Assistant Practitioner Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with an interest in science to work as an Assistant Practitioner on a 12 month fixed term contract in the Greater Manchester Immunology Service (GMIS) based on the Oxford Road Campus at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).

The UKAS accredited laboratory is the largest department of its kind in the Northwest of England, delivering adult and paediatric immunology laboratory services to the North 5 pathology network and beyond. The four main areas covered are allergy, autoimmunity, immunodeficiency and haematological malignancy. We are part of the Haematological Cancer Diagnostic Service for Greater Manchester.

• Provide daily supervision to a team of Medical Laboratory Assistants (MLAs) involved in the delivery of the Immunology service.
• Perform automated, semi automated and manual techniques under both direct and indirect supervision.
• Contribute to and assist in the reporting of biomedical investigations using appropriate testing methods to support Biomedical Scientists and ensure accurate clinical diagnoses.
• Assist in monitoring, organising and ensuring the efficient operation of the department.
• Maintain exceptional accuracy and attention to detail.

This role will enable you to develop and widen your technical and supervisory skills. You will have access to the Trust's training opportunities and the department's CPD programme, with personal development formally planned and agreed at your appraisal and reviewed regularly.

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.

This advert closes on Thursday 14 May 2026.