Assistant Technical Officer

2 weeks ago


Peterborough, Peterborough, United Kingdom North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Our Hospital, part of the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, is based near Peterborough City Centre. The area offers affordable living.


Considering joining our team? Our modern, purpose-built City Hospital first opened in 2010, with our UKAS accredited Microbiology department staffed by a friendly, busy and professional team of highly motivated BMS, and ATO support workers, dealing with around half a million samples per year.

The department operates a 24/7 working pattern, in which you will be required to participate.

This Assistant Technical Officer (ATO) post offers an exciting opportunity to work in a UKAS accredited Microbiology laboratory.


The laboratory work encompasses the usual areas of Bacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology and Serology as well as a specialist Diagnostic Molecular testing suite.


As a Band 3 Assistant Technical Officer, you will participate in the laboratory testing procedures and provide technical support to Scientific staff within the Microbiology Department of Pathology.

The department carries out approximately 500,000 investigations every year, providing service to all satellite units in the Peterborough area.

You should hold a GCSE in Maths and English (at grades A-C). A science based GCSE would be an advantage, as would previous experience working in a laboratory environment.

You should be dextrous, possess good keyboard skills, be able to prioritise, be literate and numerate, with a flexible approach work.


Our teams work hard to be flexible and promote a health work/home life balance and so agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.

Talk to the Recruiting Manager about what this means in practice for you.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
  • Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
  • Inhouse Physiotherapy Services
  • Career development and training opportunities
  • Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
  • Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
  • Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia

Technical/Scientific

Participates in the routine work of most areas of Microbiology, on a rotational basis, including:

  • Bacteriology
  • Serology and Virology
  • Mycology
  • Parasitology (Faecal)
  • Media preparation.
Receiving, sorting and handling samples of urine, faeces, blood and other body fluids.

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