Assistant Healthcare Scientist

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Sevington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an Assistant Healthcare Scientist to join the Pathology team across Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Biochemistry. The role supports Biomedical Scientists in sample preparation and examination, data entry, and general laboratory duties in a 24/7 service.

The successful candidate will have GCSE level or equivalent, high accuracy, good keyboard skills and be a strong team player with a flexible approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in a laboratory environment and handling biological samples.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good keyboard skills and data entry ability.
• An aptitude for science and a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Data entry and specimen reception.
• Reagent preparation and general maintenance.
• Stock control and organization of laboratory supplies.

Skills

Laboratory experience

GCSE or equivalent

Data entry

Reagent preparation

Team player

Education

GCSE or equivalent

Job description

We are looking for applicants to work as an Assistant Healthcare Scientist within Pathology in East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust. There is a position available at William Harvey in Haematology and Blood Transfusion and a position in Blood Sciences at Kent and Canterbury Hospital.

We currently hold UKAS Accreditation, an HTA Licence and are an IBMS training laboratory.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's vision, mission and values,which can be found in our candidate information pack. The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Pathology team at the Trust and to help shape future strategy and services for our local population.

The laboratory is open 24/7/365 with core hours covering 8am to 10pm. We are looking for applicants to cover a range of shifts including weekend and bank holidays (no night working).

PLEASE NOTE - WE CANNOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE

The role is based within Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Biochemistry to support Biomedical Scientists in the preparation and examination of biological samples; you could be asked to support other areas of Blood Sciences including sample reception after appropriate training as the needs of the service demand.

The post holder will possess good keyboard skills, a high level of accuracy, and must be a good team player with a flexible approach to working. The ideal candidate would have some laboratory experience or an aptitude for science. They should be highly motivated and an enthusiastic individual educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent. A keen eye for detail is required.

Duties include data entry, specimen reception, reagent preparation, general maintenance and stock control.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Kent and Medway Pathology Network(KMPN) is a formal partnership of seven laboratories across three pathology services in four acute Trusts. Our 1000 colleagues provide services across the health and care sector to a population of nearly 2 million.

We are at an exciting point of our network development with a recommendation to form a joint venture across the four Trusts leading transformation. Our projects including single IT solutions, procurement and digital projects, to ensure our services are able to meet growing demand for our service users, patients and communities.

KMPN: You will have a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in KMPN. We are developing a network academy, a platform for all network education and training from apprenticeships to advanced clinical and scientific qualifications with a single faculty making best use of our talented educators and trainers. You will not be expected to work at sites outside of EKHUFT. However, there will be opportunities for collaborative working within the network.