum inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 February 2026 |
| Location: | Romford, RM7 0AG |
| Company: | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7723412/162-7545-CCS |
Summary
A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join the Biochemistry Department at King George and Queen’s Hospitals as an Associate Practitioner (Band 4). The role requires excellent communication, time-management skills, and a flexible, systematic approach to work.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience across Biochemistry, Urgent Bench, POCT, and Prenatal Screening, working within a dynamic Blood Sciences team delivering diagnostic services across both sites. The post holder will be required to work at King George Hospital (Goodmayes) and Queen’s Hospital (Romford) in line with service needs.
The department supports Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and is equipped with modern Roche, Sebia, Phadia, and Binding Site analysers. Services include specialist testing such as macroprolactin, sweat tests, xanthochromia, electrophoresis, RAST, faecal immunoassay, and prenatal screening for chromosomal disorders.
The role involves working within a 24/7 service. This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week), with flexible working between 08:00–20:00, including weekends and bank holidays, with plans to move towards a shift system.
Both hospital sites offer a supportive working environment and are easily accessible by public transport.
The post holder is required to rotate through Biochemistry, Haematology, Hot Lab, POCT and Blood Sciences Reception, where appropriate.
The post holder must participate in the either the AfC hybrid (day & night) or permanent night shift patterns. Where staff work the latter, hours of work will fluctuate per week as per roster pattern and will attract enhancements.
Working in teams to perform complex analytical investigations on patient samples in order to provide quality and timely diagnostic and monitoring essential for patient care.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a newelectronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have beenrated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of theNorth East London Cancer Alliance.
We run aWomen’s Health Hub in Ilford; anAgeing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospital and atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured inthis film.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
This advert closes on Sunday 18 Jan 2026
We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join the Biochemistry Department at King George and Queen’s Hospitals as an Associate Practitioner (Band 4). The role requires excellent communication, time-management skills, and a flexible, systematic approach to work.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience across Biochemistry, Urgent Bench, POCT, and Prenatal Screening, working within a dynamic Blood Sciences team delivering diagnostic services across both sites. The post holder will be required to work at King George Hospital (Goodmayes) and Queen’s Hospital (Romford) in line with service needs.
The department supports Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and is equipped with modern Roche, Sebia, Phadia, and Binding Site analysers. Services include specialist testing such as macroprolactin, sweat tests, xanthochromia, electrophoresis, RAST, faecal immunoassay, and prenatal screening for chromosomal disorders.
The role involves working within a 24/7 service. This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week), with flexible working between 08:00–20:00, including weekends and bank holidays, with plans to move towards a shift system.
Both hospital sites offer a supportive working environment and are easily accessible by public transport.
The post holder is required to rotate through Biochemistry, Haematology, Hot Lab, POCT and Blood Sciences Reception, where appropriate.
The post holder must participate in the either the AfC hybrid (day & night) or permanent night shift patterns. Where staff work the latter, hours of work will fluctuate per week as per roster pattern and will attract enhancements.
Working in teams to perform complex analytical investigations on patient samples in order to provide quality and timely diagnostic and monitoring essential for patient care.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a newelectronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have beenrated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of theNorth East London Cancer Alliance.
We run aWomen’s Health Hub in Ilford; anAgeing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospital and atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured inthis film.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
This advert closes on Sunday 18 Jan 2026
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