Biomedical Scientist
Job description: All aspects of pathology, then specialise in clinical chemistry, haematology, histology or microbiology
Pay after one year: £18,340
Joining age: 16 – 29
Category: Airmen/airwomen
Usual service: 9 years
Open to: men or women
Similar civilian jobs:
- School/college/university/hospital biomedical technician
- Pharmaceutical researcher
Qualifications you need: 2 A-levels (at grade A-C) or 3 Highers or equivalent, at least one of which must be in a science subject. 5 GCSEs/SCEs at Grade C/3 minimum or equivalent in English language, maths, biology or human biology, physics and chemistry.
Please note: the RAF does not accept A-levels in Critical Thinking or General Studies at any grade.
Qualifications you can gain: BSc in biomedical science
Nationality: Citizen of the UK or the Republic of Ireland, or a Commonwealth citizen since birth
When applying for this role online please select 'Lab Technician' from the drop-down list in the Career Groups section.
The job
As a Biomedical Scientist, you’ll carry out tests and investigations to help clinicians make diagnoses. Just like a civilian biomedical scientist, you could analyse blood, examine body fluids under a microscope or study the behaviour and biology of micro-organisms. Biomedical Scientists work in well-equipped pathology labs in a number of tri-Service Defence Secondary Care Agency hospital units in the UK and Cyprus, as well as in medical centres on some of the larger RAF stations. As a Biomedical Scientist you are trained in all aspects of pathology before specialising in one of four disciplines: clinical chemistry, haematology, histology or microbiology.
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