Assistant Healthcare Scientist

4 weeks 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 Haematology and Blood Transfusion department at William Harvey 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 8pm. We are looking for applicants to cover a range of shifts including occasional weekend and bank holidays but are open to flexible working options within the core hours (no night working). The post is advertised as fulltime but we would consider multiple part-time applicants to fulfil the same quota of hours.

Main duties of the job

The role is based within Haematology and Blood Transfusion 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 include data entry, specimen reception, reagent preparation, general maintenance and stock control.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 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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