Blood Sciences Assistant Scientist — Pathology Support Team

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Florida; On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Margate, Kent, is seeking a Band 2 Assistant Healthcare Scientist to join the Blood Sciences team at QEQM Pathology Reception. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week.

Duties include specimen reception and sorting, data entry, blood sample preparation for testing, dispatching samples to other laboratories, temperature monitoring, equipment maintenance, stock control and supporting Biomedical Scientists.

Qualifications

• GCSE level or equivalent required.
• Some laboratory experience and an aptitude for science desirable.
• Good keyboard skills and high accuracy are essential.

Responsibilities

• Specimen reception and sorting.
• Data entry.
• Blood sample preparation for testing.
• Dispatching samples to other hospitals for testing.
• Monitoring of temperature.
• General maintenance of laboratory equipment.
• Stock control.
• Supporting the Biomedical Scientist teams.

Skills

Data entry

Attention to detail

Customer service

Team player

Flexibility

Education

GCSE level or equivalent

Job description

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Margate, Kent, is seeking a Band 2 Assistant Healthcare Scientist to join the Blood Sciences team at QEQM Pathology Reception. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week.

Duties include specimen reception and sorting, data entry, blood sample preparation for testing, dispatching samples to other laboratories, temperature monitoring, equipment maintenance, stock control and supporting Biomedical Scientists.