Assistant Healthcare Scientist

1 day ago

Ashford, United Kingdom East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We are looking for applicants to work as an Assistant Healthcare Scientist within the Pathology Sample Reception / Office at William Harvey Hospital. Part-time working may be available. 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 Blood Sciences team at the Trust and to help shape future strategy and services for our local population.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the Sample Reception / Office areas of Pathology and occasionally have to assist Biomedical Scientists in pre analytical duties such as the centrifugation of samples. The post includes receiving and checking of samples, data entry, reagent preparation, general maintenance and stock control. The post holder regularly interacts with patients and other service users, also dealing with phone queries.

The post holder will possess good keyboard skills with 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 a highly motivated and an enthusiastic individual educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent. A keen eye for detail is required. Exceptional customer service is required in this role.

The successful applicant will be required to participate in the '7-day working' pattern including weekends, nights and Bank Holidays.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals 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.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

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