Biomedical Scientist

Service:	Surface Fleet
Branch:	Medical
Level:	Rating

What you’ll do

Saving lives. It’s what your job will be all about. Helping care for survivors at the scene of a natural disaster. On rotation in an NHS hospital. Conducting blood transfusions in conflict zones where trauma patients need lifesaving treatment. Wherever you are, and whatever you’re up against, as a Royal Navy Biomedical Scientist you’ll support our medical teams with an essential clinical laboratory service. You’ll help ensure the wellbeing of our people, and will be crucial to the success of every operation.

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Your role

Practise all the major laboratory disciplines, whether you’re in a hospital in Birmingham, or on board a ship off the coast of Bahrain
Play a key role in supporting deployed personnel as well as those stationed in the UK
Be multi-disciplined, taking on a variety of duties rather than being restricted to a particular specialism.
Be part of a world-class medical service that’s respected far beyond the Armed Forces

What you’ll get

Skills for life

Qualifications you'll gain

Multi-disciplinary laboratory skills
An opportunity to study further at Degree level 6 and Masters level 7 to top up your professional portfolio

Skills you'll develop

How to support medical teams with clinical lab service, wherever they are in the world
Experience every laboratory discipline, and develop throughout your career

What you'll need

Eligibility

Aged 20 to 39
A degree in Biomedical Science
Membership of the Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
IBMS accredited degree in Biomedical Sciences
Non-accredited IBMS degrees will be considered; check with MSAT PO
You must be a British or Irish national, a Commonwealth citizen, or a Dual National
A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 28 (between 17 and 27 if under 18)
Pass the Naval Swimming Test

Skills and interests

A high level of clinical skill
A caring and compassionate nature
A passion for helping people
Be highly organised, and calm under pressure
A sense of adventure

Check Eligibility

Once you’ve confirmed your eligibility, the joining process is as follows:

Submit an application

Once you’ve registered your interest and have satisfied the basic eligibility criteria, you will be sent an online application form
Defence Aptitude Assessment (DAA)

You’ll be tested on: Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Work Rate, Spatial Reasoning, Electrical Comprehension and Mechanical Comprehension.
To prepare, you can practise the DAA
Interview

A formal interview to talk through your suitability for the role. This is normally conducted using your own device over the Shine video platform
Candidate Preparation Course (CPC)

This is a four-day induction to life in the Royal Navy, which is a pass or fail course. This will include:

- Pre-Joining fitness test
- Swimming test
- Medical test
Start training

Once you’ve passed a Security Check, you’ll be offered a place at HMS Raleigh

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Your Royal Navy career begins with 10 weeks’ basic training at HMS Raleigh, a shore base in Torpoint, Cornwall. The discipline, teamwork, organisational, firefighting and weapon handling skills you learn here will stay with you right through your career.

Aim to get yourself as fit as possible before you arrive. You’ll be doing a lot of physical exercise, and you’ll find it much easier if you’re already in shape.

There's also a swimming test, so if you can't swim, make sure you learn by the time you join us.

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After your Basic Training, you’ll complete a six-month Military Pathology course, which will develop your unique multi-disciplinary laboratory skills. And after completing this course, you’ll join an NHS Hospital as an Acting Leading Medical Technician, ready for deployment when you’re needed.

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