Associate Practitioner Andrology

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 24 November 2026

Path Links is a networked Pathology Service offering a wide range of diagnostic investigations on tissue, blood, and fluid samples performed by a multidisciplinary Pathology team within the network delivering an effective, high quality and responsive 24hr services to patients, Clinicians and General Practitioners.

All Path Links laboratories work to national United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) standards. Regular assessments by external auditors from UKAS assess laboratory compliance with the published standards and ensure that the service provided meets the needs and requirements of users. A fundamental component of the Path Links quality framework is the application and integration of Lean principles, together with other continuous improvement tools, to all aspects of service provision across the organisation.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the successful applicant to join our Andrology team and train as an Andrology Associate Practitioner.

This is a very interesting and niche area of pathology.

An Andrology Associate Practitioner is a member of an Andrology team which is part of the wider Blood Sciences team working within the Path Links Pathology service. They are required to examine semen samples to ascertain fertility status, and post vasectomy samples for the presence or absence of sperm.

Delegated work and duties will be arranged and performed under the indirect supervision of a State Registered Biomedical Scientist Advanced Practitioner utilising Standard Operating Procedures.

A period of "in house " training, practical assessment of competency, plus continuing acceptable performance in annual competency assessments and National External Quality Control are all required to continue to practice.

We are happy to support the successful candidate to complete their certificate of competence in diagnostic semen analysis from the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists (ARCS) if they wish. This would mean they were a fully qualified andrology practitioner at the end of the contract and make them a very desirable candidate to future employers. In addition to this, skills and experience gained in the role would be transferable to other laboratory roles.

We are also happy to support other qualifications e.g. IBMS registration portfolio if the successful candidate holds a biomedical science degree.

Path Links is a networked Pathology service working within Boston, Lincoln, Grantham, Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole hospitals. We are part of Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust which covers Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole hospitals.

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Meeting with patients and partners to take receipt of specimens for fertility testing and post vasectomy testing, ensuring that any problems are handled and communicated in a sensitive manner, whilst maintaining patient confidentiality.

Preparation of samples for processing, including use of centrifuges where appropriate.

Sample identification and numbering of andrology samples including investigation of missing / lost or mislabeled samples.

Entry of patient & specimen data onto laboratory data systems. To assist in the collection of quality…