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    Assistant Healthcare Scientist - Canterbury, United Kingdom - East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

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    Job summary

    We are looking for an applicant to work as an Assistant Healthcare Scientist within the Pathology at Kent & Canterbury Hospital. This is a fixed term 12 month contract only.

    The post holder will possess good keyboard skills with a high level of accuracy and must be a good team player with a very flexible approach to working. They should be a highly motivated and an enthusiastic individual educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent. A keen eye for detail and an aptitude for science are preferred. Exceptional customer service is required in this role.

    Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Vision, Mission and Valueswhich 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.

    Main duties of the job

    The post includes receiving and checking of samples, data entry, interacting with patients and other service users, dealing with phone queries as well as some other basic laboratory tasks including working in the blood sciences laboratory.

    The post holder will work within the Blood Sciences laboratories of Pathology and work within the team of AHCS who assist Biomedical Scientists in pre analytical duties such as the centrifugation of samples, maintenance of equipment, stock management and loading/ unloading analysers. Good keyboard skills are essential as well as high level of accuracy, good literacy, numeracy and communication skills especially over the phone. The applicant must be an excellent team player and be able to carry out detailed, repetitive tasks. The post includes receiving and checking of samples, data entry, interacting with patients and other service users, dealing with phone queries as well as other basic laboratory tasks.

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

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

    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 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.

    Please note that if you require a



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